Researcher

Dr Matthew Joseph Donough

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Composite and hybrid materials, Aerospace structures, Composite Materials, Simulation and Modelling, Aerospace Structures

Biography

I am a post-doctoral researcher with ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) at UNSW Sydney. I attained my PhD in Aerospace Engineering at RMIT University in 2015. My research includes aerospace structures, numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, and composite and hybrid materials. My interests are oriented towards: 
 - modelling and prediction of fatigue crack growth in a composite structures;view more

I am a post-doctoral researcher with ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) at UNSW Sydney. I attained my PhD in Aerospace Engineering at RMIT University in 2015. My research includes aerospace structures, numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, and composite and hybrid materials. My interests are oriented towards: 
 - modelling and prediction of fatigue crack growth in a composite structures;
 - the design and optimization of advanced grid structures;
 - predicting the response and damage evolution in composite laminates and sandwich structures;
 - improving the impact and ballistic resistance of composite structures through bio-inspired designs;
 - modeling of composite laminates under extreme thermal loads.


My Grants

Light weight composite conveyor support structures for underground coal mines. Funded by: Australia Coal Research Program (2021-2023)


My Research Supervision


Currently supervising

  • Shafaq (PhD candidate): Durability of marine composite propeller
  • Rowan Caldwell (PhD candidate): Durability of marine composite propeller
  • Christopher Jenkins (PhD candidate): Composite suspension leaf arm
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Location

Ainsworth Building (J17)
Level 2, Room 208A

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Contact

+61 2 9065 3838