Reza A. Mirshams

College of Engineering
University of North Texas
940-565-4300/4201

mirshams@unt.edu

Professor Reza Mirshams is Associate Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs at the University of North Texas.  Dr. Mirshams has degrees in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering in the area of mechanical behavior of metals and alloys from the University of Birmingham, England and the University of Tehran.  He is a Full Professor in the area of Materials Science and Engineering in the Engineering Technology and an Associate faculty of the Materials Science and Engineering Departments.  Dr. Mirshams’ research interests include mechanical behavior of materials-microstructure-deformation processing relations, mechanical properties of materials in small scales, and the study of nanocrystalline and thin films for structural applications in advanced microsystems.  ONR, NSF, NASA, U.S. Army, DOE, Louisiana Board of Regents, Lockheed Martin, and Howmet Corporation have sponsored his research.  He has been also a Principal Investigator and Project Director for several engineering education grants for undergraduate research experience, a bridge and mentoring program, departmental curriculum reforms, and innovative interdisciplinary project oriented engineering education programs.

Recent Publications

1. “Correlation of Nanoindentation Measurements of Nickel with Geometrically Different Indenter Tips,” Acta Materialia. 54 (2006), 1123-1134.
2. “Effect of Pile-up in Nanoindentation of Micro and Nano crystalline Ni using FEM,” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 880E, BB7.9.1. (2005)
3. “Effect of interstitials on tensile strength and creep in nanostructured Ni,” Acta Materialia, Volume 53, Issue 2, 10 (2005) pp. 383-392.
4. “Nanoindentation of Nanocrystalline Ni with Geometrically Different Indenters,” Materials Science and Engineering A, (732), 732, (2004), pp. 252-260.
5. “Effects of Thickness and Indenter Geometry in Nanoindentation of Nickel Thin Films,” MRS Proceedings, Fall 2003, vol. 795, U11.19.1.
6. “Simulation of the Flow Strength and Microstructure of Titanium Aluminide in Hot Forging,” Journal of Materials Science, 36 (23), (2001), pp. 5697-5704.
7. “R-Curve Characterization of the Fracture Toughening of Nanocrystalline Nickel Thin Sheets,” Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 315/1-2, (Sept. 2001), pp. 21-27.
8. “Tensile Behavior and Fracture in Nickel and Nickel Carbon Doped Nanocrystalline,” Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 301, 1, (2001), pp. 35-43.
9. “Creep Behavior of Nanocrystalline Nickel at 290 and 373 K,” Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 1, 1, (2001), pp. 18-22.
10. "Development of Texture and Texture Gradient in Al-Cu-Li (2195) Thick Plate," Journal of Materials Science, 35 (13), (2000), p. 3189.
11. “Microstructure and Texture Effect on Thermal Expansion of a Variously Aged Polycrystalline Superalloy IN738LC,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 30A, (1999), p. 2803.
12. “Kinematics Analysis of the Chipping Process Using the Circular Diamond Saw Blade,” ASME Trans. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 121, (1999), p. 257.