Professor P. Chris Pistorius Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D., University of Cambridge Department of Materials Science and Engineering Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Wean Hall 4313 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Email: Phone: (412) 268-7248 FAX: (412) 268-7247

Biography

Dr. Pistorius received his bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pretoria in 1987, his master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pretoria in 1988, and completed his Ph.D. in corrosion at the University of Cambridge in 1991. He was an Associate Professor and then Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, from 1991 to 2008; he served as Head of that department from May 2002 to June 2008. He is a Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering.

Research Interests

Dr. Pistorius conducts research in the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research, focusing on steel cleanliness, reaction kinetics, ironmaking, and electrochemistry.

Recent Publications

L Andrews, PC Pistorius and FB Waanders: Electron beam and Mössbauer techniques combined to optimise base metal partitioning in the furnace. Microchimica Acta, vol. 161, pp. 445-450 (2008).

PC Pistorius: Ilmenite smelting: the basics. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 108, pp. 35-43 (2008).

JA Bothma and PC Pistorius: Heat transfer through mould flux with titanium oxide additions. Ironmaking and Steelmaking, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 513-520 (2007).

M. du Toit and PC Pistorius: The influence of oxygen on the nitrogen content of autogenous stainless steel arc welds. Welding Journal, vol. 86, pp. 222-s – 230-s (2007).

AM Garbers-Craig and PC Pistorius: Slag–refractory interactions during the smelting of ilmenite. South African Journal of Science, vol. 102, no. 11/12, pp. 575-580 (2006).

PC Pistorius and DJ Fray: Formation of silicon by electro-deoxidation, and implications for titanium metal production. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 31-41 (2006).