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Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr Da (Daniel) Chen is an ARC DECRA fellow and a Lecturer at School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney. He also holds honorary appointments in the University of Melbourne (UoM) and the University of Queensland (UQ).

In June 2018, Daniel obtained his PhD in Structural Engineering from School of Civil Engineering, UQ with the topic: Static and Dynamic...view more

Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

In June 2018, Daniel obtained his PhD in Structural Engineering from School of Civil Engineering, UQ with the topic: Static and Dynamic Analysis of Functionally Graded Porous Structures, where he systemically examined the bending, buckling, vibration, and energy absorption of innovative composite structural forms made of metal foams and featured by graded porosities. After PhD, he embarked on new research related to novel vibration absorbers, offshore fish cages, and wheel-rail interactions within Blue economy CRC, School of Civil Engineering (UQ), and School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering (UQ).

During May 2021 to May 2022, Daniel joined Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, and was affiliated with Division Mechanics of Functional Materials (MFM) and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISMD). He continued his journey on porous structures and extended his study towards the multi-scale modelling and deep learning. From May 2022 to April 2023, he worked at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, UoM under his DECRA project: Smart Optimisation of Functionally Graded Porous Structures. Meanwhile, he was involved in the experimental investigation of advanced composite concrete columns and structural health monitoring of bridges and road networks.

Daniel started his role in School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney as a Lecturer from May 2023. He is within the world’s top 2% scientists (single-year ranking, Stanford University), based on October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators".

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My Grants

Manufacturing Automation for Smart Travel Surfboard (2024, Lead CI), Australian Composites Manufacturing (ACM) CRC, Australia
Faculty International Seed Grant (2023), The University of New South Wales, Australia
Learning and Teaching Initiatives Grant (2022), The University of Melbourne, Australia
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA, 2022), Australian Research Council, Australia

My Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Structural Engineering), The University of Queensland, Australia

My Awards

´Future Talent´ Scholarship (2021) - Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
´Future Talent´ Guest Stay (2020) - Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Dean's Award for Outstanding HDR Theses (2018) - The University of Queensland, Australia
Civil Engineering Conference Travel Contribution Award (2017) - The University of Queensland, Australia
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (2014) - Australian Government, Australia
UQ Centennial Scholarship (2014) - The University of Queensland, Australia
Research Higher Degree Top Up Scholarship (2014) - The University of Queensland, Australia

My Research Activities

With diverse research experience in Australia and Germany, Daniel has an interdisciplinary knowledge background across structural, material, and mechanical engineering. He is best known for his expertise in the development of functionally graded porous structural components.

Daniel is interested in the following research fields :

Lightweight multifunctional structural forms
Architectured materials
Machine learning aided analysis
Additive manufacturing
Offshore structures

My Research Supervision

Areas of supervision

PhD positions are available in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney (Kensington Campus). Scholarships ($35,000 per annum & tuition fee, 3-3.5 years) and other supports will be provided to strong applicants.

Essential criteria:
1. Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering;
2. Minimum GPA of 80/100;
3. For international applicants, meeting the English language test requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOFEL iBT 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); PTE 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest);
4. Sufficient knowledge in structures, materials, and mechanics;
5. Interests in the development of novel lightweight composite structural forms by means of computational mechanics, deep learning, additive manufacturing, and/or mechanical tests.
* Qualified candidates residing in Australia are encouraged to apply.
** Research experience and track record will be advantageous.

Contact:
Dr Da (Daniel) Chen, daniel.chen7@unsw.edu.au
Please attach copies of CV, academic transcripts, and evidence of English language proficiency.

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