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Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
A World Class Future Fibre Industry Transformation Research Hub
Prof Xungai Wang, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Tong Lin, Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, Prof Luke Henderson, A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Prof Gregory Rutledge, A/Prof Friedrich Vollrath, Prof David Kaplan, Prof Uwe Pieles, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Jeffrey Wiggins, Dr Ian Blanchonette, Prof Russell Varley, Dr Tony Pierlot, Dr Linda Hillbrick, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi, Dr Andrew Parratt, Dr Mandy De Souza, Mr Thomas Hussey
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2019: $500,069
- 2018: $982,400
- 2017: $986,915
- 2016: $990,154
- 2015: $1,434,570
Structure property relationships in thermoplastic nanocomposites
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Ms Jamie Gilbert
AINSE Grant - Postgraduate Research Award
- 2015: $7,500
P5 Novel carbon Fibre Preform ITTC ATLAS
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Adrian Mouritz, Stuart Bateman, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi, Mr Richard Taube
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
- 2020: $15,649
- 2019: $31,298
- 2018: $84,642
- 2017: $137,986
ARC Research Hub for Functional and Sustainable Fibres
Prof Joselito Razal, Prof Russell Varley, Prof Luke Henderson, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Maryam Naebe, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Christopher Hurren, A/Prof Weiwei Lei, Mr Warren Sexton, Wayne Best, Mr David Tester, Mr Joshua Handcock, Dr Murray Height, Mr Thomas Hussey, Dr Ashley Denmead, Mr Blake Harris, Dr Stuart Gordon, Prof Seeram Ramakrishna, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Michael Hummel, Dr Julia Reisser, Dr Tom Whyte, Phil Warner, Mark Dunstan
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2024: $395,890
- 2023: $1,063,113
- 2022: $1,027,162
- 2021: $1,018,000
Converting textiles waste to novel nanostructured porous carbon fibre
Dr Sulley Li, Prof Minoo Naebe
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2024: $47,792
- 2023: $156,352
Other Public Sector Funding
Towards Copper-free friction materials
Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Minoo Naebe
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- 2017: $24,953
- 2016: $24,953
Preparation of ceramic composites targets for ballistic testing
Prof Minoo Naebe
CSIRO Grant - Research - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2016: $1,370
Bi-component Wet Spinning of Novel Carbon Fibre Precursors
Prof Russell Varley, Dr Huma Khan, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Jasjeet Kaur
CSIRO Scholarship - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2021: $8,500
- 2020: $17,000
- 2019: $17,000
- 2018: $17,000
Materials Development and Design for Electrification and Automation
Prof Bernard Rolfe, A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Prof Russell Varley, Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Matthew Barnett, Dr Thomas Dorin, A/Prof Kazem Ghabraie
DIIS Automotive Engineering Graduate Program - ABN 74 599 608 295
- 2022: $60,676
- 2021: $101,128
- 2019: $242,706
Catalyst Assisted Polyethylene (PE) Recycling
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Kamyar Shirvani Moghaddam, Dr Omid Zabihi, Dr Sobhan Fakhrhoseini
Sustainability Victoria
- 2022: $45,000
- 2021: $50,000
- 2020: $100,000
Pitch pre-cursor material technologies for the future development of high-mesophase content carbon fibres.
Prof Minoo Naebe
DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation
- 2020: $19,500
ARC Research Hub for Functional and Sustainable Fibres
Prof Joselito Razal, Prof Russell Varley, Prof Luke Henderson, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Maryam Naebe, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Christopher Hurren, A/Prof Weiwei Lei, Mr Warren Sexton, Wayne Best, Mr David Tester, Mr Joshua Handcock, Dr Murray Height, Mr Thomas Hussey, Dr Ashley Denmead, Mr Blake Harris, Dr Stuart Gordon, Prof Seeram Ramakrishna, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Michael Hummel, Dr Julia Reisser, Dr Tom Whyte, Phil Warner, Mark Dunstan
Transport for NSW, Transport Accident Commission
- 2023: $50,000
- 2022: $25,000
Recycling Polypropylene Waste for High Value Added Application - Sustainability Vic
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Omid Zabihi
Sustainability Victoria
- 2024: $51,000
- 2023: $76,500
- 2022: $76,500
- 2021: $51,000
Optimisation of humic feedstocks for incorporation into PAN carbon fibre precursor.
Prof Minoo Naebe
Department of Industry
- 2022: $60,000
Circular Economy focused model for materials assessment.
Prof Minoo Naebe, Miss Parisa Zamani
International Education Resilience Fund
- 2022: $15,000
Industry and Other Funding
VCAMM DMTC Project 7.1.2 - High Curvature Armour Systems
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Daniel Fabijanic
VCAMMl Grant - Research
- 2013: $120,107
- 2012: $240,111
- 2011: $236,000
- 2010: $112,000
PE Pipe Material Upgrade Feasibility Study
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Kevin Magniez
Qenos
- 2012: $286,050
VCAMM DMTC Project 7.1.2 - High Curvature Armour Systems
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Bronwyn Fox
VCAMMl Grant - Research
- 2014: $133,297
- 2013: $38,739
3-138 Low Cost Automotive Grade PAN based Carbon Fibers
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Claudia Creighton
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2016: $137
- 2015: $51,314
- 2014: $41,080
VCAMM DMTC Project 7.1.2 - High Curvature Armour Systems -2014-2015
Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Bronwyn Fox
VCAMMl Grant - Research
- 2015: $160,571
- 2014: $49,133
Project 3-127 - High Volume Process to Manufacture of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composite parts for Automotive Applications
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Claudia Creighton
The Boeing Company
- 2014: $24,650
High Barrier and Strength Polyethylene Nanocomposites
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Bronwyn Fox
Qenos
- 2017: $15,000
- 2016: $30,075
- 2015: $93,225
- 2014: $31,525
A World Class Future Fibre Industry Transformation Research Hub
Prof Xungai Wang, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Tong Lin, Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, Prof Luke Henderson, A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Prof Gregory Rutledge, A/Prof Friedrich Vollrath, Prof David Kaplan, Prof Uwe Pieles, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Jeffrey Wiggins, Dr Ian Blanchonette, Prof Russell Varley, Dr Tony Pierlot, Dr Linda Hillbrick, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi, Dr Andrew Parratt, Dr Mandy De Souza, Mr Thomas Hussey
HeiQ Pty Ltd, Quickstep Automotive Pty Limited, Carbon Revolution Pty Ltd, Cytomatrix Grant - Research, Draggin Jeans, Xefco Pty Ltd, Ear Science Institute Australia Incorporated
- 2021: $122,916
- 2019: $600,000
- 2018: $600,000
- 2017: $600,000
- 2016: $450,000
Nano-Enhanced Polymer Bonded Magnets
Prof Minoo Naebe
Polygauss Ltd
- 2014: $8,380
Nano-enhanced Interface in Carbon Fibre Composites
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Bronwyn Fox
NanoCarbon Pty Ltd
- 2015: $23,904
Next generation fibre program-Carbon fibre structure property relationship
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe
The Boeing Company
- 2015: $64,402
Quickstep processing of thermoformable composite sheet for Stora Enzo
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Nishar Hameed
Stora Enso Oyj
- 2016: $24,770
- 2015: $24,770
DMTC Project 7.1.2 - High Curvature Armour Systems
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Bronwyn Fox
Defence Materials Technology Centre
- 2016: $137,819
- 2015: $48,709
Carbon fibres that grow on trees: Next generation of sustainable and low cost fibres- has been received and is under consideration.
Prof Minoo Naebe
CASS Grant - Research - The CASS Foundation Limited
- 2016: $55,000
Polyolefine based nanocomposites
Prof Minoo Naebe
Qenos
- 2016: $5,000
- 2015: $15,000
ARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures (ATLAS)
Dr Chun Hui Wang, Prof Adrian Mouritz, Stuart Bateman, Dr Mark Easton, Prof Milan Brandt, Martin Leary, Prof Michael Cardew-Hall, Dr Paul Compston, Dr Matthew Doolan, Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Matthias Weiss, Prof Luke Henderson, Mr Richard Taube, Bita Ghaffari, Nia Harrison, Dr Adam Best, Prof Russell Varley, Richard Evans, Henry Wolfkamp, Brian Hughes, Carl De Koning, Richard Axe, Edward Albert, Brian Oxley, Albert Sedlmaier, Prof Anthony Kinloch, Michael Wisnom, Paul Sanders, Marion Merklein
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2017: $132,087
- 2016: $130,701
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
Towards Copper-free friction materials
Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Minoo Naebe
FMP Group Australia Pty Ltd
- 2017: $12,476
- 2016: $37,430
Small Diameter PAN-Based Carbon Fiber
Prof Luke Henderson, Prof Minoo Naebe
Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America
- 2018: $62,782
- 2017: $17,807
- 2016: $23,061
Next generation fibres program: X-ray scattering characterisation
A/Prof Peter Lynch, Prof Douglas Creighton, Prof Minoo Naebe
The Boeing Company
- 2016: $64,614
DMTC Project 7.1.2 - High Curvature Armour Systems 2016-17
Prof Minoo Naebe
Defence Materials Technology Centre
- 2017: $215,808
- 2016: $36,643
Nano-enhanced polyethylene based carbon fibre - Jarret Grout
Prof Minoo Naebe
Imagine Intelligent Materials Pty Ltd
- 2018: $6,000
- 2017: $6,000
- 2016: $6,000
Investigation of high modulus carbon fibres from PAN precursor
Prof Minoo Naebe
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2016: $9,188
Development of a cost model for production of carbon fibre
Prof Minoo Naebe
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2018: $130,326
- 2017: $66,183
Next generation fibers program: X-ray scattering characterisation
A/Prof Peter Lynch, Dr Claudia Creighton, Prof Minoo Naebe
The Boeing Company
- 2017: $64,514
DMTC Project 7.49 - D4 forming and testing
Prof Minoo Naebe
Defence Materials Technology Centre
- 2018: $839
- 2017: $47,160
P5 Novel carbon Fibre Preform ITTC ATLAS
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Adrian Mouritz, Stuart Bateman, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi, Mr Richard Taube
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2020: $4,000
- 2019: $8,000
- 2018: $20,000
- 2017: $32,000
Hybrid Composite Materials and Structures - 3.48
Prof Minoo Naebe
Defence Materials Technology Centre
- 2021: $12,832
- 2020: $48,601
- 2019: $104,906
- 2018: $96,550
Low-cost sustainable lignin-based precursor fibre for the production of automotive grade carbon fibre.
Prof Minoo Naebe
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2020: $70,932
- 2019: $73,475
- 2018: $66,492
Soldier Protection System Concept Exploration Project No 7.64
Prof Minoo Naebe
Defence Materials Technology Centre
- 2020: $33,661
- 2019: $24,393
- 2018: $17,709
Development of Durable Carbon Fibre Composites for Prosthetic Feet.
Dr Sulley Li, Prof Minoo Naebe
Hebei Guanchengyuexing Technology Co Ltd
- 2019: $50,000
- 2018: $50,000
Research and Development of Charged Multifunctional Composite Filter Material.
Dr Sulley Li, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Weiwei Lei
Xiamen FilterTech Industrial Corporation
- 2022: $30,331
- 2019: $133,416
- 2018: $60,289
Chemicals assisted stablization of PAN precursor for production of low cost carbon fibre for automotive application.
Prof Minoo Naebe
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2018: $20,111
Carbon Fibre from Victorian Lignite
Prof Minoo Naebe
Brown Coal Innovation Australia limited
- 2020: $160,000
- 2019: $97,458
Textile grade PAN precursor for development of low cost carbon fibre.
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Sulley Li
Ford USA Grant - Research
- 2021: $67,412
- 2020: $70,932
- 2019: $73,195
ARC Research Hub for Functional and Sustainable Fibres
Prof Joselito Razal, Prof Russell Varley, Prof Luke Henderson, Prof Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Nolene Byrne, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Maryam Naebe, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Christopher Hurren, A/Prof Weiwei Lei, Mr Warren Sexton, Wayne Best, Mr David Tester, Mr Joshua Handcock, Dr Murray Height, Mr Thomas Hussey, Dr Ashley Denmead, Mr Blake Harris, Dr Stuart Gordon, Prof Seeram Ramakrishna, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Michael Hummel, Dr Julia Reisser, Dr Tom Whyte, Phil Warner, Mark Dunstan
ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd, HeiQ Pty Ltd, Nanollose Limited, Xefco Pty Ltd, Conveyor Products and Solutions, C Sea Solutions P/L (trading as ULUU), Simba Global Pty Ltd, Carbon Revolution Operations Pty Ltd
- 2024: $75,000
- 2023: $587,500
- 2022: $337,500
Carbon Fibre from Alberta Oilsand Asphaltene.
Prof Minoo Naebe
Alberta Innovates
- 2021: $20,879
- 2020: $32,379
Chemical and physical analysis of polycake waste materials
Prof Minoo Naebe
Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
- 2021: $15,566
A Circular Economy Approach for Development of low-Cost Carbon Fibre
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Ram Yadav
CASS Grant - Research - The CASS Foundation Limited
- 2022: $60,000
Carbon Fibre from Alberta Oilsands Aspahltene (AOA) - Phase 2
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Ram Yadav
Alberta Innovates
- 2023: $274,894
- 2022: $146,481
- 2021: $220,542
Recycling Polypropylene Waste for High Value Added Application - Gale Pacific.
Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Omid Zabihi
Gale Pacific Limited
- 2024: $11,500
- 2023: $41,500
- 2021: $30,000
Novel Modification and Spin-Processing of Asphaltene to Produce Low-Cost High Performance Carbon Fibers.
Prof Minoo Naebe
Alberta Innovates
- 2023: $42,058
- 2022: $86,986
Other Funding Sources
Project 1.1b - Next Generation Armour Technologies
Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof David Dunstan, Mr James Sandlin, Prof Minoo Naebe
CRC_AdManuf Grant - Cooperative Research Centre
- 2010: $80,626
C2-27 Lightweight Interiors
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe
CRC_AAT Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd
- 2012: $155,401
- 2011: $53,877
- 2010: $12,867
3-138 Low Cost Automotive Grade PAN based Carbon Fibers
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Claudia Creighton
AutoCRC Ltd
- 2017: $74,250
- 2015: $81,335
Project 3-127 - High Volume Process to Manufacture of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composite parts for Automotive Applications
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Claudia Creighton
AutoCRC Ltd
- 2017: $10,000
- 2016: $17,497
- 2015: $42,955
TBA - Mohammad Mahdi Abolhasani - Islamic Republic of Iran
Prof Minoo Naebe
DET - Endeavour Research Fellowship - funding to recipient
- 2016: $1,500
RP1-05 Cracking in PE pipe
Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Hamid Khayyam, Dr Nishar Hameed
Energy Pipelines CRC
- 2016: $45,000
- 2015: $4,100
P5 Novel carbon Fibre Preform ITTC ATLAS
Prof Minoo Naebe, Prof Adrian Mouritz, Stuart Bateman, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi, Mr Richard Taube
RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 2018: $3,000
- 2017: $6,000
Supervisions
Parisa Zamani
Thesis entitled: Development of Recyclable and Sustainable Carbon Fiber Polymer Composites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Kalyana Veerabadhrabalaji Chandrasekara Bharathi
Thesis entitled: Basalt fiber reinforced polypropylene composites for automotive applications
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Thesis entitled: Metal Organic Frameworks Towards Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposite Applications
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Jaehoon Choi
Thesis entitled: Structural battery composite for automotive applications
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Prakash Macchindra Gore
Thesis entitled: FUNCTIONALISED SILK MATERIALS FOR WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Prashant Raghunath Gharal
Thesis entitled: Effect of recycled acrylic fibre and external additives on the evolution of structure and properties of PAN Precursor and carbon fibres
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Mojtaba Ahmadi
Thesis entitled: Development of improved interface in polymer composites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Jarret James Grout
Thesis entitled: Chemical and structural changes in polyethylene carbon fiber precursors
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Kamyar Shirvani Moghaddam
Thesis entitled: Structure-Property relationship in polyethylene composite
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Seyed Mousa Fakhrhoseini
Thesis entitled: Pathways to reduce energy consumption in thermal stabilisation process of polyacrylonitrile fibre
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Seyedeh Azam Oroumei
Thesis entitled: Processing, Manufacturing, and Characterisation of Lignin-Derived Precursor and Carbon Fibres
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Omid Zabihi
Thesis entitled: Chemically Modified Nanoparticles towards Multifunctional High-performance Polymer Nanocomposites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Sajjad Shafei
Thesis entitled: Development of Conductive Polymeric Nanostructured Scaffolds
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Ramdayal Yadav
Thesis entitled: Nacre Inspired Polycarbonate Based Nanocomposite for High Impact Application
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Srinivas Nunna
Thesis entitled: Radial Heterogeneity Evolution in Polyacrylonitrile-based Carbon Fiber Precursor during Thermal Stabilization
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Quanxiang Li
Thesis entitled: Hierarchical Composites from Carbon Fibres Electrosprayed with Carbon Nanotubes
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Ruixi Rhea Zhao
Thesis entitled: Recycling Waste Gases from Carbon Fibre Production Towards High-performance Composites
Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials
Ken Aldren Usman
Thesis entitled: Sequentially Bridged Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Architectures
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Huma Khan
Thesis entitled: Wet-spinning and carbonisation of bicomponent and non-circular polyacrylonitrile-based precursors
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Aneesa Padinjakkara
Thesis entitled: The role of modified nano fumed silica and nanocellulose in epoxy based polymer blend
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Chao Liu
Thesis entitled: Investigation of Carbon-based Reinforced Thermoplastic composites Bifunctional activated carbon fibre composite from textile waste for purification
Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials
Vahide Ghanooni Ahmadabadi
Thesis entitled: Nanostructured Anodes for High-rate Lithium-ion Batteries
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Irin Sultana
Thesis entitled: Alloy based anode materials for potassium-ion batteries
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Gelayol Golkarnarenji
Thesis entitled: Predictive Modelling and Multi-Objective Optimisation in Thermal Stabilisation Process of Carbon Fibre
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Khashayar Badii
Thesis entitled: Hybrid mathematical modelling and optimisation for reaction mechanisms of thermal stabilisation in carbon fibre production line
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Ehsan Bafekrpour
Thesis entitled: Fabrication, Characterization, and Modelling of Functionally Graded Nanocomposites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials