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ASIFUL HOSSAIN SEIKH

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Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, P.O. Box-800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
aseikh@KSU.EDU.SA
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ASIFUL HOSSAIN SEIKH

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PERSONAL PROFILE
  •   An experienced result oriented Research Professor with a professional background comprising 12 years of research, teaching and supervisory experience in materials, corrosion, mechanical and metallurgy engineering.
  •    Expert in design and implementation of materials & metallurgical engineering courses, research projects, technical presentations, materials quality control/quality assurance programs and materials compliance with international codes and standards.
  •   Areas of technical experience include materials/polymer research and testing, nanomaterials, failure analysis, materials specification and selection, corrosion control and monitoring, paints and coating evaluation, inhibitor evaluation and chemical treatment, waste water treatment and water analysis.
  •   Experienced in optical microscopy, metallography, image analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDX, X-ray diffraction, Thermo Gravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry , MTS Instrument and Nano Indenter for structures and properties of materials.
 
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
 
  • Ph.D. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (2005) – Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Thesis Title: Corrosion and Inhibitive protection studies of a few Microalloyed Steel.
  • M. S. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (1997) – Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.  
Thesis Title: Effect of heat treatment and prior fatigue deformation on corrosion properties of 4340 steel in saline water.
  • B. S. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (1994) – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India. 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
 
  • Assistant Professor at Advance Manufacturing Institute-Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA (2011-Present).
  • Researcher (Lab & Teaching) at UAE University, Al Ain, UAE (2005-2010).
  • Research Assistant at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, KSA (2003-2005).
                                                  
TEACHING
 
  • Teaching in Mechanical Engineering Department at UAE University:
 
CHEM620: Corrosion and Wear of Materials (Graduate Level)
 
MTSE 601 and 611: Theory of Materials and Characterization (Graduate Level)
 
  • Laboratory Teaching Assistant @ Dept of Mechanical Engineering
 
(1) Supervision of Students (Under Graduate and Post Graduate) projects and laboratory works on materials and metallurgy.
(2) Lead teaching assistant for metallurgy and corrosion laboratory course. Performed one set of experiment during each lab to demonstrate the particular laboratory equipment.
 
RESEARCH 
 
  • Research Projects Undertaken at King Saud University:
 
1. Project Title: Production of High Strength Al alloys with enhanced Electrical Conductivity for Power Transmission Line (Cable) Applications (Project Dates: January 2015 – December- 2015).
Funding: Center for Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (20,000 SAR).
     
2. Project Title: Production of superior strength Aluminum Alloys for High-Temperature Applications using Mechanical Alloying.  (Project Dates: January 2014 – January 2016).
Funding: The National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (1.75 Million SAR).
 
3.   Project Title: Developing Corrosion Resistant Nano-coatings filled with conductive polymers for  Petroleum Industries Applications (Project Dates: January 2012 - June 2014).
Funding: Center for Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (250,000 SAR).
 
4.   Project Title: Development of electroless Ni–P and Ni–P–X (where X=CNT, SiC, PTFE) composite coatings with enhanced wear and corrosion resistance for petrochemical industry, (Project Dates: February 2013 - January 2015).
Funding: Center for Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (150,000 SAR).
 
5.   Project Title: Influence of Processing Parameters on the Kinetics of Austenite Grain Growth in X65 and X70 APISteels (Project Dates: May 2010 - January 2012).
Funding: Center for Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (500,000 SAR).
   
  • Approved Project
 
1. Project Title: A study of the mechanical properties of newly developed cobalt-free, low-nickel maraging steel at high temperatures (Project Dates: March 2015 – March 2017).
Funding The National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (1.78 Million SAR).
 
  • Other Research Projects:
 
1.   Project Title: Evaluating the Corrosion Resistance of Non Conductive Coatings Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (ADCO, UAE).
 
3.   Project Title: Evaluation of Concrete Corrosion Inhibiting Admixture (Gulf Sail Engineering, Abudhabi,UAE).
 
4.   Project Title: Atmospheric Corrosion of Materials and Corrosion of Poles in distribution overhead network in Saudi Arabia (KACST, KSA).
 
 
PUBLICATIONS (Intl. Journals and Conference Proceedings)
 
  • M. Baig, H. R. Ammar and Asiful H. Seikh, “Thermomechanical responses of nanocrystalline Al-Fe alloy processed using mechanical alloying and high frequency heat induction sintering”, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 65(2), 132-141, 2016.
 
  • Asiful  H. Seikh, Ashfaq Md. , E.M. Sherif, A. Al-Ahmari, “Corrosion behavior in 3.5% NaCl solutions of γ-TiAl processed by electron beam melting process”, Metals 2015, 5, 2289-2302.
 
  • M. Baig, H. R. Ammar, Asiful H. Seikh, Md. Asif Alam, Jabair Ali Md. “Effect Of Consolidation And Sintering Parameters On The Mechanical Responses Of Nanocrystalline Al-Fe Alloy Processed By Mechanical Alloying”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 87(2015) 719-720.
 
  • Sohail M. Khan, Asiful H. Seikh, Muneer Baig, Magdy M. El Rayes: “Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of Spirally-Welded API Line-pipe Steel in Acidic and Salt Media”, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MST), Vol. 3(5), pp. 286 – 293, 2015.
 
  • M.R. Karim, M.T.I. Bhuiyan, M. A. Dar, Asiful H Seikh, M. A. Shar, M. B. Zaman, C. J. Lee, H. J. Kim and M. S.Lee, “Synthesis and characterization of highly organized crystalline rutile nanoparticles by low-temperature dissolution-reprecipitation process”, Journal of Materials Research, Vol.30, Issue 12, 2015, pp 1887-1893.
 
  • Ubair A. Samad, Md. Asif Alam, E. M. Sherif, O. Alothman, Asiful H. Seikh and S. Al-Zahrani, “Manufacturing and characterization of corrosion resistant epoxy/2pack coatings incorporated with polyaniline conductive polymer”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10 (2015) 5599 - 5613.
 
  • Asiful H Seikh, M R Karim,“Corrosion inhibitory effect of thiourea on recrystallized E-34 microalloyed steels in acidic media”, Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol.62, issue4, 2015.
 
  • Asiful H Seikh, Muneer Baig, H. R. Ammar, “Corrosion Behavior of Nanostructure Al-Fe Alloy Processed by Mechanical Alloying and High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering”,  Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10 (2015),3054-3064.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, Ee. M. Sherif, “Effect of Exposure Period and Temperature on the Corrosion of Incoloy Alloy in HCl Pickling Solutions”,Int. J. Electrochem. Sci.,10 (2015) 1843-1954.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, E. M. Sherif,“Effects of immersion time and temperature on the corrosion of API Grade X-65 Steel in 1 M H2SO4 pickling solution”,Int.J.Electrochem. Sci.,10 (2015) 895-908.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, E. M. Sherif, Hossam Halfa, “Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of C-250 Maraging Steel Grade in Sulfuric Acid Pickling Solution”,Int. J. Electro. Sci.,10(2015) 883-894.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, El-Sayed M. Sherif , “Anodic Dissolution in Sulfuric Acid Pickling Solutions of theAPI Pipeline X70 Grade Steel”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10 (2015) 209-222.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, Mahmoud S. Soliman, Abdulhakim Almajid, Khaled Alhajeri, Waleed Alshalfan, “Grain Growth Kinetics in API X65 and X70 Line-Pipe Steels during Static Heating”,  Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2014, Article ID 246143.
 
  • E. M. Sherif, Sk. A. Hossain, “Effects of Immersion Time and 5-Phenyl-1H-tetrazole on the Corrosion and Corrosion Mitigation of Cobalt Free Maraging Steel in 0.5 M Sulfuric Acid Pickling Solutions”, Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2013, Article ID 497823.
 
  • SK.A.Hossain “Influence of Heat treatment on the Corrosion rate of Microalloyed Steel in Sodium Chloride Solution”, .Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2013, Article ID 587514.
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, E. M. Sherif, “Effects of Grain Refinement on the Corrosion Behaviour of Microalloyed Steel in Sulphuric Acid Solutions”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci.,7, 7567-7578, 2012.
 
  • P. K. Mitra, M G. Chaudhuri, S Paul, Sk A Hossain  & B Duari,“Kinetic studies of localized corrosion of 304 steel in chloride solution”,May/June 2012, No.107,issue of Corrosion Management a journal of Institute of Corrosion,11-13.
 
  • Asiful Hossain, Mahmood Mohsin, Yousef Haik, "Thermal and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) plasticized with Glycerol" J. Appl. Polym. Sci., Vol. 122-5, 3102-3109, 2011.
 
  • Sk. A. Hossain, M.A. Mahasin, Y.Haik: Thermomechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) plasticized with varying ratios of sorbitol, Mater. Sci. and Engineering: A, 528 (3), 925-930, 2010.
 
  • SK.A.Hossain, A I Almarshad, “Inhibiting Effect of Thiosemicarbazide on Cold Rolled Carbon Steel”, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, vol 41, no 1, pp. 77-81(5), 2006.
 
  • Sk.A.Hossain,P.K.Mitra, S. Paul, P.Chakroborty and M.K.Mitra, “Effect of heat treatment and prior fatigue deformation on corrosion properties of 4340 steel in saline water”, Bulletin of Electrochemistry, 20 (1) January 2004, pp 35-38
 
Book Chapter:
  • Sk. Asiful Hossain, P. K Mitra, and S Paul, “Inhibitor treatment of microalloyed steel and its effects in still acid and flowing acid solutions”, Microalloyed steels –emerging technologies and applications, Vitasta, 2007, Edited by D Bhattacharjee, U K Chatterjee, S Chatterjee, M Dutta and K K Ray, p421.
 
Conference Presentations
 
  • Muneer Baig, Asiful Hossain Seikh, Hany Rizk Ammar, Mohammad Asif Alam, Jabair Ali Mohammed: “Effect of different compaction and sintering conditions on the thermo-mechanical properties of bulk aluminum produced using mechanical alloying”, AMPT2014, Nov 16-20, 2014, Dubai, UAE [accepted for publication in the Journal of AMPT].
 
  • Asiful H. Seikh, E. M. Sherif,  H. Halfa, “Corrosion resistance performance of newly developed cobalt-free maraging steel over conventional maraging steel in acidic media”, AMPT2014, Nov 16-20, 2014, Dubai, UAE [accepted for publication in the Journal of AMPT].
 
  • O.A.Abuzeid, Asiful Hossain, and S.M.Zakout: “On the evaluation of steel reinforced concrete inhibitors used in UAE marine structures”, Paper presented in Corrosion Management and Fitness for Service for Oil and Gas Conference, 3-6 December, 2007, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  •  SK.A.Hossain, S.paul and P.K.Mitra, “Inhibitive effect of Thiourea on E-34 microalloyed steels in 1(N) H2SO4” Published in NACE International Conference, Goa, 2002.
  • SK.A.Hossain, M.Choudhury, S.paul and P.K.Mitra, “Kinetic Studies of Localized Corrosion of 304 Steels in chloride solution” Published in NACE International Conference, Mumbai 2000.