Biography

Dr. Zurob obtained his Ph.D. from McMaster University in 2003.  He held post-doctoral fellowships at the Grenoble Institute and Technology and Oxford University prior to joining McMaster as an Assistant Professor in 2005.  He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Professor in 2017.  Dr. Zurob is presently serving as Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The aim of Dr. Zurob’s research is to understand and control microstructure development in engineering materials with the goal of optimizing mechanical properties.  The applicant has made significant contributions to the areas of thermomechanical processing, recrystallization modelling, functionally-graded materials, austenite decomposition and structure-property relationships.  Dr. Zurob is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Sawamura Award and Guimaraise Award of ISIJ and the Best Young Researcher Award of the Internationally Recrystallization and Grain Growth Conference.  In addition, Dr. Zurob is a dedicated educator who was recognized by several teaching awards at McMaster.  Dr. Zurob is also an active participant in professional societies including ASM, TMS and ASM Materials Camps Canada.