Biography
Dr Mandy de Souza is a Research Fellow at Carbon Nexus in the field of carbon fibre composites, specialising in out-of-autoclave manufacturing and surface finish. She received her BEng (Hons) and PhD (Engineering) at Deakin University, before becoming a Research Fellow in 2009.
In 2011, Dr de Souza was awarded a Victoria Fellowship for her work in surface finish, and a Vice-Chancellor's Award for Industry Engagement in Research in 2016.
She is currently a CI in the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres and leads the manufacturing theme at Carbon Nexus. Dr de Souza’s other research interests include rapid curing resins, bonding of dissimilar materials and self-healing composites.
Read more on Mandy's profileAwards
2016 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Industry Engagement in Research
2011 Victoria Fellowship awarded by the Victorian Government
2003 Vice-Chancellor Award for the Phantom Engineering Project Team in the category of outstanding contribution to another area of the strategic plan 2003.
Publications
Sima Kashi, Mandy De Souza, Salwan Al-Assafi, Russell Varley
(2019), Vol. 11, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Development of a light-weight seat structure using a hybrid material approach
Claudia Creighton, Mandy De Souza, Russell Varley, John Antony
(2019), pp. 61-67, Technologies for economical and functional lightweight design : Conference proceedings 2018, Wolfsburg, Germany, E1
Mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of silicone rubber during accelerated aging
S Kashi, R Varley, M De Souza, S Al-Assafi, A Di Pietro, C De Lavigne, B Fox
(2018), Vol. 57, pp. 1687-1696, Polymer - plastics technology and engineering, Abingdon, Eng., C1
An investigation into the surface heterogeneity of nitric acid oxidized carbon fiber
A Woodhead, M de Souza, J Church
(2017), Vol. 401, pp. 79-88, Applied surface science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M De Souza, B Fox
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 573-582, Applied composite materials, Berlin, Germany, C1
Resin fillet formation in honeycomb sandwich structures
M Jennings, M De Souza, C Creighton, S Agius, A Pierlot, B Fox
(2015), Vol. 2015-July, pp. 1-1, ICCM 2015 : Proceedings of the 20th International Conferences on Composite Materials, Copenhagen, Denmark, E1
Characterisation of composite honeycomb sandwich structures cured using the quickstep process
M Jennings, M de Souza, C Creighton, S Agius, T Pierlot, B Fox
(2014), pp. 71-72, Proceedings of the 2013 Fiber Society Spring Technical Conference, Geelong, Vic., E1
Hygrothermal effects on painted carbon fibre composite surfaces
M de Souza, J Mardel, B Fox
(2013), Vol. 47, pp. 539-547, Journal of composite materials, Thousand Oaks, Calif., C1
M De Souza, J Mardel, B Fox
(2013), Vol. 20, pp. 747-759, Applied composite materials, Berlin, Germany, C1
The effect of a rapid curing process on the surface finish of a carbon fibre epoxy composite
M Herring, B Fox
(2011), Vol. 42, pp. 1035-1043, Composites part b : engineering, Oxford, U. K., C1
M Herring, J Mardel, B Fox
(2010), Vol. 210, pp. 926-940, Journal of materials processing technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Surface analysis of carbon fibre composite laminates for automotive body panels
M Herring, G Kelly, J Mardel, J Hodgkin, B Fox
(2006), pp. 590-595, Developments in composites : advanced, infrastructural, natural & nano-composites, Sydney, Australia, E1
M Herring, G Kelly, J Mardel, B Fox
(2005), pp. 220-225, SAMPE Europe 2005 : Proceedings of the 26th International SAMPE Europe Conference 2005, Paris, France, E1-1
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, A/Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, A/Prof Luke Henderson, Dr Nolene Byrne, Dr Alessandra Sutti, Dr Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Mr Grant Mackintosh, 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 Mandy De Souza, Dr Linda Hillbrick, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2019: $220,030
- 2018: $982,400
- 2017: $986,915
- 2016: $990,154
- 2015: $1,434,570
Industry and Other Funding
A World Class Future Fibre Industry Transformation Research Hub
Prof Xungai Wang, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Tong Lin, A/Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, A/Prof Luke Henderson, Dr Nolene Byrne, Dr Alessandra Sutti, Dr Rangam Rajkhowa, A/Prof Minoo Naebe, Dr Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Mr Grant Mackintosh, 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 Mandy De Souza, Dr Linda Hillbrick, Dr Salwan Al-Assafi
- 2019: $150,000
- 2018: $600,000
- 2017: $600,000
- 2016: $450,000
Other Funding Sources
3-139 Composite Seat Structure Development
Dr Tim De Souza, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Dr Mandy De Souza, Dr Claudia Creighton
- 2016: $33,300
3-149 - Improved Design of a Composite Front Seat Back for Higher Production at Lower Cost
Prof Russell Varley, Dr Mandy De Souza, Dr Claudia Creighton
- 2017: $279,017
Supervisions
Andrea Louise Wilde
Thesis entitled: Novel Raman spectroscopic approaches for the characterisation of carbon fibre.
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials