Dr. Bernoulli Andilab

Bernoulli Andilab completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Centre for Near-net-shape Processing of Materials (CNPM) Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. He joined CNPM as an undergraduate research assistant, where he became fascinated with the solidification of molten metal alloys, analyzing their microstructure, and relating the results to casting parameters.

For his PhD, Dr. Andilab developed aluminum graphene alloy composites with improved mechanical properties and thermal conductivity. He collaborated with a large number of researchers within his own lab as well as others at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan, the University of Toronto, and McMaster University. His research was supported by prestigious and generous awards from both the Canadian and the Ontario governments.

Dr. Andilab is conducting the first six months of his postdoctoral research at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, and the final 6 months at Ariel University in Israel. His aim is to improve the efficiency of electric vehicles by developing a novel high‑strength and high‑temperature aluminum graphene matrix composite, this time with novel hybrid additions, to be used for critical EV components. The new material will be lighter and stronger than materials that are currently used, with enhanced conductivity. The higher conductivity will enable more efficient thermal management of electric motors, thus increasing the range of EVs. All materials are developed in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.

He hopes his project will establish Canada and Israel at the forefront of lightweight structural materials research and development, as well as give the EV industry a competitive edge in the automotive market.

Dr. Andilab is a member of the International Metallographic Society (IMS) and has served as guest editor of the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.