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Department of Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering

George Simon, 25 September, 2012

Branch Selection Talk


Department of Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Monash University

• one of the 5 Engineering Departments

• 16 academic staff • good class sizes: ca. 50 • very research-active Department

• most prac. classes in actual laboratories

http://eng.monash.edu.au/materials/about/people/profile/udobach


What is Materials Engineering?

Materials Science and Engineering involves the manipulation of materials and their properties to produce materials that are useful to society and commercially important


Materials Science and Engineering is concerned with the selection, processing, characterisation and

development of materials

What is Materials Engineering?


What does Materials Engineering involve?

Creating new, better materials - new structures - combining materials together (composites, nanocomposites)



Creating new, better materials - new structures - combining materials together (composites, nanocomposites) Modifying and improving existing materials - processing - treatment (heat, chemical, surface treatment..)



Creating new, better materials - new structures - combining materials together (composites, nanocomposites) Modifying and improving existing materials - processing - treatment (heat, chemical, surface treatment..) Underlying all this is CHARACTERISATION


Key Materials Engineering Relationships

Structure

Properties Processing



Structure



Structure




Structure




What Do We Study in the Materials Engineering course, which is relevant for your jobs afterwards?

• Metals • Polymers (plastics) • Ceramics • Biomaterials • Nanomaterials • Fracture • Corrosion • Composites • Adhesives • Rubber etc. etc.


Materials Science and Engineering is booming….

• all scientists, engineers, technologists, industries require materials with better properties, new materials, cheaper materials


Materials Science and Engineering is booming….

• all scientists, engineers, technologists, industries require materials with better properties, new materials, cheaper materials =>materials are being developed which are:

• Lighter • Stronger • Harder • Thermally resistant • Biocompatible • Good optical, electrical and magnetic properties ……………. the list goes on


The range of industries which employ materials engineers and scientists… Aerospace Energy Automotive Environment Biomedical Manufacturing Computers Telecommunications Biomedical Electronics

The materials revolution – changing the way we live

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Top 20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of The 20th Century

US National Academy of Engineering

Electrification Automobiles Airplanes Water Supply and Distribution Electronics Radio and Television Agricultural Mechanization Computers Telephones Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Highways Spacecraft Internet Imaging Household Appliances Health Technologies Petroleum and Petrochemical Tech Laser and Fiber Optics Nuclear Technologies High-Performance Materials

http://www.greatachievements.org/

















Current Themes in Materials Engineering

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing • Energy (generation, storage) • Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering • Green Materials Engineering • Nanomaterials • Advanced Materials Characterisation • Modelling of Materials Properties and Behaviour

What are our graduates working on?






Light Metal Alloys – changing the way metals

are used

50 million vehicles per year 20kg Mg per vehicle

1 million tonnes Mg per annum

Department of Materials Engineering Mg engine block: ~ 14 kg

Department of Materials Engineering Mg Engine Block in Volkswagen Lupo

• can reduce the weight of vehicle engine components

by up to 70 per cent (cheaper to run, less fuel)

• reduce carbon dioxide gas emissions by about 200 kg

over the vehicle’s life


Ceramifiable Plastics Plastic cable + fire => ceramic

• need new materials for electrical cables

• in the past PVC, unhealthy

• need materials which keep power running for 2 hours so lifts, lights and sprinklers can work

• Materials Engineering at Monash University invented new material

•Polymer+ fire = ceramic


Before firing

After firing at 1100C

The material has been used to manufacture fire-resistant cables by a local company since 2004. This collaborative work has won three major awards, including one presented by the Prime Minister

Ceramifiable Plastics Plastic cable + fire => ceramic







•sunlight provides 1000 times the energy we need •sunlight is free •the Sun needs no maintenance •the Sun has 5 billion years of fuel left •time needed to supply this years energy from the Sun = 42 minutes

http://www.helpsavetheclimate.com/solar.html


Current Technology – Silicon Solar Cells


Current Technology – Silicon Solar Cells

• expensive • difficult and costly to make

• need simpler, cheaper, lighter alternative


Nanosized

particles

(ca. 100

atoms diameter

New types of solar cells – an example of nanomaterials at work!

Dye converts sunlight

to electron flow


New types of solar cells

• portable, print on plastic (using plastic money device,

•modular, good for personal devices)

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Flexible Solar Cells






• drug and slow release

Example of areas in Biomaterials in which materials engineering

graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee)


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts)


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic)


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic) • heart valves


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic) • heart valves • biodegradable fracture fixation plates


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic) • heart valves • biodegradable fracture fixation plates • tissue engineering (stem cells etc.)


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic) • heart valves • biodegradable fracture fixation plates • tissue engineering (stem cells etc.) • polymer dental fillings


graduates work


• drug and slow release • body implants (hip and knee) • contact lens, artificial corneas (cataracts) • tracer nanoparticles (i.e. magnetic) • heart valves • biodegradable fracture fixation plates • tissue engineering (stem cells etc.) • polymer dental fillings • sutures, wound dressings, needles, artificial muscles……


graduates work


Biomaterials is big business and growing….

• biomaterials-based devices sold for $AUS400 billion dollars per year


Biomaterials is big business and growing….

• biomaterials-based devices sold for $AUS400 billion dollars per year

• hip replacement good example, 1,000,000 of these are implanted per year world-wide


Some examples of some biomaterials companies in Australia that employ materials engineers

•Aortech: artificial heart vales

•PolyNovo: biodegradable materials

•Cochlear Lt: bionic ear

•Ciba Vision: contact lenses

•CSIRO: contact lenses, heart valves, tissue engineering

•ASCC: smart polymers for maintenaince of stem cells

•Biota: biomaterials for drug delievery

•BresaGen: scaffolds for treatments of Parkinson's disease

•Chiron: polymers for peptide synthesis

•CSL: polymers for drug delivery

•all major hospitals (prothesis development)






Renewable, biodegradable plastics

• plastics from plants

• cheap and sustainable


Chocolate trays – edible, biodegradable, compostable

Plantic, Melbourne-based company


Surfaces - CORROSION

• huge area in Materials Engineering • enormous need for materials engineers in this area • buildings, bridges, boats, pipelines etc.


Surfaces - CORROSION

• huge area in Materials Engineering • enormous need for materials engineers in this area • buildings, bridges, boats, pipelines etc.

Arthur’s Seat chairlift Minneapolis Bridge collapse


New direction in Materials Engineering manufacturing

BIOMIMICRY

- Learning from nature - Using nanotechnology, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing to make synthetic, “bio-like” structures is a key future area of Materials Engineering



http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/rmgrp/about.html

Gecko’s have amazing adhesive powers

• run upside down • carry their own weight • self cleaning • even on non-stick surfaces


600 nanometers in diameter, 1/100 the diameter of a human hair

Synthetic Gecko Adhesive Tape


Synthetic Gecko Adhesive Tape


Lotus Leaf Effect – Natures Non-stick Surface! The tiny nano-sized bumps on the surface repel water and dirt,

It is self-cleaning Materials engineers and Scientists are making artificial structures that mimic this

Synthetic lotus leaf structure!

Real lotus leaf structure!


Synthetic lotus leaf structure!

Real lotus leaf structure!

Lotus Leaf Effect – Natures Non-stick Surface! The tiny nano-sized bumps on the surface repel water and dirt,

It is self-cleaning Materials engineers and Scientists are making artificial structures that mimic this


Self-cleaning products

windows

pants

Car windows


- metallurgist - ceramicist - composite engineer - biomaterials engineer - corrosion engineer - adhesives scientist - plastics processing - rubber scientist - manufacturing engineering

- injection moulding - production engineer etc. etc.

• high demand, due to moderately few courses starting salary $60k+ • many employed early in the year • work in a range of areas

In what areas do our materials engineers get jobs ?

- working overseas - postgraduate research in Australia and overseas


- manufacturing industries, - consultancies, - business development - sales and marketing, - technical services, - quality control , - process control engineers , - performance and failure analysis, - patent attorney, - project engineers, - research and development etc. etc. ……….

What type of jobs do Materials Engineers do?


Some Companies that have employed Materials Engineering

graduates


Materials Science and Engineering jobs from SEEK.COM

Materials Scientist - Materials Engineer

CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology,

Highett VIC

$75K - $81K plus Superannuation

Metallurgist or Materials Engineer

Experienced Graduate Required

Superb consulting opportunity on offer

Live in Mackay, Qld

Plastic Surgery Product Specialist

Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery

Industry

Strong communication and

relationship building skills

Composites materials manufacturing scientist /

engineer

Incredible opportunity to join state

of art R&D team working on leading edge project.

Scanning and Transmission Electromicroscopy

High end equipment

Progress from sales to management

Business Development Manager Nanotechnology

The best legal opportunities

Patent Attorney (Materials Science)

Melbourne


Materials Engineering is an international career

• many students work overseas for short or extended times after graduating in industry or research




Volvo in Sweden




BA in Germany

Volvo in Sweden




Volvo in Sweden

Airbus in Germany

Recycling in UK


Volvo in Sweden

Airbus in Germany

Recycling in UK

Mining and met in NZ




Volvo in Sweden

Airbus in Germany

Recycling in UK


Contract res US




Volvo in Sweden

Airbus in Germany

Recycling in UK


Contract res US

Eng. Plastics in Japan




Volvo in Sweden

Airbus in Germany

Recycling in UK


Contract res US

Eng. Plastics in Japan

Textiles in Netherlands




What are the interests of people who do Materials Engineering and what range of

areas make up the course? teach?

People interested in: Chemistry Physics Mathematics Biology

=> very MULTI-DISCIPLINARY – very broad range of job areas!!


Bachelor of Engineering

Second year builds basic theory and design skills fundamental aspects of the structure of materials

and their relationship to engineering properties, and how their properties are influenced by processing.

includes aspects of the major classes of materials, functional materials, nanomaterials, biomaterials and materials selection and design.


Third year extends theory and design into more

applications of materials

Includes study of processing, properties and characterisation of metals, plastics, rubber, ceramics, biomaterials, nanomaterials, materials modelling, functional devices, composites and surface engineering (corrosion and adhesion).

Electives available in this year already to allow streaming (electives on biomaterials, metals, nanomaterials, energy—related materials, materials modelling)



Fourth year provides industry-based work ready

technical skills in metals, plastics, ceramics and composites

design project, using all skills

research project in a lab over the full year

Electives available in this year already to allow streaming (electives on biomaterials, metals, nanomaterials, energy—related materials, materials modelling)



Materials Engineering Course

Final Year Project

• TWO subjects (meaningful, year-long projet)

• can do projects with industry

• 1 day/week, over 2 semesters

• in laboratories, using research equipment

• some people even get publications

• excellent facilities and range of equipment


Materials Engineering is highly

research active within University

• Many vacation work possibilities in industry

and Department

• Final Year projects in Department or in industry

• Some students get paid research assistance with research groups

• Many scholarships for postgraduate student (PhDs) from

industry, centres (as well as Uni ones)


energy, technology and project development

Materials Engineering Alumni

Andrew Czerwinski

‘It is hard for me to imagine a role that is more relevant to the Materials degree. I feel as though a large part of what I learnt is really helping me out now.’


Science

Director,

CSIRO

Process

Science and

Engineering

‘By acting as a bridge between the R&D at CSIRO and our key external stakeholders and customers, I can have an impact that will provide benefit to Australia and Australian industry.’

Materials Engineering Alumni Marcus Zipper


CEO,

aerospace

research

consortium

‘Midway through first year I saw materials as the one branch of engineering that would enable me to work in all the other disciplines because of the enabling nature of materials technology.’

Materials Engineering Alumni Mark Hodge


Managing Director

Nextek Pty Ltd

Materials Engineering Alumni Ed Kosior

“The development of solutions

from laboratory to market place

that minimise the impact of

polymers and packaging is

immensely satisfying”


R & D Manager, solar energy

Materials Engineering Alumni Ken Cheah

“My work involves a range of projects on solar reflectors, photovoltaic cells, new materials development, optics and corrosion monitoring


Jenny Law

Research and development, automotive

‘Graduating as a materials engineer did not give me all the answers, but it certainly taught me how to find the answers. Engineers are great problem solvers. We love a challenge.’


Course information

What Materials Engineers

do. Alumni case studies.

Types of jobs. Research in the

Department

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