
Dr Liya Zhao
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Structural dynamics, Dynamics, vibration and vibration control, Structural engineering
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Structural dynamics, Dynamics, vibration and vibration control, Structural engineering
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Professor Shawn Kook
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Automotive combustion and fuel engineering, Turbulent flows, Chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Automotive combustion and fuel engineering, Turbulent flows, Chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion
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Professor Kook directs the UNSW Engine Research Laboratory where new powertrain technologies for carbon neutral fuel combustion are exper

Dr Svetlana Tkachenko
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Photovoltaic power systems, Photovoltaic devices (solar cells), Building
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Photovoltaic power systems, Photovoltaic devices (solar cells), Building
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Dr Svetlana Tkachenko graduated with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UNSW in 2018.

Dr Shaun Chan
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Turbulent flows, Automotive combustion and fuel engineering, Fire safety engineering, Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical), Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics), Mechanical engineering
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Turbulent flows, Automotive combustion and fuel engineering, Fire safety engineering, Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical), Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics), Mechanical engineering
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Dr Olga Zinovieva
Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Solid mechanics
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Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Solid mechanics
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My expertise: My primary research interests are in modelling for additive manufacturing, multiscale methods, computational materials science, and computational mechanics.

Professor Sophie Primig
Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Aerospace materials, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Nanoscale characterisation, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation
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Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Aerospace materials, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Nanoscale characterisation, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation
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ARC Future Fellow, 2025 - current
Alcoa Distinguished Professor, Apr 2024 - current

Dr Hengrui Liu
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Fire safety engineering, Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows), Mechanical engineering
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Fire safety engineering, Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows), Mechanical engineering
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Dr Liu is a postdoctoral research fellow from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

Dr Zhao Sha
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Composite and hybrid materials, Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical), Aerospace engineering, Aerospace structures, Mechanical engineering
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Composite and hybrid materials, Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical), Aerospace engineering, Aerospace structures, Mechanical engineering
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Dr. Zhao Sha is a Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He earned his Ph.D.

Dr Jerrin Thadathil Varghese
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Biomaterials, Dental materials and equipment, Composite and hybrid materials, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Mechanical engineering, Biomechanical engineering
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Biomaterials, Dental materials and equipment, Composite and hybrid materials, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Mechanical engineering, Biomechanical engineering
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Professor Con Doolan
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Acoustics and noise control (excl. architectural acoustics), Turbulent flows, Aerodynamics (excl. hypersonic aerodynamics), Mechanical engineering, Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows), Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Acoustics and noise control (excl. architectural acoustics), Turbulent flows, Aerodynamics (excl. hypersonic aerodynamics), Mechanical engineering, Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows), Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics
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Professor Con Doolan ieads the Flow Noise Group within the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
Dr Darson Li
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Particle physics, Colloid and surface chemistry, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Biomedical fluid mechanics, Engineering education, Engineering design, Higher education, Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
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Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Particle physics, Colloid and surface chemistry, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Biomedical fluid mechanics, Engineering education, Engineering design, Higher education, Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
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Dr. Darson Li is a lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

Dr Methma Rajamuni
Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Applied mathematics, Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics
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Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Applied mathematics, Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics
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I am a passionate research scientist, applied mathematician, and mechanical engineer dedicated to exploring dynamic systems.

Professor Jay Kruzic
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Biomechanical engineering, Metals and alloy materials, Biomaterials, Ceramics, Composite and hybrid materials, Dental materials and equipment, Glass, Polymers and plastics, Theory and design of materials, Medical devices, Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles), Aerospace materials, Automotive engineering materials, Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions, Nuclear engineering (incl. fuel enrichment and waste processing and storage)
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Biomechanical engineering, Metals and alloy materials, Biomaterials, Ceramics, Composite and hybrid materials, Dental materials and equipment, Glass, Polymers and plastics, Theory and design of materials, Medical devices, Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles), Aerospace materials, Automotive engineering materials, Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions, Nuclear engineering (incl. fuel enrichment and waste processing and storage)
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University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor Bernd Gludovatz
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Materials engineering, Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Structural properties of condensed matter, Glass, Ceramics, Composite and hybrid materials, Biomaterials, Biomechanical engineering, Performance evaluation
Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Metals and alloy materials, Materials engineering, Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Structural properties of condensed matter, Glass, Ceramics, Composite and hybrid materials, Biomaterials, Biomechanical engineering, Performance evaluation
PhD candidates with a strong background in mechanical engineering and/or materials science and interest in the relationship of structure and mechanical properties of selective laser-melted/add

Dr Aleksandr Zinoviev
Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Additive manufacturing, Metals and alloy materials, Mechanical engineering, Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
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Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Additive manufacturing, Metals and alloy materials, Mechanical engineering, Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
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I am a researcher with a cross-disciplinary and innovation-oriented background incorporating metal additive manufacturing, thermodynamics of materials, computational materials science, solid mechan
Dr Yan Kei Chiang
Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Acoustics and acoustical devices; waves
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Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Mechanical engineering, Acoustics and acoustical devices; waves
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I am a Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW Canberra. My research is focus on metamaterials operating in acoustic domain.