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.
Cardiac cell mechanobiology
Team: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal
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
An ICME framework for designing sintered materials
Team: Tesfaye Molla
Novel mechanisms for continuous micro/nanoparticle manipulation
Team: David Collins
Turbulent transport in rotating and stratified flows
Team: Joseph Klewicki, Jimmy Philip
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
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
High fidelity simulation of reacting flows using GPUs
Team: Richard Sandberg, Mohsen Talei
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