Researcher

My Expertise

Impact dynamics (that is, the mechanics of what happens during a collision); extreme loading techniques; dynamic behavior of materials; shock wave theory; hydrocode analysis; biomimicry; and, structures for crush resilience

Fields of Research (FoR)

Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Materials, Composite Materials, Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation, Condensed Matter Physics

Biography

Paul Hazell is a professor of impact dynamics in the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) at UNSW Canberra. Paul is also the Director of the Impact Dynamics Research Group (IDRG) and Lab at UNSW Canberra, and has published extensively in the field of impact dynamics (that is, the mechanics of what happens during a collision). He is also on the editorial board for the journals International Journal of Impact Engineering (Elsevier),...view more

Location

Bldg 26: G01
School of Engineering and Information Technology
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
UNSW CANBERRA
PO Box 7916, CANBERRA BC 2610, Australia

Contact

+61 2 5114 5156
+61 2 626 88276

Videos

The UNSW Canberra two-stage gun
Opening of the Impact Dynamics lab.
One of our first hypervelocity experiments.
An overview of Impact Dynamics
First impact experiment - high velocity two-stage gas gun
Chief Defence Scientist launches UNSW Canberra's Impact Dynamics laboratory
Impact at 3.5 km/s!
Students' choice award - 2023
DYMAT Keynote Lecture - 2023