Expert Details


Sadik Dost

Contact Information

Sadik Dost
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Semiconductor Crystal Growth
Phone Number:(250) 721-8898
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Languages: English, Turkish
Departments:
Mechanical Engineering

Research Information

Research Description

Growth of single crystals of semiconductors for various applications including medical imaging devices, x-ray and gamma ray detectors, solar energy conversion, lasers, and infra-red detectors. Transport Phenomena; Modelling; Continuum mechanics; Electronic materials and components; Electronic materials science; Kinetic and transport theory of fluids, physical properties of gases; Mathematical modelling; Semiconductors.

Degrees


Dip.Ing., Karadeniz, Turkey; Ph.D., Istanbul; P.Eng.

Interdisciplinary Research

Research covers disciplines of mechanical engineering, materials science, and physics (electromagnetics).

Health Related Research

Materials research is on the growth of single crystal materials (CdZnTe and GaInSb) for medical imaging devices.

Research Keywords

International Involvement

International Research

Number of joint research projects with the Research Institute of Electronics and Faculty of Engineering at Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. Projects are on microgravity research, crystal growth, and materials processing.

General International Activities

Served as consultant for various universities in Turkey through the United Nations TOKTEN Program.

Countries lived/worked in

Turkey, Japan, and Germany

Software Development

Mainly using Finite Volume and Finite Elements techniques for modelling of crystal growth and materials synthesis.