MIAM Characterization Seminar: Biomaterials and Geomaterials

Note: This seminar was originally scheduled for March 18, but was rescheduled due to illness.

Coffee and Snacks Provided

KAWKAB TAHBOUB: Mechanical Testing as a Characterization Tool for Biomaterials

Kawkab Tahboub is a 4th year PhD student in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences at McGill under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Zimmermann and Dr. Faleh Tamimi. Her research focuses on optimizing the surface modification and functionalization of inert materials o improve their integration into calcium silicate cements. Her presentation explores how mechanical testing techniques complement other characterization techniques to help us better understand the composition and function of biological tissues, advance diseases cure research, and help us develop more competent biomaterials.

MATTHEW S. TARLING: Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to Reveal the Microstructure and Crystallography of Deformed Geomaterials

Matthew S. Tarling is a postdoc in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill, working with Profs Christie Rowe and Jamie Kirkpatrick. He will be joining UBC as an assistant professor in August. He completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of Otago. His research focuses on how rocks in the interior of the planet break and deform across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales, from near instantaneous devasting earthquakes to the imperceptible motion of tectonic plates over millions of years. In this presentation, he will discuss how electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), an electron microscopy technique, is utilised in Earth Sciences to uncover the microstructure and crystallography of rocks and reveal insights into the deformation processes of geomaterials.