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Dr Daniel Chen

Dr Daniel Chen

Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (Structural Engineering), The University of Queensland, Australia

Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr Da (Daniel) Chen is an ARC DECRA fellow and a Lecturer at School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney.

Daniel was awarded his PhD at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 06/2018. From 06/2018 to 05/2023, he was employed as a postdoctoral researcher at UQ (06/2018-04/2021), Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (05/2021-05/2022), and the University of Melbourne (05/2022-04/2023). He starte...
Phone
+61-2-9065-2417
E-mail
daniel.chen7@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Room 614, Level 6, Civil Engineering Building (H20) UNSW SYDNEY 2052

Lead Chief Investigator

  • ARC Linkage Project: Developing Sustainable Graded Porous Cementitious Structures (2025-2028, ~$700k in total), Australian Research Council, Australia
     
  • ARC DECRA: Smart Optimisation of Functionally Graded Porous Structures (2022-2025, $413k), Australian Research Council, Australia
     
  • ACM CRC-P: Manufacturing Automation for Smart Travel Surfboard (2023-2027, ~$700k), Australian Composites Manufacturing (ACM) CRC, Australia
     
  • UNSW-SJTU Collaborative Research Grant (2025), The University of New South Wales, Australia
     
  • Faculty International Seed Grant (2023), The University of New South Wales, Australia

 

Co-Investigator

  • 2024 School Minor Equipment Grants (2024), The University of New South Wales, Australia
     
  • Learning and Teaching Initiatives Grant (2022), The University of Melbourne, Australia

  • Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA, 2022) - Australian Research Council, Australia
  • ´Future Talent´ Scholarship (2021) - Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
  • ´Future Talent´ Guest Stay (2020) - Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
  • Dean's Award for Outstanding HDR Theses (2018) - The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Civil Engineering Conference Travel Contribution Award (2017) - The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (2014) -  Australian Government, Australia
  • UQ Centennial Scholarship (2014) - The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Research Higher Degree Top Up Scholarship (2014) - The University of Queensland, Australia

With diverse research experience in Australia and Germany, Daniel has an interdisciplinary knowledge background across structural, material, and mechanical engineering. He is best known for his expertise in the development of functionally graded porous structural components.

Daniel is interested in the following research fields :

  • Lightweight multifunctional structural forms
  • Architectured materials
  • Machine learning aided analysis
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Offshore structures