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ghaus.rizvi

Ghaus Rizvi
PhD

Professor

Automotive, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Dr. Rizvi’s areas of expertise include composite processing and characterization, polymer processing and characterization and thermal spray coatings.

Languages
English, Urdu

Contact expert

ghaus.rizvi@ontariotechu.ca
905.721.8668 ext. 5745

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Areas of expertise


  • PhD - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 2003
  • MASc - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 1999
  • MS - Mechanical Engineering San Jose State University, USA 1982
  • BE - Mechanical Engineering Karachi University, Pakistan 1977

"Chapter-11: Wood Composite Foams," in Wood-Polymer Composites

pp. 227-256
G. Guo, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park

2008

"Chapter 14 - Wood Flour Composite Foams" in: Handbook of Polymeric Foams and Foam Technology

Hanser, pp. 409-446, 2004
G.M. Rizvi and C.B. Park
  • G.M. Rizvi and H. Semeralul, “Glass Fiber Reinforced Wood/Plastic Composites”, Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology, v 14, n 1, pg. 39-42, March 2008
  • G.M. Rizvi, C.B. Park and G. Guo, "Strategies for Processing Wood Plastic Composites with Chemical Blowing Agents," Journal of Cellular Plastics, v 44, n 2, pg. 125-137, March 2008.
  • G. Guo, Y.H. Lee, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park, “Influence of Wood Fiber Size on Extrusion Foaming of Wood Fiber/HDPE Composites”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, v 107, n 6, pg. 3505 - 3511, March 15, 2008.
  • J. Zhang, C.B. Park, G.M. Rizvi, H. Huang, and Q. Guo, "Investigation on the uniformity of HDPE/Wood fiber composites in a twin-screw extruder", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, v 113, n 4, pg. 2081-2089, 2009.
  • K.B. Adhikary, M.R. Islam, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park, "Effect of Extrusion Conditions on the Surface Quality, Mechanical Properties, and Morphology of Cellular Wood Flour/High-Density Polyethylene Composite Profiles", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, submitted, July 2010.
  • J. Zhang, G. M. Rizvi, C. B. Park and Mohammad M. Hasan, “Study on cell nucleation behavior of HDPE–wood composites/supercritical CO2 solution based on rheological properties”, Journal of Materials Science, v 46, n 11, pg. 3777-3784, 2011.
  • K.B. Adhikary, M.R. Islam, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park, “Effects of Lubricant Content on Extrusion Processing and Mechanical Properties of Wood Flour–High Density Polyethylene Composites”, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, v 24, n 2,  pg. 155 — March 2011.
  • J. Zhang, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park, “Effects of Wood Fiber Content on the Rheological Properties, Crystallization Properties, and Cell Morphology of Extruded Wood Fiiber/HDPE Composites Foams”, BioResources; v 6, n 4, pg. 4979-4989, 2011.
  • M. Mahmoodi, S. Park, and G. Rizvi, “Feasibility Study of Thin Micro Injection Molded Components” Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 52, no. 1 pg 180-190, 2012.
  • E Soury, A. H. Behravesh, G. M. Rizvi, N. J. Jam, “Rheological Investigation of Wood-Polypropylene Composites in Rotational Plate Rheometer”, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Springer, Vol 20, 2012. DOI 10.1007/s10924-012-0502-x Published online July 8 2012. 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post Doctoral Fellowship

Alberta Ingenuity Fellowship

  • Structure and Properties of Materials (MANE 2220U)
    Atomic structure and atomic bonding in solids, structure of crystalline solids, solidification and defects, role of crystalline defects on material properties, strengthening mechanisms, diffusion, binary isomorphous and eutectic systems and related alloys, mechanical properties of materials, polymers, crystalline ceramics, composites.
  • Quality Control (MANE 4045U)
    Quality improvement and productivity; quality costs, total quality management; statistical process control; control of incoming material, control charts for attribute and variable data, process capability. Process optimization and design of experiments; screening methods, fractional factorial experiments, Taguchi methods, empirical regression models; acceptance sampling.
  • Design for Manufacturing (MANE 4110U)
    This course covers the principles of design for manufacturing and production. Methodologies to enhance awareness of the manufacturing and manufacturability requirements during different stages of the design process. Use of inherent cost and benefits available in the manufacturing processes is studied. Design principles and guidelines for variety of typical manufacturing processes, assembly, disassembly and the role of design for manufacturing in concurrent engineering platform is cover.
  • Advanced Materials Engineering (MECE 4250U)
    Methodology of materials selection; evaluation of property data; materials testing; tensile properties, hardness, impact properties, fatigue, creep; failure and modes of fracture; interrelationships of structure, properties and processing; structural modifications in metals, ceramics and composite materials; strengthening mechanisms; heat treatment; processing and applications of engineering materials; introduction to electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and mass spectrometry.
  • Automotive Materials and Manufacturing (ENGR 5350G)
    Materials in the automotive industry. Selection of materials and shapes. Materials processing and design. Interaction of materials. Performance of materials in service. Examples of new materials. Role of environmental regulations and societal pressures on the selection of alternate materials. Manufacturing processes, including casting, forging, forming, machining and molding, for the automotive industry. Quality control and techniques, process selection and methods. Manufacturing considerations for various lightweight automotive structural materials. Stiffness, fatigue, vibrations, dent resistance and crush resistance. Methods of producing lightweight automotive structures are discussed. Design for manufacturing, assembly, disassembly and recycling.
  • Advanced and Smart Materials (ENGR 5012G)
    The core material will consist of basic features of physical transducer behaviour, mathematical constitutive models and material properties, characterization methods and experimental data, sensor and actuator devices, translation of material behaviour to device behaviour, solid state devices, nonsolid state devices (motors and pumps), mesoscale and MEMS devices, and adaptive structures. However, due to the rapid evolutions in the field, the syllabus will be dynamic to respond to the new developments in materials and their applications. The topics will be continually reviewed and monitored for currency. Selected topics from the following list will also be covered: fundamental principles, mechanisms and applications of piezoelectric materials, ‘negative’ materials, conductive polymers, advanced composites, shape memory materials, magnetorheological fluids and intelligent textiles.