Prof Daniel Fabijanic

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Professor, Research

Faculty

Instit for Frontier Materials

Department

Instit for Frontier Materials

Campus

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2004
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering), University of Wollongong, 1999

Contact

Career highlights

2005- present: Research Academic, Institute of Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University
2000 - 2004: PhD Candidate, STAMP program, Deakin University
1994 - 1999: Materials Engineering Cadet, BHP Steel

Research interests

Dr Fabijanic's research has been focused on the development novel duplex surface treatments for ferrous metals. Significant emphasis has been on the commercialisation of a patented low temperature duplex surface treatment for aluminium metal forming tooling. Other current research is centered on fluid bed reactor chemical vapour deposition processes (FBR-CVD) for the treatment of metal surfaces. Future research aims to expand the fluidized bed technology platform to include the surface engineering of light metals, coating of powders and fibres, and recycling of materials.

Publications

No publications found

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

ARC Research Hub for Transforming Australia's Manufacturing Industry through High Value Additive Manufacturing

Prof Xinhua Wu, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Christopher Davies, Dr Wenyi Yan, Dr Matthew Dargusch, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Lyndon Edwards, Mr Damien Miller, Mr Gavin Becker, Emilie Herny, Robert Hobbs, Dr Roger Lumley, Thomas Hawkes, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Andrey Molotnikov, Dr Paul Rometsch, Dr Anna Paradoswka, Prof Huanting Wang, Dr Chao Chen, Dr Mark Richardson

ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

  • 2019: $100,000
  • 2018: $150,000
  • 2017: $140,000
  • 2016: $140,000
  • 2015: $130,000

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

ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres

  • 2020: $618,216
  • 2019: $616,556
  • 2018: $593,541
  • 2017: $568,774
  • 2016: $1,003,961

New 3D printed high entropy alloys for exceptional performance in aerospace and mining

Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Svetha Venkatesh, Prof Xinhua Wu, RMIT Ma Qian, Prof B Murty, A/Prof G.D. Janaki Ram, Prof Satyam Suwas, Dr Anand Krishnamurthy

DIISR/AISRF Grant - AISRF/India-Australian Strategic Research Fund - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research

  • 2019: $80,496
  • 2018: $17,996
  • 2017: $461,508

IH200100005 - The ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation

Dr Paul Zulli, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Anthony Somers, Prof Nick Birbilis

ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

  • 2023: $194,837
  • 2022: $134,848
  • 2021: $67,820

Other Public Sector Funding

Process proving of boronizing in a fluid bed reactor

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Department of State Development, Business and Innovation

  • 2014: $50,000

Towards Copper-free friction materials

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Minoo Naebe

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2017: $24,953
  • 2016: $24,953

Towards the optimisation of a novel titanium surface modification process

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2017: $17,664

Towards the optimisation of a novel titanium surface modification process - Phase II

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

DIIS Grant - Global Innvoation Linkages Programme - Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2018: $49,917

Improving the performance of high manganese steels used in rock crushing applications.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Prof Matthew Barnett

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2020: $25,000
  • 2019: $25,000

Improving the Abrasive Wear Resistance of Ground Engaging Tools.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Prof Matthew Barnett

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2021: $49,831

Miniature solid-state 3D metal printing for space applications

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

VESKI Study Melbourne Research Partnerships

  • 2022: $113,780
  • 2021: $30,000

Improving the Abrasive Wear Resistance of Ground Engaging Tools - Phase II

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett, Dr Jithin Joseph

Innovation Connections

  • 2023: $25,000
  • 2022: $25,000

Design and fabrication of duplex matrix hardfacing alloys.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Mr Roshan Sasi

International Education Resilience Fund

  • 2022: $9,000

Industry and Other Funding

Novel Fluidised Bed Duplex Surface Treatments for Ferrous Materials

Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Daniel Fabijanic

HARDTechpl Grant - Research - HARD Technologies Pty. Ltd.

  • 2009: $122,929
  • 2008: $61,732

The carburising resistance of nickel and iron aluminide surface layers

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Peter Hodgson, Mr Jeremy Reuben

Hofmann Engineering Pty Ltd

  • 2010: $6,600

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

Technical consultancy

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Hard Technologies

  • 2013: $1,800

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

Process proving of boronizing in a fluid bed reactor

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Hard Technologies

  • 2013: $12,500

Strategies to improve the ductibility of Zn6AI3Mg coatings

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

OneSteel Wire Pty Ltd

  • 2014: $26,500
  • 2013: $10,000

ARC Research Hub for Transforming Australia's Manufacturing Industry through High Value Additive Manufacturing

Prof Xinhua Wu, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Christopher Davies, Dr Wenyi Yan, Dr Matthew Dargusch, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Lyndon Edwards, Mr Damien Miller, Mr Gavin Becker, Emilie Herny, Robert Hobbs, Dr Roger Lumley, Thomas Hawkes, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Andrey Molotnikov, Dr Paul Rometsch, Dr Anna Paradoswka, Prof Huanting Wang, Dr Chao Chen, Dr Mark Richardson

Monash University

  • 2019: $81,531
  • 2018: $155,919
  • 2017: $153,958
  • 2016: $142,567
  • 2015: $127,065

A method for developing steels for wear resistance in ground engaging applications - student project for Gourab Saha

Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Mr Gourab Saha

Keech Castings Australia Pty Ltd

  • 2017: $20,000
  • 2016: $20,000
  • 2015: $15,000
  • 2014: $25,000

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

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

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, Weir Minerals Australia Ltd, IXL Metal Castings Pty Ltd, GEKKO SYSTEMS PTY LTD, Trelleborg Engineered Products Australia Pty Ltd, HYCAST METALS PTY LTD, Keech Castings Australia Pty Ltd, CAST BONDING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

  • 2021: $183,000
  • 2020: $177,000
  • 2018: $130,000
  • 2017: $165,000

Towards Copper-free friction materials

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Minoo Naebe

FMP Group Australia Pty Ltd

  • 2017: $12,476
  • 2016: $37,430

Towards the optimisation of a novel titanium surface modification process

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

Callidus Welding Solutions

  • 2017: $20,461

Towards the optimisation of a novel titanium surface modification process - Phase II

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Callidus Welding Solutions

  • 2018: $19,917
  • 2017: $30,000

Development of Improved Coatings on Wire

Prof Patrick Howlett, Prof Daniel Fabijanic

OneSteel Wire Pty Ltd

  • 2018: $34,400
  • 2017: $51,600

Microstructure-Property Relationship in Heat Treated Cold Drawn Rods.

Dr Hossein Beladi, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

Liberty OneSteel Newcastle

  • 2019: $36,000
  • 2018: $4,000

The development of a hot dip galvanising process for self-drilling building screws.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo

ITW Construction, Asia Pacific

  • 2019: $72,000
  • 2018: $8,000

Improving the performance of high manganese steels used in rock crushing applications.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Prof Matthew Barnett

H-E Parts International Crushing Solutions

  • 2019: $59,644

IH200100005 - The ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation

Dr Paul Zulli, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Anthony Somers, Prof Nick Birbilis

InfraBuild Wire Pty Limited, InfraBuild (Manufacturing) Pty Ltd

  • 2024: $91,325
  • 2023: $175,095
  • 2022: $181,391
  • 2021: $97,620

Atomic scale analysis of heat treated cold rolled rods.

Dr Hossein Beladi, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

InfraBuild Construction Solutions Pty Ltd

  • 2021: $24,500
  • 2020: $24,500

Improving the Abrasive Wear Resistance of Ground Engaging Tools.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Prof Matthew Barnett

Sandvik Mining & Construction Australia (Production / Supply) Pty Ltd

  • 2021: $16,610
  • 2020: $33,220

Literature review - Fatigue behaviour of martensitic steels.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Tim Hilditch

Bradken Resources Pty Ltd

  • 2021: $10,000

Precious metal / BNNT metal matrix composites by additive friction stir deposition.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Luke Henderson

BNNT Precious Metals Limited

  • 2022: $54,500
  • 2021: $100,000

Understanding miniaturized additive friction stir deposition for off-Earth manufacturing

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett, Dr Thomas Dorin, Dr Alban de Vaucorbeil

Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America

  • 2022: $78,443
  • 2021: $179,159

High stress abrasion of prospective Molycop grinding media alloys.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

Moly-Cop USA LLC

  • 2024: $33,900

Improving the Abrasive Wear Resistance of Ground Engaging Tools - Phase II

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett, Dr Jithin Joseph

Sandvik Mining & Construction Australia (Production / Supply) Pty Ltd

  • 2023: $28,286
  • 2022: $28,286

Scale up of Boron Nitride Nanotube manufacturing and validation of commercial applications.

Dr Thomas Dorin, Prof Daniel Fabijanic

BNNT Technology Limited

  • 2024: $544,823
  • 2023: $569,157

Other Funding Sources

Project 1.9a Novel Fluidised Bed Reactor Surface Modification Technology for Ferrous and Light Metals.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Peter Hodgson, Mr Ivi Cicak

CRC_AdManuf Grant - Cooperative Research Centre

  • 2011: $105,728
  • 2010: $283,899

Microstructure and properties of bulk high entropy alloys formed by direct laser sintering

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

CRC_AdManuf Grant - Cooperative Research Centre

  • 2014: $31,985
  • 2013: $25,414

Determination of the role of pipe wall surface finish and contaminants in the development of conditions the enable the initiation of Stress Corrosion Cracking

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Energy Pipelines CRC

  • 2016: $27,000
  • 2015: $196,400
  • 2014: $36,600

Understanding SCC initiation on gas pipelines Phase 2

Prof Daniel Fabijanic

Energy Pipelines CRC

  • 2017: $93,000
  • 2016: $17,000

A glow discharge optical emission spectrometer for challenging surfaces

Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Patrick Howlett, Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Nick Birbilis, Dr Sebastian Thomas, Prof Dougal McCulloch, Dr James Partridge

RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Monash University, ARC LIEF - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Program

  • 2018: $439,706

Advanced Engineered Surfaces for Hydrometallurgy Ball Valves.

Prof Daniel Fabijanic, Prof Matthew Barnett

Innovative Manfacturing CRC Limited

  • 2022: $193,578
  • 2021: $6,263

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2023

Rahul Bhattacharya

Thesis entitled: Effect of Cr and Al on Phase Constitution and High Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni High Entropy Alloys

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Roshan Sasi

Thesis entitled: The Relationship Between Microstructure And Wear Behaviour Of Hardfacings

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

Pascal Lordat

Thesis entitled: Laser Additive Manufacturing of High-entropy Alloy Claddings

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2021

Rahul John

Thesis entitled: SYNTHESIS, PRECIPITATION AND DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR OF Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni SYSTEM OF HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2019

Vishwanath Kumar Panangipalli

Thesis entitled: Hydrodynamics and Heat transfer studies in Vacuum Fluidisation

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2018

Ajesh Antony

Thesis entitled: Microstructural evolution of deep cryogenically treated steel

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2016

Jithin Joseph

Thesis entitled: Study of Direct Laser Fabricated High Entropy Alloys

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2014

Ivica Cicak

Thesis entitled: The study of metal nitride layer formation by Solid-State Reactions

Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials

Executive Supervisor
2023

Vamshi Chennuri

Thesis entitled: Understanding the Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Cast Nanostructured Bainitic Steel

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Co-supervisor
2021

Deepak Sharma

Thesis entitled: Precipitation Behaviour of Wrought and Additively Manufactured Ti-5553 ?-Ti Alloy

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2017

Murugesan Annasamy

Thesis entitled: Static and Dynamic Recrystallization Behaviour of High Entropy Alloys

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Associate Supervisor
2023

Jianhao Chen

Thesis entitled: Microstructural control in Ti-6Al-4V additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering

Lanka Hewage Dinushke Shaminda Weerasiri

Thesis entitled: Characterization of Hydrodynamics in Vacuum Fluidized Bed

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering

2022

Tao Zhang

Thesis entitled: Microstructures in additively manufactured Inconel 718

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2021

Manish Purushottam Meshram

Thesis entitled: Hot Deformation Studies of UDIMET 720LI

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Suman Deb

Thesis entitled: Advanced Forming of Ultrafine Grained Nano Composite Sheets

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2020

Mahmoud Reza Ghandehari Ferdowsi

Thesis entitled: Effect of precipitates on twin propagation in Magnesium-4.5Zinc alloy

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Guillaume Bruel

Thesis entitled: Precipitation hardening of Iron-Manganese-Carbon steels for wear resistance improvement

Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials

2019

Hassan Khoshzaban Khosroshahi

Thesis entitled: The Process-Structure-Properties of Steel in Abrasive Wear

Master of Engineering, Institute for Frontier Materials

2017

Gourab Saha

Thesis entitled: Abrasive wear of alloys for ground engaging tools

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2016

Hassan Ramadan Faraj Zaid

Thesis entitled: The Effect of Nb Addition on the Annealing Behaviour of Fe-30Mn-TWIP Steel.

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Keivan Alhoeinazari

Thesis entitled: Mechanical characterisation of advanced biomedical materials

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering

2014

Apurv Kumar

Thesis entitled: Investigations into hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of vacuum fluidised beds

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Mohamad Irwan Yahaya

Thesis entitled: Manufacture and Properties of TWIP Steels with a Carbon Gradient

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials