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Development of smart materials impedance graded composite materials in blast and impact mitigation

The purpose of this research is to develop novel composite materials and structural systems which have wide range of applications. more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Blast and impact loadings on structures

The purpose of this research is to identify improve the current design approaches and develop innovative structural systems to mitigate damage caused by extreme loadings such as bla more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Exploring the field-dependent structural evolution of ferroelectric materials using in-situ transmission electron microscopy

This project aims to investigate the dynamical field-dependent structural responses of ferroelectric materials under mechanical and electrical excitations at different temperatures more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)

Development of a CFD based numerical approach in predicting wind loads on structures

The purpose of this research is to identify alternative approaches to traditional wind tunnel based design procedure and improve the current design standards. more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Developing nanoscale analysis techniques for microscopy

This project is a nexus of materials engineering, microscopy and scientific computing. Using advanced microscopy techniques, you will delve into the rich nanostructures and atomic-s more...

Supervisor(s): Ceguerra, Anna (Dr)

Quantum transport in molecule/carbon-based nanostructures for new molecular electronic devices

Various projects available in the field molecular electronics and sensors. Large scale ab initio calculations will be used to investigate and predict novel structures and systems. A more...

Supervisor(s): Stampfl, Catherine (Professor)

Mechanism and control of diamond and graphene-based nanostructures using direct electric-field and laser excitation

To investigate the sculpting of carbon-based structures through controlled electric field and/or laser excitation, through first-principles based calculations. more...

Supervisor(s): Stampfl, Catherine (Professor)

Customising the acidity of novel nano-catalysts for desired catalytic reactions

To investigate through first principles calculations, the fundamental physics and chemistry of novel solid acid nano-catalysts with the overall goal of understanding and predicting more...

Supervisor(s): Stampfl, Catherine (Professor)

Photoresponsive Soft Matter

Molecules that respond to light by isomerization, dissociation, or polymerization may be incorporated into surfactant self-assembly structures, thereby creating novel forms of matte more...

Supervisor(s): Warr, Gregory (Professor)

Nanocarbon for membrane application

Developing carbon hybrid composite membranes   more...

Supervisor(s): Chen, Yuan (Professor)