Advanced manufacturing, materials & structures for engineering (AMASE)
The UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering conducts world leading research across all aspects of advanced manufacturing, materials, and structures. Through our research and our partnerships with industry, we endeavour to:
Improve products and processes by making manufacturing more sustainable, by increasing the efficiency of small- and large-scale manufacturing, and by improving management strategies.
Enhance the performance and multifunctional capabilities of materials, structures, and devices to meet challenging operating conditions.
Develop multiscale computational models to link structural performance to materials characteristics and manufacturing processes.
Our School is also home to the following centres and hubs that highlight our strong commitment to working with industry partners:
Our research focusses on furthering our understanding of processing, microstructures, and mechanical property relationships in advanced structural materials.
Flexible and mechanically stretchable electronics are crucial to a wide range of emerging technologies, such as wearable medical devices, electronic skin, and soft robots.
Lightweight fuel storage is a critical technology for low-cost access to space, which is recognised by the Australian Government as a national priority.
Carbon fibre composite tanks are emerging as a tremendous opportunity for energy-efficient storage of liquid hydrogen (LH2) as they offer potential weight savings relative to existing metal tanks or composite-wrapped metal tanks.