Career highlights
2022 - present: Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Deakin University
2018 - 2022: Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Design Engineering, School of Engineering, Deakin University
2014 - 2018: Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Deakin University
2010 - 2014: Research Fellow, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
2008 - 2010: Research Engineer, Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University
Research interests
- Hydrogen fuel cells, including PEM fuel cell modelling and testing, bipolar plate manufacturing and manufacturing process design (see metal forming research below).
- Sheet metal forming, including: cold and hot stamping; roll forming; micro and macro-scale; experimental analysis and numerical modelling
- Tool wear, tribology and lubrication, including: understanding fundamental wear mechanisms; abrasion and adhesion; numerical modelling of wear mechanisms (micro scale) and to predict wear behaviour (macro scale); wear monitoring
- Thermo-mechanical numerical modelling, including applications in cold and hot forming, micro-forming, temperature at wearing interfaces, thermal-mechanical-metallurgical process, automotive crash structures
- Condition-based monitoring and signal processing for wear in manufacturing processes
Publications
D Grasser, S Corujeira Gallo, M Pereira, M Barnett
(2024), Vol. 207, pp. 1-14, Minerals Engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Design principles for wear liners with inserts in mining chutes
D Grasser, S Gallo, M Barnett, M Pereira
(2024), Vol. 436, pp. 1-14, Powder Technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Friction and Wear in Stages of Galling for Sheet Metal Forming Applications
Timothy Devenport, James Griffin, Bernard Rolfe, Michael Pereira
(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 1-16, Lubricants, Basel, Switzerland, C1
M Bourhis, M Pereira, F Ravelet
(2023), Vol. 209, pp. 63-70, Renewable Energy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
M Bourhis, M Pereira, F Ravelet
(2023), Vol. 140, pp. 1-14, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
H Edwards, M Pereira, S Gharaie, R Omrani, B Shabani
(2023), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, C1
Finite element model for micro-stamping titanium bipolar plate
M Khademi, P Zhang, M Pereira, A Sreenivas, M Weiss
(2023), Vol. 28, pp. 1531-1540, Materials Research Proceedings, E1
Investigation of material failure in micro-stamping of metallic bipolar plates
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, P Hodgson, M Weiss
(2022), Vol. 73, pp. 54-66, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Grasser, S Corujeira Gallo, M Pereira, M Barnett
(2022), Vol. 494-495, pp. 1-14, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Analysis of Acoustic Emissions for Determination of the Mechanical Effects of Scratch Tests
T Devenport, B Rolfe, M Pereira, J Griffin
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-22, Applied Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Modelling of impeller-tumbler wear test with discrete element method
V Zolotarevskiy, S Corujeira Gallo, M Pereira, M Barnett
(2022), Vol. 510-511, Wear, C1
M Bourhis, M Pereira, F Ravelet
(2022), Vol. 34, pp. 1-14, Physics of Fluids, Melville, N.Y., C1-1
Arati Mane, Shilpa Jain, Ankita Jain, Vijay Nema, Swarali Kurle, Vandana Saxena, Michael Pereira, Atul Sirsat, Gaurav Pathak, Vikalp Bhoi, Shailaja Bhavsar, Samiran Panda
(2022), Vol. 130, pp. 671-677, APMIS, London, Eng., C1-1
Polyimide aerogels for ballistic impact protection
Sadeq Malakooti, Stephanie Vivod, Michael Pereira, Charles Ruggeri, Duane Revilock, Runyu Zhang, Haiquan Guo, Daniel Scheiman, Linda McCorkle, Hongbing Lu
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Toward a detection approach of surge precursors using a semi-classical signal analysis method
Michael Deligant, Michael Pereira, Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati, Farid Bakir, Sofiane Khelladi
(2022), Vol. 137, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS, C1-1
Arati Mane, Shilpa Jain, Ankita Jain, Michael Pereira, Atul Sirsat, Gaurav Pathak, Vikalp Bhoi, Shailaja Bhavsar, Samiran Panda
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-7, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
M Hamlaoui, A Smaili, I Dobrev, M Pereira, H Fellouah, S Khelladi
(2022), Vol. 238, ENERGY, C1-1
M Bourhis, M Pereira, F Ravelet, I Dobrev
(2022), Vol. 130, EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, C1-1
Deformation and Fracture in Micro-stamping Process
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Abeyrathna, B Rolfe, D E.Wilkosz, P Hodgson, M Weiss
(2022), pp. 61-69, Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, E1
M Weiss, P Zhang, M Pereira, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, P Hodgson
(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 1-21, Metals, C1
J Griffin, V Shanbhag, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2021), Vol. 116, pp. 579-596, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, C1
Turbulence in electromagnetically driven Keplerian flows
M Vernet, M Pereira, S Fauve, C Gissinger
(2021), Vol. 924, pp. 1-28, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Michael Pereira, Florent Ravelet, Kamel Azzouz, Tarik Azzam, Hamid Oualli, Smaine Kouidri, Farid Bakir
(2021), Vol. 23, pp. 1-16, Entropy, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Benjamin Wunsch, Kuan Hsieh, Sung-Cheol Kim, Michael Pereira, Stanislav Lukashov, Chris Scerbo, John Papalia, Elizabeth Duch, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Stacey Gifford, Joshua Smith
(2021), Vol. 6, pp. 1-12, Advanced Materials Technologies, London, Eng., C1-1
The Anterior Cingulate Cortex Predicts Future States to Mediate Model-Based Action Selection
Thomas Akam, Ines Rodrigues-Vaz, Ivo Marcelo, Xiangyu Zhang, Michael Pereira, Rodrigo Oliveira, Peter Dayan, Rui Costa
(2021), Vol. 109, pp. 149-163.E7, Neuron, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Investigation of galling wear using acoustic emission frequency characteristics
V Shanbhag, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2020), Vol. 8, Lubricants, C1
Plastic instability and fracture of ultra-thin stainless-steel sheet
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Abeyrathna, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, P Hodgson, M Weiss
(2020), Vol. 202, pp. 699-716, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Investigation of magnetic composites using as photocatalyst and antibacterial application
Faezeh Hashemi, Hassan Rizi, Khalil Gheisari, Hossein Motamedi, Michael Pereira, Mohammadali Shirinbayan
(2020), Vol. 119, pp. 1-12, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
A non-randomised trial of video and written educational adjuncts in undergraduate ophthalmology
H Hogg, Michael Pereira, Julian Purdy, Richard Frearson, Gordon Lau
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 1-8, BMC Medical Education, London, Eng., C1-1
Effects of strain rate and temperature on the mechanical behavior of high-density polyethylene
Abderrahmane Lamri, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Michael Pereira, Laurianne Truffault, Joseph Fitoussi, Saad Lamouri, Farid Bakir, Abbas Tcharkhtchi
(2020), Vol. 137, pp. 1-10, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, London, Eng., C1-1
Micro-roll forming of stainless steel bipolar plates for fuel cells
B Abeyrathna, P Zhang, M Pereira, D Wilkosz, M Weiss
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 3861-3875, International journal of hydrogen energy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Understanding galling wear initiation and progression using force and acoustic emissions sensors
V Shanbhag, B Rolfe, J Griffin, N Arunachalam, M Pereira
(2019), Vol. 436-437, Wear, C1
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Abeyrathna, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, M Weiss
(2019), Vol. 164, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, C1
1/f noise and long-term memory of coherent structures in a turbulent shear flow
M Pereira, C Gissinger, S Fauve
(2019), Vol. 99, pp. 1-5, Physical Review E, College Park, Md., C1-1
Investigation of stamping tool wear initiation at microscopic level using acoustic emission sensors
V Shanbhag, B Rolfe, Arunachalam N, M Pereira
(2019), Vol. 794, pp. 285-294, AEPA 2018 : Proceedings of the 14th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Engineering Plasticity and its Applications: Key Engineering Materials, Jeju Island, Korea, E1
The surface temperature prediction on steel-tool steel sliding pairs
P Okonkwo, G Kelly, M Khan, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Islam
(2019), pp. 1-5, ICMSAO 2019 : 8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization, Manama, Bahrain, E1
Developing smart multi-sensor monitoring for tool wear in stamping process
Vignesh Shanbhag, Michael Pereira, Brendan Voss, Indivarie Ubhayaratne, Bernard Rolfe
(2019), Vol. 651, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2019 : Proceedings of the 38th International Deep Drawing Research Group Annual Conference, Enschede, Netherlands, E1
A Novel Tailored Hot Stamping Tooling Concept to Achieve Multiple Locally Tailored Zones
Y Wang, M Pereira, B Rolfe, Y Liu, Z Zhu, J Zhu, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2019), ICHSU 2018 : Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening, Hefei, China, E1
Analyzing Large Tooling Cooling Using CFD
B Rolfe, W Gao, M Pereira, Y Wang, L Pan, G Rui
(2019), pp. 250-256, ICHSU 2018 : Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening, Hefei, China, E1
Roll formability of aluminium foam sandwich panels
M Weiss, B Abeyrathna, M Pereira
(2018), Vol. 97, pp. 953-965, International journal of advanced manufacturing technology, London, Eng., C1
Investigating galling wear behaviour in sheet metal stamping using acoustic emissions
V Shanbhag, B Rolfe, N Arunachalam, M Pereira
(2018), Vol. 414-415, pp. 31-42, Wear, C1
Sensory threshold neuromuscular electrical stimulation fosters motor imagery performance
Tiffany Corbet, Inaki Iturrate, Michael Pereira, Serafeim Perdikis, Jose Millan
(2018), Vol. 176, pp. 268-276, NeuroImage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Human EEG reveals distinct neural correlates of power and precision grasping types
Inaki Iturrate, Ricardo Chavarriaga, Michael Pereira, Huaijian Zhang, Tiffany Corbet, Robert Leeb, Jose Millan
(2018), Vol. 181, pp. 635-644, NeuroImage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Michael Pereira, Ferran Argelaguet, Jose Millan, Anatole Lecuyer
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 1-5, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1-1
A new strain-based method to determine GTN parameters for thin stainless steel foil
P Zhang, Michael Pereira, Bernard Rolfe, Daniel Wilkosz, Buddhika Abeyrathna, Matthias Weiss
(2018), Vol. 1063, pp. 1-6, NUMISHEET 2018: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference and Workshop on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes, Tokyo, Japan, E1
Understanding the source of acoustic emission signals during the wear of stamping tools
V Shanbhag, B Rolfe, N Arunachalam, M Pereira
(2018), Vol. 418, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2018 : Forming of high performance sheet materials and components : Proceedings of the 37th International Deep Drawing Research Group Conference, Waterloo, Ont., E1
Audio signal analysis for tool wear monitoring in sheet metal stamping
I Ubhayaratne, M Pereira, Y Xiang, B Rolfe
(2017), Vol. 85, pp. 809-826, Mechanical systems and signal processing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Second-Order Cyclostationary Statistics-Based Blind Source Extraction from Convolutional Mixtures
Y Xiang, D Peng, I Ubhayaratne, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2017), Vol. 5, pp. 2011-2019, IEEE Access, C1
A new methodology for measuring galling wear severity in high strength steels
B Voss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Doolan
(2017), Vol. 390-391, pp. 334-345, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Action Monitoring Cortical Activity Coupled to Submovements
Michael Pereira, Aleksander Sobolewski, Jose Millan
(2017), Vol. 4, pp. 1-12, eNeuro, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Local patchworking of sheet properties combining carburization and hot stamping
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, Y Wang, M Pereira, H Kong, D Fabijanic, K Hu, R Han, K Gao, A Liu, L Pan, Y Bi, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2017), pp. 346-351, ICHSU 2016 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening, Xian, China, E1
Time series analysis of tool wear in sheet metal stamping using acoustic emission
V Shanbhag, M Pereira, B Rolfe, N Arunachalam
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017 : Materials modelling and testing for sheet metal forming : Proceedings of the 36th IDDRG Conference 2017, Munich, Germany, E1
Deformation in micro roll forming of bipolar plate
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, M Weiss
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017 : Materials modelling and testing for sheet metal forming : Proceedings of the 36th IDDRG 2017 Conference, Munich, Germany, E1
B Voss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Doolan
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017: Materials Modelling and Testing for Sheet Metal Forming : Proceedings of the International Deep Drawing Research Group, Munich, Germany, E1
J Long, M Pereira, S Chandrasekaran
(2017), pp. 963-973, AAEE 2017 : Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, NSW, E1
Understanding wear conditions during hot stamping
M Pereira, A Abdollahpoor, B Rolfe, P Zhang, C Wang
(2016), pp. 585-590, Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
Experimental investigation of tailored hot stamping parts
A Abdollahpoor, M Pereira, B Rolfe, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2016), pp. 443-448, Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
Advances in tailored hot stamping - innovations in material and local patchwork topology
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, M Pereira, H Kong, E Pavlina, M Cai, D Fabijanic, K Hu, R Han, L Pan, Y Bi, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2016), pp. 413-418, dvanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2016), Vol. 228, pp. 125-136, Journal of materials processing technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The effect of sliding speed on the wear of steel-tool steel pairs
P Okonkwo, G Kelly, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2016), Vol. 97, pp. 218-227, Tribology international, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Comparison of ductile damage models during scratch tests - a numerical study
A Mostaani, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2016), pp. 126-133, BALTTRIB' 2015: Proceedings of the 8th International Scientific Conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, E1
Forming parts over small radii
S Hazra, D Hughes, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2016), Vol. 734, pp. 1-4, NUMISHEET 2016: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference and Workshop on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes, Bristol, England, E1
Robustness of the tailored hot stamping process
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao
(2015), Vol. 1063, pp. 177-180, Advanced materials research, Zurich, Switzerland, C1
The crash behaviour of hot stamped components - the effect of tailoring conditions
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2015), pp. 591-599, CHS2 2015 : 5th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel, Toronto, Canada, E1
M Pereira, K Ubhayaratne, B Voss, S Simon, M Doolan, Y Xiang
(2015), pp. 1-6, APAC 2015 : 18th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference : Meeting Regional Challenges with Global Technology, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Understanding temperature and contact pressure in hot stamped channels
B Rolfe, P Zhang, A Abdollahpoor, C Wang, M Pereira
(2015), pp. 793-800, CHS2 2015 : 5th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel, Toronto, Canada, E1
An audio signal based model for condition monitoring of sheet metal stamping process
I Ubhayaratne, Y Xiang, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2015), pp. 1267-1272, ICIEA 2015: Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Auckland, New Zealand, E1
Michael Pereira, Aleksander Sobolewski, Jose Millan
(2015), pp. 2319-2322, EMBC 2015 : Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2015, Milan, Italy, E1-1
Temperature conditions during 'cold' sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2014), Vol. 214, pp. 1749-1758, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, C1
Data management routines for reproducible research using the G-Node Python Client library
Andrey Sobolev, Adrian Stoewer, Michael Pereira, Christian Kellner, Christian Garbers, Philipp Rautenberg, Thomas Wachtler
(2014), Vol. 8, FRONTIERS IN NEUROINFORMATICS, Switzerland, C1-1
Investigation of the tailored hot stamping components under crash loading
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2014), pp. 151-159, Innovative Materials and Structures Technologies: METECH'14 Metallurgical Materials and Structure Conference Proceedings, Istanbul, Turkey, E1
The effect of the die radius profile accuracy on wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, M Weiss, B Rolfe, T Hilditch
(2013), Vol. 66, pp. 44-53, International journal of machine tools and manufacture, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Applying a modified austenite transformation model into a thermo-mechanical model of hot stamping
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, A Asgari, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2013), pp. 155-160, IDDRG 2013 : Proceedings of the International Deep-Drawing Research Group. Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, E1
The effect of temperature on sliding wear of steel-tool steel pairs
P Okonkwo, G Kelly, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2012), Vol. 282-283, pp. 22-30, Wear, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Tool wear in sheet metal stamping
W Yan, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2012), Vol. 421, pp. 750-753, Advanced materials research, Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland, C1
Wear at the die radius in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2012), Vol. 274-275, pp. 355-367, Wear, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Srikanth Tripathy, Michael Pereira, Sriram Tripathy
(2012), Vol. 32, pp. 175-+, CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, United States, C1-1
Effects of temperature in relation to sheet metal stamping
P Okonkwo, M Pereira, G Kelly, B Rolfe
(2011), pp. 114-118, MEQAPS 2011 : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Production Systems, Barcelona, Spain, E1
Deformation and frictional heating in relation to wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, P Okonkwo, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2010), Vol. 81, pp. 713-716, Steel research international, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Sliding distance, contact pressure and wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2010), Vol. 268, pp. 1275-1284, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Contact pressure evolution at the die radius in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, J Duncan, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2009), Vol. 209, pp. 3532-3541, Journal of materials processing technology, Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland, C1
Wear mechanisms in forming of HSS and AHSS
M Weiss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, T Hilditch
(2009), pp. 691-702, IDDRG 2009 : Material property data for more effective numerical analysis : Proceedings of the International Deep-Drawing Research Group 2009 annual conference, Golden, Colorado, E1-1
Statistical analysis of finite element modeling in sheet metal forming and springback analysis
S Asgari, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Dingle, P Hodgson
(2008), Vol. 203, pp. 129-136, Journal of materials processing technology, Zürich, Switzerland, C1
Contact pressure evolution and its relation to wear in sheet metal forming
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2008), Vol. 265, pp. 1687-1699, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Contact pressure prediction in sheet metal forming using finite element analysis
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2008), pp. 361-371, IDDRG 2008 : Proceedings of the IDDRG 2008 Conference : Best in class stamping, 16-18 June 2008, Olofström, Sweden, Olofstrom, Sweden, E1
Modeling of contact pressure in sheet metal forming
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2007), Vol. 561, pp. 1975-1978, Materials Science Forum, Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland, C1
Contact pressure and wear in sheet metal forming - an FEM analysis
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2006), pp. 73-77, SIF 2006 : Conference Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Integrity and Failure, Sydney, Australia, E1
Sheet forming simulation and springback prediction for AHSS automotive components
M Pereira, A Asgari, T de Souza, B Rolfe, M Dingle, P Hodgson
(2005), pp. 51-62, Copper for the 21st century : proceedings of the conference held September 25-28, 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA, Pittsburgh, USA, E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Developing an environmentally friendly, low cost solution to reduce wear and improve productivity in metal forming
Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Matthew Doolan, Dr Michael Pereira
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2014: $114,889
- 2013: $104,207
- 2012: $163,652
ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency
Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Ming-Xing Zhang, Dr Jeffrey Gates, A/Prof Christopher Hutchinson, Dr Christopher Solnordal, Dr Balamurali Hebbar Majil, Mr Kuno Brautigam, Mr Tony Klein, Mr Alexander Lewis-Gray, Edward Humphries, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Hooyar Attar
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
- 2020: $618,216
- 2019: $616,556
- 2018: $593,541
- 2017: $568,774
- 2016: $1,003,961
Other Public Sector Funding
Improving performance and quality of sound and fire barrier panels.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna, Dr Michael Pereira
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2020: $50,000
Improving performance and quality of sound and fire barriers - Phase 2
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Yong Sun, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2022: $20,684
- 2021: $29,316
Understanding material deformation in the roll forming of high strength metals.
Dr Michael Pereira, Mr Abdelrahman Essa Ali Essa
International Education Resilience Fund
- 2022: $12,000
Barwon South West Clean Energy Investment Footprint.
Dr Michael Pereira, Mr Felipe Manuel Bastarrica, Dr Don Gunasekera, Ms Ailiche Goddard-Clegg, Ms Loren Tuck, Mr Adam Fletcher, Prof Joshua Newton
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2024: $13,545
- 2023: $13,600
Industry and Other Funding
Developing an environmentally friendly, low cost solution to reduce wear and improve productivity in metal forming
Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Matthew Doolan, Dr Michael Pereira
Ford Australia
- 2013: $183,000
Modelling of WISCO¿s Hot Stamping Process
Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira, Prof Lingxue Kong, Prof Peter Hodgson
Wuhan Iron and Steel Company Limited
- 2017: $165,000
- 2014: $75,000
ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency
Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Ming-Xing Zhang, Dr Jeffrey Gates, A/Prof Christopher Hutchinson, Dr Christopher Solnordal, Dr Balamurali Hebbar Majil, Mr Kuno Brautigam, Mr Tony Klein, Mr Alexander Lewis-Gray, Edward Humphries, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Hooyar Attar
Bradken Resources Pty Ltd, IXL Metal Castings Pty Ltd, Weir Minerals Australia Ltd, HYCAST METALS PTY LTD, GEKKO SYSTEMS PTY LTD, Keech Castings Australia Pty Ltd, Trelleborg Engineered Products Australia Pty Ltd, CAST BONDING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
- 2021: $183,000
- 2020: $177,000
- 2018: $130,000
- 2017: $165,000
Project No. 2 Metal prototype knife block build and testing
Dr Michael Pereira
GHAPL Grant - Research - Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd
- 2017: $11,857
Improving performance and quality of sound and fire barrier panels.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna, Dr Michael Pereira
Speedpanel (Vic) Pty Ltd
- 2020: $30,586
- 2019: $30,586
Improving performance and quality of sound and fire barriers - Phase 2
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Yong Sun, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna
Speedpanel Holdings Pty Ltd
- 2022: $25,978
- 2021: $25,977
- 2020: $25,977
A Forming technology to produce bipolar plates for Alkaline Electrolyser cells.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Peng Neo Zhang
Hysata Pty Ltd
- 2023: $77,505
- 2022: $70,012
A new fire rated wall panel design.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Peng Neo Zhang
Speedpanel (Vic) Pty Ltd
- 2023: $50,000
A Forming technology to produce bipolar plates for Alkaline Electrolyser cells 2nd Project.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Peng Neo Zhang
Hysata Pty Ltd
- 2023: $132,567
Other Funding Sources
Tool Wear Prediction Model on the Stamping of AHSS and UHSS
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira
AutoCRC Ltd
- 2015: $43,209
- 2014: $127,464
- 2013: $15,492
A new advanced manufacturing technology to manufacture fire rated and acoustic panel systems.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Peng Neo Zhang, Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna
Innovative Manfacturing CRC Limited
- 2022: $199,330
A fire rated wall panel system for commercial and residential construction.
A/Prof Matthias Weiss, A/Prof Will Gates, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Peng Neo Zhang
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects Program, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
- 2024: $178,164
Supervisions
Daniel Grasser
Thesis entitled: Design Principles for Inserts in Wear Resistant Composites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Vignesh Vishnudas Shanbhag
Thesis entitled: Understanding galling in sheet metal stamping using acoustic emissions.
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Kongalage Nishchitha Indivarie Ubhayaratne
Thesis entitled: Audio-based signal extraction techniques for stamping tool condition monitoring
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Peng Zhang
Thesis entitled: Micro-forming Thin Stainless-steel Sheet
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Hassan Khoshzaban Khosroshahi
Thesis entitled: The Process-Structure-Properties of Steel in Abrasive Wear
Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials
Amir Abdollahpoor
Thesis entitled: Crashworthiness study on hot stamping components with tailored mechanical properties
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Paul Okonkwo
Thesis entitled: Effects of Temperature and Speed on the Wear of Steel
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials