Key areas of materials expertise
The School’s staff bring expertise across diverse materials disciplines, driving advancements in specific materials and processes aligned with one or more of our societal impact themes. This approach has fostered clusters of excellence in the discovery, design, development, and application of materials across the following six main areas.
Sustainable & Recycled Materials
Overview
We design and develop environmentally friendly materials and processes, focusing on material life-cycle strategies, recycling innovations, and green material technologies to reduce environmental impact.
Academic staff
Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO
Emeritus Professor Oleg Ostrovski
Associate Professor Pramod Koshy
Associate Professor Rakesh Joshi
Relevant Impact Themes
Energy Storage & Conversion Materials
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We combine experimental research with AI-assisted computational discovery to design and optimise 2D and 3D materials for energy applications, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, catalysts, and thermoelectric devices.
Academic staff
Associate Professor John DanielsÂ
Associate Professor Pramod Koshy
Relevant Impact Themes
Electronic & Quantum Materials
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We work on the experimental and AI-assisted computational design of 1D to 3D materials for electronic and photonic applications, including ferroelectrics, multiferroics,Ìýsemiconductors, quantum dots, topological insulators, and superconductors.
Academic staff
Associate Professor John Daniels
Associate Professor Shery Chang
Relevant Impact Themes
Functional & Structural Biomaterials
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We create advanced materials for medical and biological applications, including implants, tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery systems, aerosols, wearable electronics, and bio-inspired functional materials.
Academic staff
Associate Professor Damia Mawad
Associate Professor Tushar Kumeria
Associate Professor Shery ChangÂ
Relevant Impact Themes
Advanced Structural Materials
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We design strong and durable materials for the aerospace, automotive, construction and consumer goods sectors, including advanced steels, light alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites, manufactured through both additive and subtractive processes.
Academic staff
Associate Professor Kevin Laws
Relevant Impact Themes
Extreme Environment Materials
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We develop metallic, ceramic and composite materials and surface coatings that maintain exceptional performance under harsh, complex conditions, such as elevated temperatures, highly abrasive and corrosive environments, intense radiation, and severe mechanical and thermal stresses.
Academic staff
Emeritus Professor David Young
Associate Professor Kevin Laws
Professor Alan Crosky
Associate Professor John DanielsÂ