Dr. Solomon Boakye Yiadom

Biography

Dr. Solomon Boakye-Yiadom is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at York University. Before joining York University in 2017, he was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. His education and training encompass materials science, mechanical, biomechanical, and aerospace engineering. Dr. Boakye-Yiadom earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 2015, and his BSc in Aerospace Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. His research interests focus on the processing and characterization of advanced materials, including microstructural tailoring of structural materials, microstructural characterization, deformation behavior, and fracture behavior of materials under extreme loading conditions. He employs techniques such as transmission electron microscopy and microanalysis, advanced manufacturing methods including metal-based additive manufacturing, and impact biomechanics through finite element method simulations. He has received several notable awards, including the prestigious Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, and the Edward R. Toporeck Graduate Fellowship in Engineering.

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