Dr Shaun McFadden

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Ulster University

E-mail: s.mcfadden2@ulster.ac.uk

Webpage: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/s-mcfadden2

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-mcfadden-2233245b/

Teaching Interests

Materials , Manufacturing Technology, Robotics

Research Interests

Solidification Science, Engineering Computation and Modelling, Additive Manufacturing, Casting, Welding, Metallurgy

Recent Publications

[1] Nikam S.H., Quinn J., McFadden S., A simplified thermal approximation method to include the effects of Marangoni convection in the melt pools of processes that involve moving point heat sources, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, in press, 2021.

[2] Harkin R., Wu H., Nikam S., Quinn J., McFadden S., Reuse of Grade 23 Ti6Al4V Powder during the Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion Process, Metals, vol. 10 (12) 1700, 2020

[3] Mirihanage W.U., Falch K.V., Casari D., McFadden S., Browne D.J., Snigireva I., Snigirev A., Li Y.J., Mathiesen R.H., Non-steady 3D dendrite tip growth under diffusive and weakly convective conditions, Materialia, vol.5, 100215, 2019

[4] McFadden S., Mooney R.P., Sturz L., Zimmermann, G., A Nucleation Progenitor Function approach to polycrystalline equiaxed solidification modelling with application to a microgravity transparent alloy experiment observed in-situ, Acta Materialia, vol. 148, 289-299, 2018