Professor Lukas Bichler

PROFESSOR

MECHANICAL, MANUFACTURING

Other Titles: 

Scientific Director, UBC Okanagan CleanTech Hub
Office: EME4223
Office Phone:(250) 807-8816 Email: lukas.bichler@ubc.ca

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Advanced characterization of materials; New alloy development; Manufacturing processes.

COURSES & TEACHING

Manufacturing processes; Fundamental and advanced topics in materials science; Professional development (law and ethics for engineers); Fundamentals of Materials Science.

RESEARCH INTERESTS & PROJECTS

Dr. Lukas Bichler’s industrially driven research focuses on manufacturing and casting of near-net-shape non-ferrous alloys for the automotive and aerospace industries. Specifically, the research seeks to advance the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms related to microstructure, processing and properties.

DEGREES

  • NSERC – Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Materials Science and Engineering at U. of Toronto)
  • Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • M.A.Sc. – Mechanical Engineering (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • B.Eng. – Aerospace Engineering (Toronto Metropolitan University)