Professor Michael Ferry
Head of School

Professor Michael Ferry

  • BEng Hons I (1989), University of Wollongong
  • PhD (1994), The University of New South Wales
Science
School of Materials Science & Engineering

Professional Experience

  • Head of School, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney (2019- )
  • Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney (2008- )
  • Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals (2005-14)
  • Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney (2004-07)
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney (2000-03)
  • Lecturer, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong (1996-99)
  • EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Materials, University of Manchester (1994-96)
  • Metallurgical Engineer, Alcan Australia Limited (1989-94)

 

Visiting Academic Positions

  • Baosteel Talent Development Institute Teaching Professor, Baosteel, China (2013-16)
  • Visiting Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, National University of Singapore (2012-13)
  • Visiting Professor, Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne (2008-11)
  • Visiting Senior Fellow, School of Materials, University of Manchester (2004)
  • Visiting Fellow, Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, University of Cambridge (2002)

 

Professional Memberships

  • Chartered Materials Professional, Australia (CMP, 2020)
  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust, 2007)
  • Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK) (FIMMM, 2006)
  • Chartered Engineer (UK) (CEng, 1996)
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia) (CPEng, 1996)
  • Member of Institute of Materials Engineering, Australia (IMEA, 1996)
  • Member of Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, USA (TMS, 1996)
Phone
02 9385 4453
Location
School of Materials Science & Engineering Hilmer Building (E10) UNSW Sydney Australia
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2021, 'Metallic glasses', in Structural Biomaterials: Properties, Characteristics, and Selection, Elsevier, pp. 275 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818831-6.00005-7
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Hazarabedian MS; Haghdadi N; Primig S; Lison-Pick M; Quadir MZ; Ferry M; Iannuzzi M, 2022, 'Formation of intergranular phases in precipitation hardening nickel-based alloy 725', Acta Materialia, vol. 236, pp. 118108 - 118108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118108
    Journal articles | 2022
    Soper A; Shaw AL; Conway PLJ; Pomrehn GS; Ferry M; Bassman L; Pribram-Jones A; Laws KJ, 2022, 'Assessing Mg–Sc–(rare earth) ternary phase stability via constituent binary cluster expansions', Computational Materials Science, vol. 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111240
    Journal articles | 2022
    Xin T; Tang S; Ji F; Cui L; He B; Lin X; Tian X; Hou H; Zhao Y; Ferry M, 2022, 'Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing', Acta Materialia, vol. 239, pp. 118248 - 118248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118248
    Journal articles | 2021
    He P; Kong H; Liu Q; Ferry M; Kruzic JJ; Li X, 2021, 'Elevated temperature mechanical properties of TiCN reinforced AlSi10Mg fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing', Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 811, pp. 141025 - 141025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141025
    Journal articles | 2021
    He P; Webster RF; Yakubov V; Kong H; Yang Q; Huang S; Ferry M; Kruzic JJ; Li X, 2021, 'Fatigue and dynamic aging behavior of a high strength Al-5024 alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing', Acta Materialia, vol. 220, pp. 117312 - 117312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117312
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sun Q; Miskovic DM; Ferry M, 2021, 'Film thickness effect on formation of ultrastable metallic glasses', Materials Today Physics, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2021.100370
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sun Q; Miskovic DM; Kong H; Ferry M, 2021, 'Transition from relaxation to rejuvenation in ultrastable metallic glass driven by annealing', Applied Surface Science, vol. 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149048
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tang S; Xin T; Xu W; Miskovic D; Li C; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2021, 'The composition-dependent oxidation film formation in Mg-Li-Al alloys', Corrosion Science, vol. 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109508
    Journal articles | 2021
    Xin T; Zhao Y; Mahjoub R; Jiang J; Yadav A; Nomoto K; Niu R; Tang S; Ji F; Quadir Z; Miskovic D; Daniels J; Xu W; Liao X; Chen LQ; Hagihara K; Li X; Ringer S; Ferry M, 2021, 'Ultrahigh specific strength in a magnesium alloy strengthened by spinodal decomposition', Science Advances, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf3039
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yi JJ; Kong LT; Ferry M; Tang CG; Sha G; Li JF, 2021, 'Origin of the separated α-Al nanocrystallization with Si added to Al86Ni9La5 amorphous alloy', Materials Characterization, vol. 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111199
    Journal articles | 2020
    Chen Y; Tang C; Laws K; Zhu Q; Ferry M, 2020, 'Zr-Co-Al bulk metallic glass composites containing B2 ZrCo via rapid quenching and annealing', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153079
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu LJ; Wei XX; Ferry M; Li JF, 2020, 'Investigation of the origin of anomalous eutectic formation by remelting thin-gauge samples of an Ag-Cu eutectic alloy', Scripta Materialia, vol. 174, pp. 72 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.08.034
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mahjoub R; Basha DA; Singh A; Ferry M; Stanford N, 2020, 'The contrasting fracture behaviour of twin boundaries and general boundaries – A first principles study based on experimental observation', Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139225
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sun Q; Miskovic DM; Laws K; Kong H; Geng X; Ferry M, 2020, 'Transition towards ultrastable metallic glasses in Zr-based thin films', Applied Surface Science, vol. 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147453
    Journal articles | 2019
    Mahjoub R; Ferry M; Stanford N, 2019, 'Local topology and its effects on grain boundary and solute segregation in HCP magnesium', Materialia, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100258
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tang S; Xin T; Xu W; Miskovic D; Sha G; Quadir Z; Ringer S; Nomoto K; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2019, 'Precipitation strengthening in an ultralight magnesium alloy', Nature Communications, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08954-z
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yan YM; Gharbi O; Maltseva A; Chen XB; Zeng ZR; Xu SW; Xu WQ; Volovich P; Ferry M; Birbilis N, 2019, 'Investigating the structure of the surface film on a corrosion resistant Mg-Li(-Al-Y-Zr) alloy', Corrosion, vol. 75, pp. 80 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.5006/2995
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hamilton N; Ferry M, 2018, 'ggtern: Ternary Diagrams Using ggplot2', Journal of Statistical Software, vol. 87, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v087.c03
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lu BF; Kong LT; Laws KJ; Xu WQ; Jiang Z; Huang YY; Ferry M; Li JF; Zhou YH, 2018, 'EXAFS and molecular dynamics simulation studies of Cu-Zr metallic glass: Short-to-medium range order and glass forming ability', Materials Characterization, vol. 141, pp. 41 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.04.036
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Stanford N; Ferry M, 2018, 'General trends between solute segregation tendency and grain boundary character in aluminum - An ab inito study', Acta Materialia, vol. 158, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.069
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tang C; Laws K; Ferry M, 2018, 'Atomistic origin of stress overshoots and serrations in a CuZr metallic glass', Materialia, vol. 1, pp. 121 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2018.04.005
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tang C; Yi J; Xu W; Ferry M, 2018, 'Temperature rise in shear bands in a simulated metallic glass', Physical Review B, vol. 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.224203
    Journal articles | 2018
    Xiong X; Yi J; Kong L; Ferry M; Li J; Zhou Y, 2018, 'On the optimal glass-forming composition of AlCoY amorphous alloys', Materials Transactions, vol. 59, pp. 1545 - 1550, http://dx.doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M2018177
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chen H; Xu W; Ye Z; Yao Y; Qu J; Yun F; Warner JA; Cheng Z; Liu J; Ringer SP; Ferry M; Zheng R, 2017, 'Microstructural and texture evolution of strip cast Nd-Fe-B flake', Crystal Growth and Design, vol. 17, pp. 6550 - 6558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01213
    Journal articles | 2017
    Duan JQ; Quadir MZ; Ferry M, 2017, 'Engineering low intensity planar textures in commercial purity nickel sheets by cross roll bonding', Materials Letters, vol. 188, pp. 138 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.11.040
    Journal articles | 2017
    Duan JQ; Quadir MZ; Xu W; Kong C; Ferry M, 2017, 'Texture balancing in a fcc/bcc multilayered composite produced by accumulative roll bonding', Acta Materialia, vol. 123, pp. 11 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.023
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hamilton NE; Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2017, 'A blended NPT/NVT scheme for simulating metallic glasses', Computational Materials Science, vol. 130, pp. 130 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.006
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kang JL; Xu W; Wei XX; Ferry M; Li JF, 2017, 'Solidification behavior of Co-Sn eutectic alloy with Nb addition', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 695, pp. 1498 - 1504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.289
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kaufman JL; Pomrehn GS; Pribram-Jones A; Mahjoub R; Ferry M; Laws KJ; Bassman L, 2017, 'Stacking fault energies of nondilute binary alloys using special quasirandom structures', Physical Review B, vol. 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.094112
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mahjoub R; XU W; LAWS KJL; Ferry M, 2017, 'Ab initio study of the likely orientation relationships of interphase and homophase interfaces in a two-phase HCP + BCC Mg-Li alloy', Computational Materials Science, vol. 139C, pp. 406 - 4011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.08.026
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mahjoub R; laws ; laws KJL; ferry M, 2017, 'Amorphous phase stability and the interplay between electronic structure and topology', Acta Materialia, vol. 131, pp. 131 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.03.070
    Journal articles | 2017
    Miskovic DM; Pohl K; Birbilis N; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2017, 'Formation of a phosphate conversion coating on bioresorbable Mg-based metallic glasses and its effect on corrosion performance', Corrosion Science, vol. 129, pp. 214 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2017.10.014
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wang X; Ma HJ; Sheng ZH; Jin SF; Xu W; Ferry M; Chen L; Duan JQ; Wang WM, 2017, 'On the magnetic anisotropy in Fe78Si9B13 ingots and amorphous ribbons: Orientation aligning of Fe-based phases/clusters', AIP Advances, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4974305
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wei XX; Xu W; Kang JL; Ferry M; Li JF, 2017, 'Phase Selection in Solidification of Undercooled Co–B Alloys', Journal of Materials Science and Technology, vol. 33, pp. 352 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2016.09.012
    Journal articles | 2016
    Duan JQ; Quadir MZ; Ferry M, 2016, 'An Analytical Framework for Predicting the Limit in Structural Refinement in Accumulative Roll Bonded Nickel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 47, pp. 471 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3240-6
    Journal articles | 2016
    Eder K; Felfer PJ; Ferry M; Xia K; Cairney JM, 2016, 'Grain size stability in Al-Sc alloys processed by severe plastic deformation', Scripta Materialia, vol. 123, pp. 105 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2016.06.005
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hou L; Raveggi M; Chen XB; Xu W; Laws KJ; Wei Y; Ferry M; Birbilis N, 2016, 'Investigating the passivity and dissolution of a corrosion resistant Mg-33at.%Li alloy in aqueous chloride using online ICP-MS', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 163, pp. C324 - C329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0871606jes
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kang J; Xu W; Wei X; Ferry M; Li J, 2016, 'Effect of Nb on the Growth Behavior of Co3Sn2 Phase in Undercooled Co-Sn Melts', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 47, pp. 6187 - 6196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3722-1
    Journal articles | 2016
    Loeb A; Ferry M; Bassman L, 2016, 'Segmentation of 3D EBSD data for subgrain boundary identification and feature characterization', Ultramicroscopy, vol. 161, pp. 83 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.11.003
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mahjoub R; Hamilton NE; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Softening of phonon spectra in metallic glasses', njp computational materials, vol. 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2016.29
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Hamilton NE; Granata D; Ferry M, 2016, 'An atomic-scale insight into the effects of hydrogen microalloying on the glass-forming ability and ductility of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses', Computational Materials Science, vol. 125, pp. 197 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.08.049
    Journal articles | 2016
    Miskovic DM; Pohl K; Birbilis N; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Examining the elemental contribution towards the biodegradation of Mg-Zn-Ca ternary metallic glasses', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol. 4, pp. 2679 - 2690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6tb00342g
    Journal articles | 2016
    Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Supercooled liquid fusion of carbon fibre-bulk metallic glass composites with superplastic forming properties', Scripta Materialia, vol. 111, pp. 127 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.08.001
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tang C; Peng H; Chen Y; Ferry M, 2016, 'Formation and dilatation of shear bands in a Cu-Zr metallic glass: A free volume perspective', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4972189
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wei XX; Xu W; Kang JL; Ferry M; Li JF, 2016, 'Metastable Co23B6 phase solidified from deeply undercooled Co79.3B20.7 alloy melt', Journal of Materials Science, vol. 51, pp. 6436 - 6443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-9941-4
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yi J; Xu W; Xiong X; Kong L; Ferry M; Li J, 2016, 'Glass-Forming Ability and Crystallization Behavior of Al86Ni9La5 Metallic Glass with Si Addition', Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 18, pp. 972 - 977, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.201500354
    Journal articles | 2015
    Afrin N; Quadir MZ; Ferry M, 2015, 'Formation of Highly Misoriented Fragments at Hot Band Grain Boundaries During Cold Rolling of Interstitial-Free Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 46, pp. 2956 - 2964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2878-4
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lashgari HR; Chen Z; Liao XZ; Chu D; Ferry M; Li S, 2015, 'Thermal stability, dynamic mechanical analysis and nanoindentation behavior of FeSiB(Cu) amorphous alloys', Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 626, pp. 480 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.12.097
    Journal articles | 2015
    Laws KJ; Miracle DB; Ferry M, 2015, 'A predictive structural model for bulk metallic glasses', Nature Communications, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9123
    Journal articles | 2015
    Liu SY; Cao QP; Qian X; Wang C; Wang XD; Zhang DX; Hu XL; Xu W; Ferry M; Jiang JZ, 2015, 'Effects of substrate temperature on structure, thermal stability and mechanical property of a Zr-based metallic glass thin film', Thin Solid Films, vol. 595, pp. 17 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.10.049
    Journal articles | 2015
    Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Scicluna JP; Daniels JE; Ferry M, 2015, 'A first principles molecular dynamics study of the relationship between atomic structure and elastic properties of Mg-Zn-Ca amorphous alloys', Computational Materials Science, vol. 96, pp. 246 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.09.019
    Journal articles | 2015
    Mahjoub R; Xu W; Gun B; Laws KJ; Kong LT; Li JF; Ferry M, 2015, 'Heterogeneous nucleation at inoculant particles in a glass forming alloy: an ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of interfacial properties and local chemical bonding', Computational Materials Science, vol. 108, pp. 94 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.06.008
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wei XX; Lin X; Xu W; Huang QS; Ferry M; Li JF; Zhou YH, 2015, 'Remelting-induced anomalous eutectic formation during solidification of deeply undercooled eutectic alloy melts', Acta Materialia, vol. 95, pp. 44 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.05.014
    Journal articles | 2015
    Xu W; Birbilis N; Sha G; Wang Y; Daniels JE; Xiao Y; Ferry M, 2015, 'A high-specific-strength and corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy', Nature Materials, vol. 14, pp. 1229 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat4435
    Journal articles | 2015
    Yi J; Xu W; Xiong X; Kong L; Ferry M; Li J, 2015, 'Abnormal crystallization behavior of an (Al86Ni9La5)98Si2 amorphous alloy', Materials Letters, vol. 159, pp. 403 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2015.07.048
    Journal articles | 2015
    Yi JJ; Xu W; Xiong XZ; Kong LT; Ferry M; Li JF, 2015, 'Influence of mutual substitution between la and Gd on the glass-forming ability of Al-Ni-La-Gd alloys', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 628, pp. 245 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.12.180
    Journal articles | 2014
    Chu D; Lashgari H; Jiang Y; Ferry M; Laws K; Xie S; Sun H; Li S, 2014, 'Recent progress in high Bs and low Hc Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys', Nanotechnology Reviews, vol. 3, pp. 153 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2013-0030
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lashgari HR; Chu D; Xie S; Sun H; Ferry M; Li S, 2014, 'Composition dependence of the microstructure and soft magnetic properties of Fe-based amorphous/nanocrystalline alloys: A review study', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 391, pp. 61 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2014.03.010
    Journal articles | 2014
    Laws KJ; Cao JD; Reddy C; Shamlaye KF; Gun B; Ferry M, 2014, 'Ultra magnesium-rich, low-density Mg-Ni-Ca bulk metallic glasses', Scripta Materialia, vol. 88, pp. 37 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2014.06.002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zinnia NA; Quadir MZ; Munroe PR; Ferry M, 2014, 'Unusual crystallographic aspects of Microband boundaries within {111}<110> oriented grains in a cold rolled interstitial free steel', ISIJ International, vol. 54, pp. 1346 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.54.1346
    Journal articles | 2013
    Cao JD; Laws KJ; Liu C; Ferry M, 2013, 'Thermoplastic formability of CaMgZn bulk metallic glasses for biomedical applications', International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, vol. 47, pp. 233 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMPT.2013.058962
    Journal articles | 2013
    Ferry M; Laws KJ; White C; Miskovic DM; Shamlaye KF; Xu W; Biletska O, 2013, 'Recent developments in ductile bulk metallic glass composites', MRS Communications, vol. 3, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2012.32
    Journal articles | 2013
    Zhou X; Ralston KD; Laws KJ; Cao JD; Gupta RK; Ferry M; Birbilis N, 2013, 'Effect of the degree of crystallinity on the electrochemical behavior of Mg65Cu25Y10 and Mg70Zn 25Ca5 bulk metallic glasses', Corrosion, vol. 69, pp. 781 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.5006/0870
    Journal articles | 2012
    Afrin N; Quadir MZ; Xu W; Ferry M, 2012, 'Spatial orientations and structural irregularities associated with the formation of microbands in a cold deformed Goss oriented Ni single crystal', ACTA Materialia, vol. 60, pp. 6288 - 6300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.08.003
    Journal articles | 2012
    Bomma Reddy AR; Quadir MZ; Ferry M, 2012, 'Time and temperature regime of continuous grain coarsening in an ECAP-processed Al(0.1 wt.% Sc) alloy', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 527, pp. 145 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.02.181
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cao J; Kirkland N; Laws KJ; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2012, 'Ca-Mg-Zn bulk metallic glasses as bioresorbable metals', ACTA Biomaterialia, vol. 8, pp. 2375 - 2383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.009
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cao J; Martens P; Laws KJ; Boughton PC; Ferry M, 2012, 'Quantitative in vitro assessment of Mg65 Zn30 Ca5 degradation and its effect on cell viability', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B - Applied Biomaterials, vol. 101B, pp. 43 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.32811
    Journal articles | 2012
    Laws KJ; Saxey DW; McKenzie WR; Marceau RKW; Gun B; Ringer SP; Ferry M, 2012, 'Analysis of dynamic segregation and crystallisation in Mg65Cu25Y10 bulk metallic glass using atom probe tomography', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 556, pp. 558 - 566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.07.026
    Journal articles | 2012
    Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Cao J; Scicluna JP; Ferry M, 2012, 'Locating new Mg-based bulk metallic glasses free of rare earth elements', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 542, pp. 105 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.07.028
    Journal articles | 2012
    Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Gun B; Ferry M, 2012, 'Synthesis of Ag-based bulk metallic glass in the Ag-Mg-Ca-[Cu] alloy system', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 513, pp. 10 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.10.097
    Journal articles | 2011
    Afrin N; Quadir MZ; Bassman L; Driver J; Albou A; Ferry M, 2011, 'The three-dimensional nature of microbands in a channel die compressed Goss-oriented Ni single crystal', Scripta Materialia, vol. 64, pp. 221 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.10.020
    Journal articles | 2011
    Xu W; Zheng R; Laws KJ; Ringer SP; Ferry M, 2011, 'In situ formation of crystalline flakes in Mg-based metallic glass composites by controlled inoculation', Acta Materialia, vol. 59, pp. 7776 - 7786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.08.044
    Journal articles | 2010
    Laws KJ; Shamlaye K; Wong K; Gun B; Ferry M, 2010, 'Prediction of glass forming compositions in metallic systems: copper-based bulk metallic glasses in the Cu-Mg-Ca system', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Journal, vol. 41A, pp. 1699 - 1705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0274-7
    Journal articles | 2010
    Laws KJ; Xu W; Privat K; Ferry M; Robin L, 2010, 'The three dimensional structure of Mg-rich plates in as-cast Mg-based bulk metallic glass composites', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Journal, vol. 41A, pp. 1691 - 1698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9989-8
    Journal articles | 2009
    Burgess T; Ferry M, 2009, 'Nanoindentation of metallic glasses', Materials Today, vol. 12, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(09)70039-2
    Journal articles | 2009
    Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2009, 'Influence of casting parameters on the critical casting size of bulk metallic glass', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 40, pp. 2377 - 2387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9929-7
    Journal articles | 2009
    Quadir MZ; Ferry M; Al-Buhamad OH; Munroe PR, 2009, 'Shear banding and recrystallization texture development in a multilayered Al alloy sheet produced by accumulative roll bonding', ACTA Materialia, vol. 57, pp. 29 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2008.08.056
    Journal articles | 2009
    Xu W; Ferry M; Humphreys FJ, 2009, 'Spatial morphology of interfacial voids and other features generated at coarse silica particles in nickel during cold rolling and annealing', Scripta Materialia, vol. 60, pp. 862 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.01.034
    Journal articles | 2009
    Xu W; Quadir MZ; Ferry M, 2009, 'A high-resolution three-dimensional electron backscatter diffraction study of the nucleation of recrystallization in cold-rolled extra-low-carbon steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 40, pp. 1547 - 1556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9873-6
    Journal articles | 2008
    Hoffman MJ; Ferry M; Quadir MZ; Woiz A, 2008, 'Influence of processing parameters on the bond toughness of roll-bonded aluminium strip', Scripta Materialia, vol. 58, pp. 959 - 962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.01.022
    Journal articles | 2008
    Laws KJ; Ferry M; Burgess T, 2008, 'Effect of loading rate on the serrated flow of a bulk metallic glass during nanoindentation', ACTA Materialia, vol. 56, pp. 4829 - 4835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2008.05.039
    Journal articles | 2008
    Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2008, 'Large-scale production of Ca65Mg15Zn20 bulk metallic glass samples by low-pressure die-casting', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 475, pp. 348 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.04.059
    Journal articles | 2008
    Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2008, 'Mechanical stability of Ca65Mg15Zn20 bulk metallic glass during deformation in the supercooled liquid region', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 480, pp. 198 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.07.034
    Journal articles | 2007
    Ferry M; Burhan N, 2007, 'Microstructural evolution in a fine-grained Al-0.3 wt.% Sc alloy produced by severe plastic deformation', Scripta Materialia, vol. 56, pp. 525 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2006.11.015
    Journal articles | 2007
    Ferry M; Burhan N, 2007, 'Structural and kinetic aspects of continuous grain coarsening in a fine-grained Al-0.3Sc alloy', ACTA Materialia, vol. 55, pp. 3479 - 3491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.01.047
    Journal articles | 2007
    Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2007, 'Elevated temperature flow behaviour of a Mg-based bulk metallic glass', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 471, pp. 130 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.02.121
    Journal articles | 2007
    Mateescu NM; Ferry M; Xu W; Cairney JM, 2007, 'Some factors affecting EBSD pattern quality of Ga+ ion-milled face centred cubic metal surfaces', Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 106, pp. 142 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2007.05.048
    Journal articles | 2007
    Quadir MZ; Ferry M; Al-Buhamad OH; Bassman L, 2007, 'Development of a recovered/recrystallized multilayered microstructure in Al alloys by accumulative roll bonding', ACTA Materialia, vol. 55, pp. 5438 - 5448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.06.021
    Journal articles | 2007
    Quadir MZ; Mateescu NM; Bassman L; Xu W; Ferry M, 2007, 'Three-dimensional morphology of microbands in a cold-rolled steel', Scripta Materialia, vol. 57, pp. 977 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2007.08.012
    Journal articles | 2007
    Xu W; Ferry M; Cairney JM; Humphreys FJ, 2007, 'Three-dimensional investigation of particle-stimulated nucleation in a nickel alloy', ACTA Materialia, vol. 55, pp. 5157 - 5167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.05.045
    Journal articles | 2007
    Xu W; Ferry M; Mateescu NM; Cairney JM; Humphreys FJ, 2007, 'Techniques for generating 3-D EBSD microstructures by FIB tomography', Materials Characterization, vol. 58, pp. 961 - 967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2006.10.001
    Journal articles | 2006
    Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2006, 'Static and dynamic crystallization in Mg-Cu-Y bulk metallic glass', Journal of Non - Crystalline Solids, vol. 352, pp. 3887 - 3895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.06.024
    Journal articles | 2006
    Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2006, 'Superplastic flow of a Mg-based bulk metallic glass in the supercooled liquid region', Journal of Non - Crystalline Solids, vol. 352, pp. 3896 - 3902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.06.023
    Journal articles | 2006
    Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2006, 'Effect of die-casting parameters on the production of high quality bulk metallic glass samples', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 425, pp. 114 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.03.037
    Journal articles | 2005
    Ferry M; Hamilton NE; Humphreys FJ, 2005, 'Continuous and discontinuous grain coarsening in a fine-grained particle-containing Al-Sc alloy', ACTA Materialia, vol. 53, pp. 1097 - 1109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2004.11.006
    Journal articles | 2005
    Xu W; Ferry M; Wang Y, 2005, 'Influence of alloying elements on as-cast microstructure and strength of gray iron', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. A390, pp. 326 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2004.08.030
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ferry M; Munroe PR, 2004, 'Recrystallization kinetics and final grain size in a cold rolled particulate reinforced Al-based MMC', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 35, pp. 1017 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.03.014
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ferry M; Xu W, 2004, 'Microstructural and crystallographic features of ausferrite in as-cast gray iron', Materials Characterization, vol. 53, pp. 43 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2004.07.008
    Journal articles | 2004
    Hamilton NE; Ferry M, 2004, 'Grain growth in a nanocrystalline Al-Sc alloy', Materials Transactions, vol. 45, pp. 2264 - 2271, http://dx.doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.45.2264
    Journal articles | 2004
    Xu W; Ferry M; Wang Y, 2004, 'The effect of ausferrite formation on the mechanical properties of gray iron', Scripta Materialia, vol. 51, pp. 705 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2004.06.008
    Journal articles | 2003
    Stanford N; Dunne DP; Ferry M, 2003, 'Deformation and annealing of {110} oriented Al single crystals', ACTA Materialia, vol. 51, pp. 665 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6454(02)00445-7
    Journal articles | 2002
    Ferry M; Thompson M; Manohar PA, 2002, 'Decomposition of coarse grained austenite during accelerated cooling of C-Mn steels', ISIJ International, vol. 42, pp. 86 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.42.86
    Journal articles | 2002
    Hunter A; Ferry M, 2002, 'Comparative study of texture development in strip-cast ferritic and austenitic stainless steels', Scripta Materialia, vol. 47, pp. 349 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6462(02)00157-4
    Journal articles | 2002
    Hunter A; Ferry M, 2002, 'Evolution of microstructure and texture during casting of AISI 304 stainless steel strip', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 33A, pp. 3747 - 3754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-002-0247-6
    Journal articles | 2002
    Hunter A; Ferry M, 2002, 'Phase formation during solidification of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel', Scripta Materialia, vol. 46, pp. 253 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6462(01)01215-5
    Journal articles | 2002
    Hunter A; Ferry M, 2002, 'Texture enhancement by inoculation during direct casting of ferritic stainless steel strip', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 33A, pp. 1499 - 1507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-002-0072-y
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ferry M; Muljono D; Dunne DP, 2001, 'Influence of heating rate on anisothermal recrystallization in low and ultra low carbon steels', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol. 303, pp. 90 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5093(00)01882-7
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ferry M; Muljono D; Dunne DP, 2001, 'Recrystallization kinetics of low and ultra low carbon steels during high-rate annealing', ISIJ International, vol. 41, pp. 1053 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.41.1053
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ferry M; Page C, 2001, 'Microstructural control by secondary processing of strip-cast low carbon steel', Materials Science and Technology, vol. 17, pp. 1369 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/026708301101509575
    Journal articles | 2001
    Thompson D; Ferry M; Manohar PA, 2001, 'Simulation of hot-band microstructure of C-Mn steels during high speed cooling', ISIJ International, vol. 41, pp. 891 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.41.891
    Journal articles | 2000
    Huang Y; Humphreys FJ; Ferry M, 2000, 'Hot deformation and annealing in cube-oriented single crystals,', Materials Science and Technology, vol. 16, pp. 1367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/026708300101507271
    Journal articles | 2000
    Huang Y; Humphreys FJ; Ferry M, 2000, 'The annealing behaviour of deformed cube-oriented aluminium single crystals,', ACTA Materialia, vol. 48, pp. 2543 - 2556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6454(00)00068-9
    Journal articles | 1998
    Manohar PA; Ferry M; Chandra T, 1998, 'Five Decades of the Zener Equation', ISIJ International, vol. 38, pp. 913 - 924, http://dx.doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.38.913
  • Conference Papers | 2015
    Ferry M; Quadir MZ; Afrin N; Xu W; Loeb A; Soe B; McMahon C; George C; Bassman L, 2015, 'Uncovering the true nature of deformation microstructures using 3D analysis methods', in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/89/1/012002
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Cao Y; Laws K; Ferry M, 2014, 'Optimization of glass forming ability of Al-Ni-Si alloys by a thermodynamic and kinetic approach', in Materials Science Forum, pp. 466 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.773-774.466
    Preprints | 2013
    Hanaor DAH; Xu W; Ferry M; Sorrell CC, 2013, Abnormal grain growth of rutile TiO2 induced by ZrSiO4, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1303.2761
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Quadir MZ; Ferry M; Munroe PR, 2012, 'Crystallography of the low angle lamellar band boundaries in ARB-processed aluminum sheet', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 161 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.702-703.161
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Cao Y; Laws K; Kirkland N; Boughton P; McLennan S; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2011, 'Magnesium-based bio-absorbable metallic glasses', in 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Ferry M; Humphreys FJ, 2005, 'A study of the early stages of recovery in cold rolled {110} oriented copper single crystals', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 761 - 766

I have received funding over the years from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and other sources for research projects and centres. ARC LIEF funding has also been received for a broad range of processing and characterisation facilities for understanding the structure and properties of materials.

ARC Discovery Grants (exc. ARC COE program grants from 2005-14)

  • Unlocking the diverse property profile of Mg alloys via microstructural engineering (2019-22)
  • An integrated crystallographic approach to understanding annealing mechanisms (2018-21)
  • Ultra-lightweight alloys with unique multi-dimensional property profiles (2015-17)
  • A new class of poly-amorphous alloy exhibiting outstanding damage tolerance (2012-14)
  • The nature of internal interfaces in annealed metals by 3-D FIB tomography (2009-11)
  • 3-D study of internal interface boundaries in annealed metals by FIB tomography (2005-07)
  • Thermal stability of nanocrystalline alloys produced by severe plastic straining (2003-05)
  • Texture enhancement by inoculation in as-cast metallic strip (2002-04)

ARC Linkage Grants

  • Reducing the environmental impact of passenger vehicles using lightweight alloy components, with Cold Forge (2015-17)
  • Reducing the environmental impact of steel making through direct strip casting, with Baosteel (2012-15)
  • Atomic-scale insights into interfaces in ultrafine-grained low-solute alloys, with Prof. Cairney (USyd) & Zeiss Ltd (2012-14)
  • The design of die-castable bulk metallic glasses exhibiting superior mechanical performance, with CJC Ltd Korea (2012-14)
  • High resolution EBSD of fine grained alloys (2004-05)
  • Silicon on sapphire using solid-phase epitaxial techniques, with Perigrine Electronics (2003-05)
  • Optimising the formability of strip-cast low carbon steel, with BlueScope Steel (2002-04)
  • The peritectic reaction and surface quality of continuous cast steel, with BlueScope Steel (2000-02)
  • Cast structure development during simulation of thin-slab casting, with BHP Research (1999-01)
  • Texture and formability of ultra-low carbon steel, with BHP Billiton (1997-99)
  • Microstructure and texture of strip-cast steels, with BHP Billiton (1997-99)

ARC LIEF Grants (multiple chief investigators)

  • A 4-D X-Ray Microscopy Laboratory (2020)
  • An upgraded nanoindenter facility with in-situ Raman at high temperature (2020)
  • Maintaining Intersect member access to the NCI peak supercomputing facility (2017)
  • Distributed memory cluster (2016)
  • High temperature atomic structure and physical property analysis facility (2015)
  • Quench and deformation dilatometer for studying materials science (2014)
  • Renew Intersect consortium's share of NCI’s peak facility (2014)
  • Thermomechanical processing facility for the light metals (2013)
  • Joint processing facility for the production of far-from-equilibrium alloy structures (2012)
  • National in-situ transmission electron microscopic facilities (2012)
  • Dynamic Phase Behaviour Characterisation Facility for Nanostructured Interfaces (2011)
  • High-temperature probes for investigating phase transitions (2010)
  • FIB / SEM for Nanometre Scale Characterisation and Fabrication (2010)
  • A National Facility for Light Metal Powder Processing (2008)
  • High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform (2008)
  • Laser Flash Thermophysical Properties Analyser (2007)
  • Near Net Shaped Casting and Alloy Development Facility (2007)
  • Combinatorial deposition and characterization facility for alloy thin film materials (2006)
  • Surface mechanical property analysis facility (2005)
  • Advanced deformation simulation laboratory (2005)
  • Mechanical property investigation facility for development of advanced materials (2000)

Membership of Local & International Centres, Hubs & Institutes

  • UNSW Centre for Advanced Solid and Liquid based Electronics and Optics (2020- )
  • UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute (2018- )
  • SJTU International Light Metals Innovation Center (2016-21)
  • UNSW-SJTU Innovation Hub (2015-18)
  • Baosteel-Australia Joint Research Centre (2012-)
  • Australia-China Research Centre for Light Metals (2013-15)
  • Australia-China Joint Research Centre For Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials (2013-15)
  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals (2005-14)
  • ARC Research Network for Advanced Materials (2004-06)
  • BHP-UoW Steel Research Institute (1996-2000)

International Student Exchange Education Grants

  • National Science Foundation IRES Grant: NSF#1261525 (2013-16)
  • National Science Foundation IRES Grant: NSF#1357113 (2014-17)
  • National Science Foundation IRES Grant: NSF#1129412 (2011-14)
  • NSF Materials World Network Grant: NSF#0807240 (2008-12) 

  • International Expert, Plan 111 International Advanced Light Metals Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2016-21)
  • Baosteel Talent Development Institute Professor (2013-16)
  • Outstanding Collaborative Research Award, Baosteel Research Institute, China (2017)
  • Outstanding Product Development Award, Ruipa Technology (2016)
  • Outstanding Contribution Award: Australia-China Symposium on Biomaterials and Applications, Xi'an, China (2013)
  • CNRS Fellowship, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France (2009-10)
  • EPSRC Fellowship, School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK (2004)
  • UNSW European Fellowship, University of Cambridge, UK (2002)
  • Institute of Materials Engineering Australia Meritorious Service Award (1998)

  • Member, ARC ERA Research Evaluation Committee (2018)
  • Director, Advanced Alloy Holdings Pty Ltd (2016- )
  • Member, International Committee of International Conference Series on Recrystallization and Grain Growth (2010- )
  • Member, International Advisory Group of The Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility (2008-15)
  • Member, Board of Review of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2000- )
  • Member, Australasian Committee of LMT2021, Melbourne, Australia (2021)
  • Member, Organising Committee of NANO2020, Melbourne (2020)
  • Member, Organising Committee of IUMRS-ICA, Perth, Australia (2019)
  • Member, Organising Committee of NanoSPD-7, Sydney, Australia (2017)
  • Member, Australian Organising Committee of PRICM-9,  Kyoto, Japan (2016)
  • Australian Chair, Symposium on BMGs, Nanocrystalline & Ultrafine-Grain Materials, PRICM-8, Waikoloa, USA (2013)
  • Member, Organising Committee of Rex&GG-5, Sydney, Australia (2013)
  • Australian Chair, Symposium on Bulk Metallic Glasses & Nanomaterials, PRICM-7, Cairns, Australia (2010)

My Research Supervision

Project Topics:

  • Design of new classes of ultralight alloys with unique property profiles
  • Design of new classes of compositionally complex alloys
  • Processing and properties of thin film and bulk metallic glasses and their composites
  • Recovery/recrystallization mechanisms in deformed single-phase and two-phase alloys
  • Engineered microstructures by additive manufacturing and other net-shape methods
  • Computational materials science and engineering

Staff and Students:

  • Dr Martin Xu – Physical metallurgy and advanced processing
  • Dr David Miskovic – Materials design and processing
  • Murray Sullivan (PhD candidate) Development of bio-metallic glass composites and methods for healthcare industry 5.0
  • Michael Dela Cruz (PhD candidate) Jointly with Xiaopeng Li, Mech Eng – Additive manufacturing of shape memory alloys
  • Chenze Li (PhD candidate) Jointly with Xiaopeng Li, Mech Eng –  – Additive manufacturing of lightweight high entropy alloys
  • Hui Kong (PhD candidate) Jointly with Xiaopeng Li, Mech Eng – Selective laser melting of high entropy alloys
  • Hao Su (MSc candidate) – Structure and properties of ultralight magnesium alloys

Recent PhD Completions:

  • Thomas Xin (PhD, 2021) – Spinodal strengthening in magnesium lithium alloys
  • Qijing Sun (PhD, 2020) – Ultrastable thin film metallic glasses
  • Song Tang (PhD, 2020) – Unique property profiles in magnesium lithium alloys
  • Li Xianchao (PhD, 2019) – Thermomechanical processing of duplex stainless steels
  • Yu Chen (PhD, 2019) – Structure and properties of in situ metallic glass composites
  • Caitlin Healy (PhD, 2018) – Development of precious metal high entropy alloys
  • Scott Gleason (PhD, 2018) – Biocompatible metallic glass thin films
  • Nicholas Hamilton (PhD, 2017) – MD simulations of the structure and properties of metallic glasses
  • Patrick Conway (PhD, 2017) – Development of lightweight high entropy alloys
  • Lance Tang (PhD, 2017) – High specific strength and corrosion resistant magnesium alloys
  • Michael La Robina (PhD, 2017) – Extreme temperature materials using cold crucible technology
  • David Miskovic (PhD, 2016) – MgZnCa metallic glasses for use as bioresorbable implants
  • Jiaqi Duan (PhD, 2016) – Roll bonding and grain stability of low solute alloys
  • Jacky Cao (PhD, 2015) – Production and properties of Al-based metallic glasses
  • Karl Shamlaye (PhD, 2014) – Processing and properties of ex situ BMG composite sheets
  • Fitri Wahid (PhD, 2014) – Production and properties of Al-based metallic glasses
  • Olga Biletska (PhD, 2014) – Lightweight in situ BMG composites
  • Nasima Afrin (PhD, 2013) – 3D-EBSD of deformation microstructures
  • Jake Cao (PhD, 2013) – Processing and properties of biocompatible metallic glasses
  • Gregory Guo (PhD, 2012) – Processing and properties of multifunctional TiNbO alloys
  • Oday Al-Buhamad (PhD, 2010) – Microstructure and properties of multilayered Al alloys

Some Recent Student/Staff Publications:

  • Xin T; Zhao Y; Mahjoub R; Jiang J; Yadav A; Nomoto K; Niu R; Tang S; Ji F; Quadir Z; Miskovic D; Daniels J; Xu W; Liao X; Chen LQ; Hagihara K; Li X; Ringer S; Ferry M, 2021, 'Ultrahigh specific strength in a magnesium alloy strengthened by spinodal decomposition', Science Advances, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf3039, ROS ID: 1633865
  • Tang S; Xin T; Xu W; Miskovic D; Sha G; Quadir Z; Ringer S; Nomoto K; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2019, 'Precipitation strengthening in an ultralight magnesium alloy', Nature Communications, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08954-z, ROS ID: 1426855
  • Hamilton N; Ferry M, 2018, 'ggtern: Ternary Diagrams Using ggplot2', Journal of Statistical Software, vol. 87, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v087.c03, ROS ID: 1398252
  • Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Stanford N; Ferry M, 2018, 'General trends between solute segregation tendency and grain boundary character in aluminum - An ab inito study', Acta Materialia, vol. 158, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.069, ROS ID: 1371935
  • Xu W; Birbilis N; Sha G; Wang Y; Daniels JE; Xiao Y; Ferry M, 2015, 'A high-specific-strength and corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy', Nature Materials, vol. 14, pp. 1229 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat4435, ROS ID: 777946
  • Laws KJ; Miracle DB; Ferry M, 2015, 'A predictive structural model for bulk metallic glasses', Nature Communications, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9123, ROS ID: 761581

My Teaching

  • Physical Properties of Materials
  • Thermodynamics & Phase Equilibria
  • Crystallography & X-ray Diffraction
  • Dislocation Mechanisms
  • Phase Transformations
  • Thermomechanical Processing
  • Crystallographic Texture & Properties