Researcher

Dr Nicholas Kanizaj

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Biography

Nicholas joined UNSW in 2022. Since 2016, he has discharged commercial research for domestic clients in the areas of rocket propellants, small arms propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. Active research areas include rocket and ramjet propellant design as well as the additive manufacture of energetic and reactive materials. Advanced formulation technologies relevant to explosive ordnance manufacture are also under investigation.

 

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Nicholas joined UNSW in 2022. Since 2016, he has discharged commercial research for domestic clients in the areas of rocket propellants, small arms propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. Active research areas include rocket and ramjet propellant design as well as the additive manufacture of energetic and reactive materials. Advanced formulation technologies relevant to explosive ordnance manufacture are also under investigation.

 


My Grants

  • Upscaled energy storage systems: Commonwealth Government contract
  • Improvements to rate and delivery efficiency of energy storage systems: Commonwealth Government contract

My Research Activities

Additive manufacture of reactive and energetic materials.

Rocket and ramjet fuel design.

Advanced energetic formulation technologies.


My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics.

Additive manufacture of reactive materials.

Advanced energetic formulation technologies.

 


Currently supervising

 

Next-generation energetic and reactive materials.

Additive manufacture of structures relevant to explosive ordnance design.

 


My Teaching

 

Explosive Ordnance Design and Systems (ZEIT 8510) in Semester 1 [Course convenor]

Rocket Motors, Propellants and Pyrotechnics (ZEIT 8513) in Semester 2 [Course convenor]

Explosive Ordnance Technologies (ZEIT 8233) in Semester 2 [Course convenor]

Lethality and Survivability (ZINT 8301) in Semester 2

 

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Location

Contact

+61 2 5114 5375

Publications

by Dr Nicholas Kanizaj

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