Center for Thermal Spray Reseach Completes 25 Successful Years!

Over the last decade, the Center has continued to push both fundamental boundaries as well as to expand engineering opportunities. Notable areas of continued scientific enquiry include: mechanics and physics of layered structures, hybrid architectures, combining ceramics with metals and polymers for damage tolerance, functional oxides with unique functionalities.

CTSR receives the 2022 JTST Outstanding Review Award for 2022 for the paper titled "Critical Analysis of the Tensile Adhesion Test"

Coauthored by Shalaka Shinde and Prof.Sampath, the paper examines the advantages and pitfalls of the ASTM C633 test. Comment from the Award committee: 

Shinde's and Sampath's contribution takes a critical look at a practically very important characterization method in the field of thermal spraying. In an outstanding way, they not only compile data available in the literature in the sense of a review, but also usefully supplement it to a considerable extent with their own experiments. This allows a comprehensive presentation as well as some clear recommendations, which are very valuable for our industry

This paper is very timely given the change in the industry standard developing due to the discontinuation of FM1000 adhesive.

ITSA Student Recognition

CTSR students continue to recieve the International Thermal Spray Association Scholarship, a tradition dating back to the 1990's. Recent awardees include Donald McMahon, Emma Peleg, Carl Schmidt, John Saputo, Edward Gildersleeve, Shalaka Shinde and others. We are grateful to ITSA for their continue support in building the next generation of thermal spray scientists and engineers.

CTSR Hosts "Bridging Generations in Thermal Spray Technology" Workshop

Coincident with the silver jubilee of the Center establishment, the 20^th anniversary of the Consortium, CTSR hosted a unique workshop to connect generations of thermal spray researchers.  CTSR invited several of our seniors to Stony Brook as part of the consortium event to share their experiences and perspectives in thermal spray technology.  We were pleased that many highly accomplished colleagues attended, presented and contributed to a highly successful event.    

Caterpillar Recognizes CTSR's 25 Year Milestone

Caterpillar Inc, a founding partner of CTSR recognized CTSR’s milestone with a recognition plaque which read “ Congratulations and Appreciation for 25 Years of Promoting, Developing and Sustaining Critical Thermal Spray Technologies”.

Professor Sanjay Sampath receives the ASM 2020 Albert Sauveur Achievement  Award 

For identifying impediments to knowledge in thermal spray technology, which led to his developing improved tools for wide industrial adoption of in situ process diagnostics and coating property measurements.

Professor Sampath Receives the John Jeppson Award for 2019  

The Jeppson Award recognizes distinguished scientific, technical, or engineering achievements in ceramics, and Professor Sampath has been awarded this honour by the ACerS committee. 

Professor Sampath  on the (R)Evolution of Thermal Spraying 

The aerospace industry is one of the most fascinating industries that presents special challenges to engineers.  And has thus inspired Oerlikon Metco  to dedicate an issue of their magazine BEYOND SURFACES to aerospace.

2019 Editor’s Choice article in  the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

The manuscript  titled “Characteristics of Conventional and Cascaded Arc Plasma Spray-Deposited Ceramic Under Standard and High-Throughput Conditions” has been selected as one of the five Editor’s Choice articles for 2019 from the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. 

TMS Application to Practice Award

Prof Sanjay Sampath (right) receiving the TMS Application to Practice award from the 2016 TMS President Mr Stan Howard (left).