Rate My Professor Zakaria Quadir

Associate Professor Zakaria Quadir serves as the Electron Microscopy Science Leader and Facility Leader for the Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility at the John de Laeter Centre, Curtin University, located in the Physical Sciences building. He earned his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and a BSc Engineering in Metallurgy with honours distinction from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Prior to his current role at Curtin University, Quadir held research academic and instrument scientist positions at the University of Hong Kong, the University of New South Wales, and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Light Metal Research. He maintains several honorary appointments at institutions in Australia and overseas for research collaborations and represents Western Australia for the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society.

Quadir's research centers on multidisciplinary physical science projects, with a focus on advanced materials characterization using electron microscopy techniques. His work explores ultrafine-grained aluminum-magnesium-silicon nanocomposites, precipitation strengthening mechanisms in ultralight magnesium alloys, gas-sensing properties of zinc oxide and iron oxide nanostructures, interfacial intermetallic compounds in lead-free solders, shear banding and recrystallization textures in accumulative roll-bonded aluminum alloys, and deformation behaviors in steels. Key publications include 'Ultrahigh specific strength in a magnesium alloy strengthened by spinodal decomposition' (Science Advances, 2021), 'Precipitation strengthening in an ultralight magnesium alloy' (Nature Communications, 2019), 'Crystal plane-dependent gas-sensing properties of zinc oxide nanostructures: experimental and theoretical studies' (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014), 'Solvothermal synthesis of ZnO-decorated α-Fe₂O₃ nanorods with highly enhanced gas-sensing performance toward n-butanol' (Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014), 'Shear banding and recrystallization texture development in a multilayered Al alloy sheet produced by accumulative roll bonding' (Acta Materialia, 2009), and 'Influence of Ni nanoparticle on the morphology and growth of interfacial intermetallic compounds between Sn–3.8Ag–0.7Cu lead-free solder and copper substrate' (Intermetallics, 2013). These contributions have significantly influenced advancements in lightweight alloys, nanomaterials, and processing techniques for enhanced material properties. He has co-authored numerous papers demonstrating high citation impact in materials science.