Deep Time: Where Art Meets Engineering Through Cold Spray Technology

Deep Time is a groundbreaking multidisciplinary artwork that merges photography and engineering through the innovative use of Cold Gas Dynamic Spray (CGDS), a solid-state coating technology. This project is a collaboration between the uOttawa Cold Spray Laboratory, artist Christine Fitzgerald, and Polycontrols, who provided access to their advanced cold spray facility in Montreal. Our team transformed the image using CGDS, depositing six different metal powders (aluminum, zinc, nickel, alumina, steel, and titanium) onto a 2ft x 2.5ft aluminum substrate. Through computer-aided design (CAD), materials analysis, and microstructural evaluation, we created a piece that reflects both the ancient past and the technological future. The result is a fusion of natural history and engineered innovation.

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 32 Best Paper Award

We’re excited to announce that our publication has received the Best Paper Award for Volume 32 of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST).

This annual award is presented by the JTST editorial board to recognize papers that demonstrate exceptional quality, originality, and relevance to the advancement of thermal spray technology.

Our paper, “Manufacturing and Icephobic Performance Evaluation of Cold-Sprayed Adhesive Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane Coatings” co-authored by Mr. Zachary Leclerc and Prof. Bertrand Jodoin, University of Ottawa Cold Spray Research Laboratory, Ontario, Canada; Miss Leah McMunn and Dr. Robert Ben, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and Dr. Aleksandra Nastic, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto.

It’s an honor to have this work recognized among the outstanding research published in JTST, and we extend our sincere thanks to the editorial team and thermal spray community for this recognition!

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 30 Best Paper Award

We’re proud to announce that our research has received the Best Paper Award for Volume 30 of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST).

This award is given annually by the JTST editorial board to recognize a paper that demonstrates outstanding innovation, scientific rigor, and meaningful impact in the thermal spray field.

The awarded paper, “Particle Impact Characteristics Influence on Cold Spray Bonding: Investigation of Interfacial Phenomena for Soft Particles on Hard Substrates” was authored by Dr. Aleksandra Nastic and Prof. Bertrand Jodoin, University of Ottawa Cold Spray Laboratory, and Dr. Jean-Gabriel Legoux and Dr. Dominique Poirier, National Research Council of Canada.

We are grateful to the editorial board for this recognition and thank the thermal spray community for its continued support and engagement with our work!

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 27 Best Paper Award

We are honored to share that our work has been recognized with the Best Paper Award for Volume 32 of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST).

This award is presented annually by the JTST editorial board to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of thermal spray. The selected paper is chosen based on its technical excellence, innovation, and impact on both research and industry.

Our paper, titled "Evaluation of Heat Transfer Transport Coefficient for Cold Spray Through Computational Fluid Dynamics and Particle In-Flight Temperature Measurement Using a High-Speed IR Camera", by Ms. Aleksandra Nastic and Dr. Bertrand Jodoin, and we are proud to see it acknowledged at this level.

We extend our thanks to the editorial board and the broader thermal spray community for this recognition!