Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC)
| Project: | Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) |
| Timeline: | 2008-2012 |
| Project status: | Design |
| Contact (research): | David Pardoe Tel: +61 3 522 73301 |
| Contact (construction): |
Pam Thng Tel: +61 3 522 72650 |
About the project
The Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre will feature the world's first research facility for carbon fibre innovation. This new research centre at the Geelong Technology Precinct (GTP) is supported by a $37 million grant from the Australian Government's Education Investment Fund. Deakin, CSIRO and VCAMM will combine their world-class expertise in fibre science and materials technologies in a new facility accommodating 300 additional staff and students, including 85 CSIRO staff. AFFRIC will be the first research facility in the world capable of producing commercial quantities of aerospace quality carbon fibre.
This exciting project involves the co-location of the materials and fibres research group from CSIRO, the expansion of the existing research activities of Deakin's Centre for Materials and Fibre Innovation, and the construction of a carbon fibre research pilot plant in partnership with the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing.
For more information on material and fibre research at Deakin University, please visit the Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation website.
