Research interests
Advanced materials manufacturing and performance
Material deformation, fatigue and fracture
Teaching interests
Materials and manufacturing
Publications
No publications found
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Improving Composites Affordability To Meet Sustainability Challenges: A Carbon Fibre Wheel To Drive Clean Technology
Prof Adrian Mouritz, A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Dr Matthew Dingle
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2015: $30,000
- 2014: $30,000
- 2013: $30,000
Industry and Other Funding
Improving Composites Affordability To Meet Sustainability Challenges: A Carbon Fibre Wheel To Drive Clean Technology
Prof Adrian Mouritz, A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Dr Matthew Dingle
Carbon Revolution Pty Ltd
- 2015: $40,000
- 2014: $40,000
- 2013: $26,800
Non-destructive Evaluation of Carbon Fibre Wheels
A/Prof Tim Hilditch
Carbon Revolution Pty Ltd
- 2013: $67,928
- 2012: $43,042
- 2011: $21,521
Effect of chemical modification of carbon fibre on mechanical properties of aerospace composites
A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Prof Luke Henderson, Prof Minoo Naebe
Boeing Defence Australia
- 2018: $30,000
- 2017: $10,000
- 2016: $20,000
Literature review - Fatigue behaviour of martensitic steels.
Prof Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Tim Hilditch
Bradken Resources Pty Ltd
- 2021: $10,000
Other Funding Sources
Auto CRC project C1-18: Tool Wear Prediction
A/Prof Tim Hilditch
CRC_AAT Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd
- 2011: $49,894
- 2010: $109,344
- 2009: $143,429
- 2008: $220,515
Auto CRC Initial Project 14, Rapid Tooling Development
A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Prof Peter Hodgson
CRC_AAT Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd
- 2008: $27,720
- 2007: $66,484
Auto CRC - MDO C4-04
A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Prof Peter Hodgson
CRC_AAT Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd
- 2010: $10,981
- 2008: $27,300
Light weight automotive front end structures
A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Prof Matthew Barnett, Dr Aiden Beer
CRC_CAST Cooperative Research Centre CAST CRC Limited
- 2010: $8,918
- 2009: $21,800
Development of a lightweight modular mixed material vehicle platform - C2-23
Dr Matthew Dingle, A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Mr Frank Will
CRC_AAT Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd
- 2012: $255,554
- 2011: $178,449
- 2010: $122,815
3-101 Pickup Canopy Development
Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Kevin Magniez, A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Dr Tim De Souza
AutoCRC Ltd
- 2015: $13,979
- 2014: $81,685
- 2013: $149,617
RP1-06 Cracking in PE pipe
A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Tim Hilditch
Energy Pipelines CRC
- 2017: $138,600
- 2016: $32,800
RP1-07 Cracking in PE and other polymer pipes
A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Tim Hilditch
Energy Pipelines CRC
- 2019: $32,800
- 2018: $98,600
- 2017: $32,800
RP3.1-03: Future proofing plastic pipes
A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Tim Hilditch, Dr Mathew Joosten
Future Fuels CRC Ltd
- 2023: $82,300
- 2022: $120,464
- 2021: $176,000
- 2020: $100,500
- 2019: $155,770
Hydrogen test bed - plastic pipe network
A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Tim Hilditch
Future Fuels CRC Ltd
- 2024: $80,000
- 2022: $126,805
- 2021: $105,800
- 2020: $140,170
Supervisions
Keivan Alhoeinazari
Thesis entitled: Mechanical characterisation of advanced biomedical materials
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
David Yan
Thesis entitled: Machinability and Material Behaviour during Cutting of Titanium 5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr-0.5Fe
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Filip Stojcevski
Thesis entitled: Effect of sizing and surface treatment on carbon fiber mechanical composite performance
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Matthew James Jennings
Thesis entitled: Resin Fillet Formation in Honeycomb Sandwich Structures
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Riddhi Sarkar
Thesis entitled: Repair of Nickel-base Superalloy Components using Direct Energy Deposition
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Salah Mahdi Khaleel Khaleel
Thesis entitled: Understanding the Environmental Effects on CFRP/Aluminium Joints for Automotive Applications
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Mariana Paulino Santos
Thesis entitled: Anisotropy for metals in Non-Associated Flow Plasticity
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Junior Nomani
Thesis entitled: Uncovering machinability issues in duplex stainless steels
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Junior Nomani
Thesis entitled: Uncovering machinability issues in duplex stainless steels
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Sadaf Kashef
Thesis entitled: Biomechanical Properties of Porous Metal Scaffolds as Implant Materials
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Leigh Robertson
Thesis entitled: Fatigue Characterisation of HSS and AHSS
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Shokoufeh Malekjani
Thesis entitled: Cyclic Deformation Behaviour of Nanostructure Al
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials