MARGARET M. HYLAND
Associate Professor
BSc Guelph, PhD Western Ontario, Canada
Room: 1.815
Ext. 87865
Email m.hyland@auckland.ac.nz
PRESENT POSITION
Comalco Senior Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Auckland.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
· Lecturer, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland. 1991-1998.
· Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland. 1989-1991.
· Consultant, Surface Science Western, University of Western Ontario, Canada. 1987-1989.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member TMS
Member ASM
Member RSNZ
Member EMG (IPENZ)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
X-Ray Diffraction
Advanced X-ray and Electron spectroscopies
Chemical reactor engineering
Chemical thermodynamics
Surface analytical methods and their use in materials
Structure-Property relationships for polymers and carbonaceous materials
RESEARCH EXPERTISE
Aluminium smelting technology, especially, generation, monitoring and capture of gaseous emissions
Materials performance in high temperature processing
Thermal spray coatings for engineering applications, (especially High Velocity Air Fuel spraying), deposition and performance.
Analysis of material surfaces by XPS, AES and AFM.
RESEARCH SPONSORS:
Comalco Research and Technical Support, Alstom Power
Hydro Aluminium, SGL Carbon, MPT, Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.
3M (New Zealand), AURC, FoRST
CONSULTING AND INDUSTRIAL
PROJECTS
Consulting widely as a Research Consultant in the Research Centre for Surface and Materials Science for over 30 overseas and New Zealand industries on problems related to corrosion, adhesion and surface coatings. The majority of the present research projects are supported by industry.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Chair Management Committee, Research Centre for Surface & Materials Science
Management Committee, Centre for Electrochemical & Mineral Processing, University of New South Wales
Faculty Research Committee
Faculty Teaching & Learning Quality Committee
Staff-student Liaison Committee
Post-graduate Resources
PRESENT RESEARCH
Generation and capture of HF and COS in aluminium smelting
Performance of carbon electrodes in high temperature processes
Deposition, performance and adhesion of thermal spray coatings for high temperature applications
Interfacial bonding in high velocity thermal spray coatings
Conducting polymer coatings
Surface Chemistry of Adhesion to Aluminium
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2001 Light Metals Reduction Technology Award.
2001 Light Metals Carbon Award.
2000 TMS Invited Speaker, TMS Annual Conference, Al Reduction Technology (Environmental)
2000 Merit Award for Teaching, School of Engineering
1998,1999, 2002 Top Twenty Teacher, School of Engineering
1998 Light Metals Reduction Technology Award.
PUBLICATIONS
2 Book Chapters (one in press).
44 Refereed publications
14 non-refereed conference publications
65 technical reports.
