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Dr Michael Bermingham

Background: My primary research interest is in addressing the major technical challenges facing metal product manufacturers in order to assist them to participate more effectively in global supply chains. My aim is to use my research to impact industry and to assist them to develop and integrate advanced manufacturing technologies particularly in the production of high value components (for example for aircraft and medical applications). I work with manufacturers in the aerospace and medical device supply chain. I have a background in solidification processing and am currently understanding how alloy composition and solidification conditions during additive manufacturing influence the quality of components produced. I also work with medical device manufacturers to improve device design and to implement advanced manufacturing processes that enhance production efficiency and flexibility.

Research projects

Project 1: Manufacturing Complex Aortic Repair Technologies

Through application of advanced manufacturing technologies, the project aims to improve performance of stent graft devices for surgical treatment of cardio vascular-related disease by enhancing x-ray visibility and device functionality. The key challenge is to enhance visibility of graft fenestrations (holes that enable blood flow to arteries) allowing practitioners to more effectively position the devices during surgery. Currently, the fenestrations are not resolved under xray and physicians must rely on discrete gold markers which are costly to manufacture and are not optimal for viewing, leading to extended operating times and increased risk to patients. To address this issue, new more efficient to manufacture materials and technologies, utilising radiopaque materials in the construction of the fenestrations will be developed.

Research area: Solidification processing & control of microstructure and properties (additive manufacturing, casting, welding…); advanced machining technologies (tooling, coolants, laser assisted…), medical device fabrication (design, manufacture, materials…), alloy development for novel applications (particularly for additive manufacturing).

LecturerSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

The University of Queensland

[email protected]://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1500

Project 2: Improved Aluminium Vacuum Brazing for Aerospace

Aluminium Vacuum Brazing is premium joining process used to produce high quality bonded components (such as heat exchangers, leak/pressure tight components). The process is highly flexible and involves metallurgically bonding two components using a lower melting point filler alloy (braze alloy) which is drawn in between the closely mated surfaces by capillary action. Nevertheless, difficulties occasionally occur that result in component failure. The project seeks to work with our partners to understand the brazing process in detail and develop new methods that improve braze quality (new alloys, brazing processes, component design etc.).

Project 3: Controlling microstructure and properties in metal additive manufacturing. The project will optimise the solidification and processing parameters during AM and develop new alloys that produce component with more favourable mechanical properties.

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Dr Bill Daniel

Background: Dr Bill Daniel's research interests are in: Finite element methods, dynamic analysis, mechanics applied to railway engineering (Rail CRC projects), metal forming analysis (incremental sheet forming and alternatives to roll forming). Dr Daniel is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.

Dr Daniel received his PhD from The University of Queensland in 1979. He was appointed as a Lecturer in the School in 1990 and has been a Senior Lecturer since 2006. He has also been a visiting Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and at the South China University of Technology (SCUT).

He has previous industry experience at the Ford Motor Company, Compumod Pty Ltd, and has contributed to educational development as a committee member for several conferences and invited lectures.

His current research projects are in the fields of railway engineering and metal forming analysis.

Research projects

Project 1: AQUQ Translating incremental sheet forming to market (2017-2020).

Advance Queensland Innovation Partnership in collaboration with Boeing Defence Australia Ltd.

Researchers: Prof P. Meehan, Dr W. Daniel, Dr D. Pedroso, Dr M. Kearney.

Senior LecturerSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2: HBIS-UQ ICSS Project.

Advanced manufacturing technology of high-strength steel (2017-2020).

Collaboration with Hebei Steel, China.

Researchers: Dr S. Ding, Prof p. Meehan, Dr W. Daniel, Dr Z. Xiong.

Project 3: Study on fabricating AHSS automotive structural parts with novel forming technologies of Millipede forming and Chain-die Forming (2017-2019).

SNS Unicorp Pty Ltd.

Researchers: Dr Scott Ding, Prof Paul Meehan, Dr William Daniel

Project 4: Monitoring and control of false brinnelling (2016-2020).

Rail Manufacturing CRC Ltd.

Researchers: Prof P. Meehan, Dr W. Daniel.

Project 5:Axle bearing maintenance optimization (2016-2020).

Rail Manufacturing CRC Ltd.

Researchers: Prof P. Meehan, Dr W. Daniel.


Professor Matthew Dargusch

Background: Prof. Dargusch is a Co-Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) and the Director of the Australian Research Council Hub for Advanced Manufacturing of Medical Devices . Further information about AMPAM can be found on the Centre’s website: http://ampam.mechmining.uq.edu.au/

Research projects

Project 1:Biomaterials are used to replace the lost or damaged parts of human body to restore form and function. Proper design and selection of biomaterials can improve longevity of human beings. Titanium-based materials are widely used for biomedical applications due to their outstanding properties although there is a need for further improvements particularly regarding modulus values which should more closely resemble that of human bone. Additive manufacturing allows the production of complex shape parts customised for individual clinical situations. The aim of this PhD project is to design a new titanium alloy and to produce it through additive manufacturing. This project will investigate the processing parameters, microstructures, phase evolution, and mechanical properties in order to produce samples with properties desirable for biomedical applications.

ProfessorSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2: Porous scaffolds, are a new approach to repair and remodel damaged bone tissues in human body. Artificial materials include ceramics, polymeric materials and metallic alloys offer advantages such as customized geometries and the elimination of potential disease transmission from donor to recipient through autogenous bone grafts. Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) has been successfully used for many years for manufacturing of ceramic and metallic complicated components. This process also could offer a new approach for easy and economic manufacturing of porous scaffolds. The aim of this project is to study the possibility of manufacturing of different metallic porous scaffolds (including but not limited to Ti, Mg and Ni alloys) through metal injection moulding process.

Research area: Prof. Dargusch’s primary research interests are associated with development of new materials and manufacturing processes including additive manufacturing processes. Professor Dargusch has strong collaborations with a wide range of industry partners providing strong opportunities for students to build linkages with companies in advanced materials and manufacturing


Associate Professor Kamel Hooman

Background: Dr. Hooman completed his PhD at UQ, for which he received a Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence and an Emerald Engineering Award (Outstanding Doctoral Research). He is a T&R academic staff within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. Dr Hooman'sresearch interests are in Thermofluids and Energy. He is the QGECE Director (Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence; http://www.geothermal.uq.edu.au/) and has a strong research record in the field of heat transfer and energy. He is recognised worldwide for his work on heat exchangers, which are essential technology for power generation and energy management.

Research projects

Project 1: Design, Performance, and optimising cooling system for concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant with supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) cycle.

The project aims to identify a optimum cooling option for CST plant with sCO2 cycle. CFD modelling and experimental work will be required to carry out the design, performance analysis and optimising a innovative cooling system for the proposed CST power plant.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2: Innovative heat exchanger for the performance improvement of sCO2 heat recuperation and cooling

A significant difference exists in the design of heat exchangers between supercritical CO2 (sCO2) and steam cycles power plants: (1). the recuperation process is required to improve the cycle efficiency by minimizing the waste in sCO2 cycle; (2). the thermodynamic properties and the large property variations of sCO2 near the critical point make heat exchanger design for sCO2 cooling very unique. The project aims to design innovative heat exchangers for both the heat recuperation and the sCO2 cooling for CST power plant with sCO2 cycle.

Research area: He has pioneered the use of metal foams in fuel cells, supercritical heat exchangers for geo/solar thermal power plants and scaling of natural draft dry cooling towers.


Prof Han Huang

Background: Prof Huang joined UQ in 2005 as a Senior Lecturer, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2008 and Professor in 2011. He has won a number of prestigious research accolades, including ARC Future Fellowship, ARC Australia Research Fellowship, JSPS Invitation Fellowship, Queensland International Fellowship and Singapore National Technology Award. He has editorial roles in several international journals, including International Journal of Machine Tool and Manufacture. He was elected as a Fellow of International Society of Nanomanufacturing in 2012. He published over 200 refereed journal papers, 4 patents, 2 books and 4 book chapters.

Research project

Project 1: Gallium oxide is the next generation power semiconductor material that can be used to make diodes and transistors with higher withstand voltage and lower loss than Si, the most used semiconductor. The deformation and removal mechanisms of single crystal gallium oxide are not well understood at moment. The lack of such understanding has hindered the development of the cost-effective machining for it and thus, more widespread application of the gallium oxide based electronic devices. This project will aim to systematically understand the deformation and removal mechanism of gallium oxide under mechanical loading in order to develop cost-competitive grinding technologies for single crystal gallium oxide wafers.

Research area: Prof Huang’s research areas include nanomechanics, nanostructured materials, surface science, physical property, mechanical characterization, advanced manufacturing, MEMS design and modelling, lubrication, industrial automation




Project 2: Additive manufacturing (AM), more often known as 3D Printing, has grown to make increasingly more impact on our life. Till now, most of the products fabricated using AM are made of polymers and metals; the AM for ceramics and ceramics-based composites is still at the very early stage and faces great challenges due to the high refractoriness, low resistance to thermal shock and inherent brittleness of ceramic materials . The research project aims to develop a selective laser sintering (SLS) process that is a typical AM technology for ceramic materials. This is expected to be achieved through fundamental understanding of the relationships among powder formulation, process parameter and microstructure and final mechanical property of products.


Dr Alexander Klimenko

Background: Dr Klimenko lectures in Mechanical Engineering within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.

He received his PhD from Moscow University in 1991 and his DEng from the University of Queensland in 2007.

Dr Klimenko has made an outstanding contribution to theory and computation of reacting flows: the conditional equations introduced by him proved to be a most efficient toll in simulation or multiscale phenomena of different nature. His models and approaches (CMC,MMC,IDFE, PCMC theory of RCLand others) have resulted in dramatic improvements in efficiency of simulations and are used and recognized worldwide.

Research projects

Project 1:

Understanding and controlling large atmospheric vortices

This project capitalises on theory of vortical motion recently developed by Klimenko for tornado-like flows and resulting in the 4/3 power law that is supported by measurements in hurricanes and tornados. The project involves some analytical work combined with numerical simulations of constant and variable density flows (e.g. firewhirls). The expected outcome is better understanding and, possibly, some control of dynamics of large vortices.

Research area: Dr Alexander Klimenko’s research interests are in: Multiscale phenomena, Reacting flows, Vortices, Turbulence, Energy and Coal, Technology and its Cycles, Complex Competitive Systems, Analytical and Computational Methods.

ReaderSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2:

Modelling premixed combustion using MMC approach

This project endeavours to use advantages of generalised MMC approach to tackle the most difficult outstanding problem of combustion science – the problem of turbulent premixed combustion. MMC effectively combines the major classes of modern combustion models (e.g. LES, PDF, CMC, flamelet) into one consistent and flexible tool. The project involves analytical development, advanced simulations and comparison with experiments.


Dr Christopher Leonardi

Background: Christopher Leonardi, Ph.D., is a Lecturer withinthe UQ School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering and aResearch Affiliate within the MIT Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (USA).

Research projects

Project 1: Quantifying the compaction and expansion of rock strata due to changes in saturation and pore pressure. The aim of this project is to determine the magnitude of surface movement, both subsidence and upsidence, that can occur as a consequence of aquifer depressurisation and recharge. This will be performed using advanced finite element modelling (FEM) techniques, and will focus on the conditions found in the Surat Basin, Queensland.

Research area: Dr. Leonardi’s research is currently targeted atthe development of novel numerical models of coupled fluid-solid phenomena in oil and gas reservoirs, and is engagedwith industry via the UQ Centre for Coal Seam Gas and theMIT Energy Initiative. Active research areas include theprediction of rock permeability from micro-CT images, theinvestigation of suspension (i.e. fines, proppant) transport inpores and fractures, and large-scale modelling of poroelasticprocesses such as compaction. Other general researchinterests include computational modelling of non-Newtonianmultiphase flow in porous media, high performance parallelcomputing, and discrete element modelling of bulk materials.Particular fields of expertise include the discrete elementmethod (DEM) for discontinuous systems, the latticeBoltzmann method (LBM) for fluid flows, and the finiteelement method (FEM) for solid mechanics problems.

LecturerSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2: Computational modelling of microscale particle transport in coal bed methane (CBM) reservoirs. This project will investigate techniques for enhanced stimulation and improved production using novel fluid-particle formulations. This will be performed using numerical models based on the discrete element method (DEM) and lattice Boltzmann method (LBM).


Professor Paul Meehan

Background: Prof. Paul Meehan is an expert in modelling, analysis and control in non-linear mechanics applied to engineering systems. He has over 20 years experience in engineering research, development, commercialization and consulting in the areas of non-linear dynamics, vibrations, controls, rolling contact, elastoplastic and wear phenomena, with applications to manufacturing, mining, railway, spacecraft and biomedical systems. He has initiated and led many successful large collaborative R&D projects in this area.

Research projects

Project 1: Railway mechanics – including corrugations (dynamic wear), wheel squeal (fluid/structural noise) and traction dynamics and control restricting productivity and increasing maintenance costs. Rail corrugation and wheel squeal research is across predictive modelling and control to minimise growth. The research forms the University of Queensland node for the newly developing Rail Manufacturing CRC. New large projects include a collaboration with major Railway manufacturers to optimize axle bearing wear and degradation and modelling and control of false brinelling.

Research area: Prof. Paul Meehan's research interests are in: Railway Engineering and Technology, Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Instabilities and chaos in rolling & railway processes, spacecraft systems and biological/human body processes, advanced manufacturing modelling and analysis.

Paul is currently leading major projects in prediction and control of non-linear phenomena in railway and advanced manufacturing systems, including Wheel/rail bearing mechanics, Incremental Sheet Forming and Millipede Technology.




Project 2: Advanced Forming Mechanics– highly nonlinear plastic deformation processes to produce many everyday products from sheet metal. Recent applications include Incremental Press Forming and Millipede forming (coinventor). Millipede forming is a new continuous press forming process that combines the speed and efficiency of roll forming shaped product from continuous flat sheet with the continuous control and precision of an array of specially synchronized oscillatory dies and is supported by a Chinese company. Other blossoming areas of research include Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) of which seed funding from a major aerospace manufacturer (for aircraft panels) and a state-of-the-art machine has led to a continuing large projects to develop efficient predictive algorithms and ISF control techniques to improve process performance and product accuracy.


Associate Professor Kazuhiro Nogita

Background: Dr Nogita graduated as an Engineer in Japan in 1990 and worked in the nuclear power industry with Hitachi Ltd. for several years. He was awarded a PhD from Kyushu University in 1997 and has subsequently worked on a variety of research projects, including the development of materials for alternative power industries and environmentally friendly applications. He migrated to Australia in 1999 after accepting a position at the University of Queensland, where he currently holds the title of Associate Professor and Director of the Nihon Superior Centre for the Manufacture of Electronic Materials (NS CMEM) within the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. He is also an invited Professor at Kyushu University.

NS CMEM web: http://nihonsuperior.mechmining.uq.edu.au/

Research projects

Project 1: Low temperature Pb-free solders

This research will investigate the next generation of lead-free solder alloys that have significantly reduced melting temperatures. The solders will be an enabling technology for novel and processing routes for electronic packages. Experiments will include fabrication of solders and microstructure characterisation using advanced electron microscopy and synchrotron techniques along with property characterisation.

Research area: A/Prof Kazuhiro Nogita’s research interests are in: working on lead-free solders, hydrogen storage alloys and structural Al-Si alloys. The unifying theme throughout his research career has been the development of environmentally sustainable materials solutions for conventional and alternative electronic, transport and power industries.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering



Project 2: Anode/Cathode Materials for Advanced Batteries

This research will look at using novel production methods to form in-situ, structures suitable for use in li-ion anode and cathode applications. The experiments will include development of the technique along with characterisation of the microstructure and electrochemical performance of the samples.


Professor Mingxing Zhang

Background: Prof Zhang obtained his Bachelor of Engineering from the Inner Mongolian University of Science and Technology and Master of Engineering from Northwestern PolytechnicalUniversity, China. In 1997 he was awarded his PhD degree by The University of Queensland. His research expertise and interests are metallic materials and processing. He has published over 200 papers in top international journals in the area of engineering materials, including Acta Materialia, Corrosion Science and Progress in Materials Research.

Research projects

Project 1: Control of carbide morphology in high chromium cast irons and high manganese steels

Both high Cr cast iron and high Mn steel are high wear resistant alloys that are widely used in mining and mineral industries. Generally, carbides are responsible for the high wear resistance of the white irons and work hardening and stress-induced martensite transformation lead to the improved wear performance of the high Mn steels. In order to further increase the wear resistance of the latter, carbides can also be intruded. However, all carbides are brittle and may cause brittleness of the alloys. This project aims to develop technologies to control the type, volume fraction, distribution and morphologies of carbides in order to reduce the brittleness resulted from the carbide. Successful candidate will have opportunity to work in industry for a year.

Research area: Professor Mingxing Zhang’s research interests are in the application of crystallography to engineering materials, grain refinement of cast metals, new alloy development, wear resistant materials, structural steels, cold spray, packed powder diffusion coating and additive manufacturing of metallic parts.

Prof Zhang is a world research leader in the areas of crystallography of phase transformations in solids and grain refinement of cast metals, and is recognised as one of the top researchers in the areas of surface engineering, cold spray in particular, and bainitic steels. He is currently seeking five PhD students working on various projects.




Project 2: Surface engineering of high chromium cast irons

High chromium white cast irons are widely used in mining and mineral industry because of their superior abrasive resistance. In order to further improve the abrasive resistance for some critical parts made of this type of alloys, surface coating is required. This project aims to identify low cost hard materials, to develop new techniques to deposit such materials on the surfaces of the high Cr white cast irons and to investigate and understand the wear mechanisms of the coatings. This project is supported by both ARC and Australian industry. During the course of study, successful candidate will have opportunity to work at the manufacturing site of industry for one year.


Professor Mingxing Zhang

Research projects

Project 3: Development of new generation high carbon bainitic steels for mining and mineral applications

High manganese steels are typical and conventional wear-resist alloys, of which the high wear resistance is resulted from either work hardening and stress induced martensitic transformation. As the stress induced martensite cannot be tempered during service, it also accompanies with brittleness. Hence, it is necessary to seek alternative materials with high wear resistance and toughness. Previous research indicated that meta-bainite or carbide-free bainite, which consists of bainitic ferrite and retained austenite, would potentially have higher strength and improved toughness provided the amount and mechanical stability of the retained austenite can be properly controlled. This project aims to develop new generation bainitic steels with superior performance as wear-resistant materials through proper composition and processing design.

Project 4: Development of new generation low carbon bainitic steels and the associated processes for structural applications

Microstructure and properties of low carbon bainitic steels strongly depend on the cooling rate during thermal processing of this type of alloys. For large sized components, the inhomogeneity of cooling rate on the cross section may lead to the variation and unsatisfactory of properties. To overcome this issue, new generation low carbon bainitic steels and the associated thermal processes will be developed in this project. The project will start with microstructure and failure analysis of the present steels followed by composition and process design of the new alloys to achieve improved performance.

Project 5: Grain refinement of the ingots of low carbon bainitic steels

Alloys with refined grains not only have higher yield strength, but are also associated with improved toughness and ductility. Grain refined metal ingots also have better formability. One of the most effective approaches to the grain refinement of metal ingots is to add proper and effective inoculants. Unfortunately, there is still lack of effective inoculants to refine the steel ingots. Hence, this project aims to develop new and effective grain refiners for steel ingots through crystallographic calculations using the edge-to-edge matching model. Such grain refinement can lead to reduction in fraction of columnar structure and to refine the equiaxed grains in the ingots, and therefore to increase the formability of the steels and to obtain more bainite after heat treatment of the components with different sizes and thickness.

Professor Jin Zou

Background: Jin Zou is a Professor in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (Materials Engineering) and an affiliated Professor in the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland, Australia. Professor Zou earned his Masters degree from the University of Science and Technology, Beijing in 1985 and PhD from the University of Sydney in 1994. Through his postgraduate studies, Professor Zou was trained as a transmission electron microscopist. After his PhD, he worked in the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Sydney for 10 years with several Australian fellowships, including an Australian Postdoctoral fellowship and a Queen Elizabeth II fellowship. Professor Zou moved to UQ to take up a teaching-and-research position from July 2003.

Research projects

Project 1: Development of High performance thermoelectric nanostructures.

High-efficiency thermoelectric material, through converting waste-heat into electrical energy, is one of key materials for power-generation devices. This project will develop nanostructures as an efficient thermoelectric material by using solution synthesis.

Research area: Professor Zou's research interest has been focused on the understanding of the evolution of advanced, smart and nano-scaled materials and the understanding of fundamental properties of these materials through detailed correlating their fabrication and demonstrated properties with their morphological, structural and chemical characteristics (determined by electron microscopy); and on the formation of high-performance functional nanomaterials and their advanced applications, particular in the fields of energy and environmental protection. So far, Professor Zou published over 590 SCI articles with most of them published in leading international journals, which have attracted over 15,000 citations and led to an H-index of 60.


The University of [email protected]://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1286

Project 2: Fabrication of two-dimensional nanomaterials using Chemical Vapor Deposition approach.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have shown extraordinary physical and electrical properties in many applications, such as spintronics, batteries, sensors, supercapacitors and solar cells. To develop novel 2D material based devices, controllable synthesis of 2D materials with unique nanostructures and high efficiencies is the key step for their large-scale applications. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has been proven as a reliable techniques for the synthesis of 2D materials. This project is to develop a novel 2D nanostructure.

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