The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology awarded a master's degree to the student, Amna Muhammad Jawad, Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology for her thesis titled:

 "Surface enhancement of Magnesium Implants for long term applications"

Whereas, the discussion took place in the postgraduate hall in Building B in the department on Tuesday, 4/18/2023 at nine o'clock in the morning, and the discussion committee consisted of Messrs:

1. 1. Dr.Abbas Khamas Hussein, Chairman
2. 2. Prof. Dr. Bahaa Sami Mahdi, member
3. 3. Dr. Ishraq Abdul-Razzaq Kazem, member
4. 4. Dr. Emad Saadi Abdul Karim, honorable member
5. 5. Prof. Dr. Fatima Jaafar Muhammad, an honorable member

In addition to scientifically evaluating the dissertation by Prof. Dr. Ali Munther Mustafa/ University of Technology/ Department of Production and Minerals Engineering, and Prof. Dr. Haider Hassan Jaber/ University of Babylon/ College of Materials Engineering, and linguistically by a Asst. Prof. Dr. Jamal Jalal Daoud/ University of Technology/ Department of Materials Engineering

After the discussion committee recorded its observations on the thesis, which were in between explanation and correction, the student's defense of her thesis, and the end of the discussion, the committee decided to evaluate the thesis, and decided to grant the student a master's degree with a Pass Grade

Abstract

The thesis aimed to study the effect of coating layer on biological behavior and bacterial activity of Magnesium implant, as well as to study the effect on surface properties, wettability and ion release rate of Mg ions. Surface pretreatment methods was used for Magnesium implants which are (Laser pretreatment and Chemical pretreatment), and then the surface was coated with composite layer (Polycaprolactone matrix reinforced with MgO Nano-powder with different percentages (0.5%, 0.75%, 1%). The result was that the use of surface pretreatment methods improved the surface properties and enhanced the adhesion between the coating and the substrate. Also, the use of coating material (PCL + MgO Nano-powder) enhanced the biological activity and anti-bacterial effect of magnesium implant, in addition to reduce the ion release rate.

The Department of Materials Engineering held a scientific awareness symposium within the activities of the tenth cultural season, entitled "Reducing the phenomenon of drug abuse among youth", on Sunday, 5/7/2023 at 10:30 am in the Seminars and Conferences Hall in the Department of Civil Engineering and in the presence of the Head of the Department of Materials Engineering Asst.Prof.Dr. The respected Hussein Alaa Jaber and the scientific assistant, Prof. Dr. Therespected Jawad Kazem Aliwi,   the symposium was  lectured by Dr. Karrar Nazim Jawad and Engineer Jassim Yassin Taher

They discussed the types of drugs and the most dangerous ones, and the importance of educating male and female students on the importance of taking caution. At the end of the symposium, the head of the department thanked the lecturers for the valuable lecture.

Engineer Ali Amer, an engineer in the Department of Materials Engineering, awarded an international specialized certificate from the University of Colorado, USA, through the Coursera educational website, in the field of renewable energy. electrical and others

The Ceramics and Building Materials Engineering Branch in the Materials Engineering Department headed by Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber and in the presence of Prof. Dr. Hana Arir Smeig and L. Mervat Mahdi Hannous and L. Mina Faisal Khudair visited a scientific field visit for the students of the third stage, on Tuesday, 2/5/2023, to the Ministry of Science and Technology - the Building Research Unit, where they viewed the most important laboratories in the unit and what are the most important approved engineering tests for ceramic products And building materials provided by the unit within the Ministry’s work for public and private sector companies, such as glass laboratory, nano-ceramic, building materials, soil, and others. The most important modern equipment for examining the roughness and granular size of nano-fat powders and mechanical tests such as compression, hardness, tensile strength and corrosion of building materials and asphalt products were also reviewed.