Hiren R. Kotadia

Hiren R. Kotadia received the Degree in metallurgy from M.S. University, Baroda, India, the M.Met. degree in metallurgy from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K., and the Ph.D. degree in processing, structure and properties of light metals from Brunel University, London, U.K., in 2010. He was with King's College London, London, as a Research Associate, enabling him to pursue research in functional materials, especially Pb-free solder. He is currently an Industrial Research Fellow and conducts fundamental materials research with the Department of Engineering, Brunel University, London, U.K. His current research interests include the development of high temperature solder, metallic materials solidification, grain refinement and crystal growth, and Magnesium based alloys for biomaterial and for hydrogen storage.