Research Projects
The following list represents a selection of projects belonging to our researchers.
— indicates projects currently recruiting research students. Visit Study for PhD program and application information.
Impurity effects in refractory alloys
Team: Christian Brandl
Nanoscale computational engineering of interfaces in alloys
Team: Christian Brandl
Interaction of convection and horizontal gyre circulation in the North Atlantic Current
Team: Bishakhdatta Gayen
Melting of Antarctic ice shelves into polar ocean
Team: Bishakhdatta Gayen, Jimmy Philip, Jason Monty
Effects of convection on the circumpolar circulation and overturning of the Southern Ocean
Team: Bishakhdatta Gayen
Applying machine-learning approaches to develop novel turbulence models
Team: Richard Sandberg, Andrew Ooi
Acoustic engineering: microfabrication of acoustic waveguides for non-contact microscale assembly
Team: David Collins
Novel mechanisms for continuous micro/nanoparticle manipulation
Team: David Collins
Turbulent transport in rotating and stratified flows
Team: Joseph Klewicki, Jimmy Philip
Exploratory data analytics to discover models of project performance in construction industry
Team: Saman Halgamuge
Deep interpretable neural networks
Team: Saman Halgamuge
Supercapacitor and battery design through modelling and machine learning
Team: Dan Li
Pattern recognition algorithms for the analysis of metagenomes
Team: Saman Halgamuge
Smart grid optimization using forecasting, multiple renewable technologies and energy storage
Team: Saman Halgamuge, Guillermo Narasilio
Enabling efficient, affordable and robust use of renewable hydrogen in transport and power generation
Team: Michael Brear, Yi Yang, Robert Gordon, Mohsen Talei, Joshua Lacey, Zhewen Lu
Optimization landscapes and evolutionary designs
Team: Saman Halgamuge, Michael Kirley (Computing and Information Systems), Guillermo Narsilio (Infrastructure Engineering)
Low emission transport via advanced engines and fuels
Team: Yi Yang
Microfluidics
Team: Ivan Marusic, Jimmy Philip
A structurally accurate finite element model of heart cell biomechanics
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal, Edmund Crampin
Biomechanics and mechanobiology of cancer cell metastasis
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal
Breast density: Estimating a woman's risk of breast cancer
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal, maciej, kubicki
Experiments and data analysis of non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers
Team: Joseph Klewicki, Jimmy Philip, Spencer Zimmerman, Ivan Marusic
Geometric aspects of turbulent wall-flows
Team: Joseph Klewicki, Jimmy Philip
Biomechanical evaluation of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair techniques and tendon-transfer surgery
Team: David Ackland
Development and evaluation of a novel temporomandibular joint replacement
Team: David Ackland, Peter Lee
High-speed x-ray fluoroscopy for the evaluation of dynamic shoulder function in vivo
Team: David Ackland, Peter Lee
Neuromuscular control of shoulder joint motion: an EMG-driven modelling approach
Team: David Ackland
Data-driven learning for dynamical systems control and design problems
Team: Chris Manzie, Airlie Chapman (to be project lead from mid-July 2017), James Bailey
Optimal design of large scale mechatronic systems
Team: Chris Manzie, Marcus Brazil, Doreen Thomas, Hyam Rubenstein
High-fidelity predictions of airfoil noise and its mitigation
Team: Richard Sandberg
High-fidelity simulations of conjugate heat transfer in gas turbines
Team: Richard Sandberg, Daniel Chung
High-fidelity simulations of high-pressure turbines
Team: Richard Sandberg, Mohsen Talei
Tailoring aircraft surface textures to minimise drag
Team: Daniel Chung, Nicholas Hutchins
Reducing bluff-body drag
Team: Richard Sandberg
High fidelity simulation of reacting flows using GPUs
Team: Richard Sandberg, Mohsen Talei
Towards dexterous robotic hand neuroprosthesis
Team: Denny Oetomo, Chris Manzie, Ying Tan
Biomechanics of the heart in children with single ventricle heart disease
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal
Can stem cell derived cardiac cells be used for patient-specific drug screening?
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal
Dynamics and control of flexible membrane wings
Team: Richard Sandberg, Simon Illingworth
Theoretical and numerical study of auto-ignition
Team: Mohsen Talei
Assistive and rehabilitation robotics
Team: Denny Oetomo, Iven Mareels, Ying Tan, Vincent Crocher, David Ackland, Shou-Han Zhou
Biomechanics of the shoulder after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
Team: David Ackland, Marcus Pandy
Model based control and calibration for powertrain applications
Team: Chris Manzie, Rohan Shekhar Michael Brear