Andre Phillion

André Phillion is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the faculty’s Experiential Learning Office at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. His research interests focus on mathematical modelling and 3D imaging of engineering metals and their manufacturing processes. The main focus of the research is to experimentally investigate and numerically simulate solidification across multiple length scales in order to develop new relationships linking heat transfer and fluid flow at the macro-scale with microstructure and defects. Dr. Phillion received his PhD from The University of British Columbia in 2007, where he combined high temperature experimental methods with multi-scale modelling to investigate casting defects in Al alloys. After completing his studies, Dr. Phillion was a post-doctoral fellow at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2008-2009), and a faculty member at UBC’s Okanagan campus (2010-2015). At McMaster, Dr. Phillion is the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Endowed Chair in Ferrous Metallurgy and leads the Faculty of Engineering’s efforts in multi-disciplinary engineering education.