Professor Stefanie Feih received her PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2002, a Masters from Cornell University in 1997 and a Mechanical Engineering degree from TU Darmstadt, Germany, in 1998. She commenced as a Professor in the School for Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University in 2021 and as Director of ADaPT in 2023 after previously working and living in Singapore, Australia and Denmark.

Stefanie has spent more than 20 years specialising in the analysis, design and optimisation of lightweight structures. She is passionate about achieving synergistic outcomes based on experimental and numerical analyses to advance our understanding of fundamental mechanics of multi-functional structures. She serves as an Editor for Composites Part B: Engineering and has been listed in the top two per cent of world-wide researchers in the field of Materials (Stanford rankings) since 2020.

Asanka graduated with Bachelor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Melbourne in 2005. They have worked as a mechanical engineer with Furmanite Australia (now Team Industrial Services), starting as a graduate and progressing to senior engineer. While working, they completed a Master of Energy Systems at the University of Melbourne. 

Asanka started postdoctoral degree at the University of Queensland in 2017. While completing their PhD, they also worked as a tutor and lecturer of a finite element analysis course and systems design course, and a research assistant on a variety of material engineering projects. In 2023, they completed their PhD with final submission to follow shortly.

Zoe is a fifth-year mechanical engineering and medical science student at the University of Technology, Sydney. 

She has a passion for sports, biomechanics and working with materials, all of which she hopes to use in her future engineering career, whether workplace or research-based.

Professor Wenyi Yan is works in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace at Monash University. His current research interests include railway wheel and rail contact mechanics and wear, structural optimisation, mechanics of materials and structures, fracture and fatigue. 

Professor Yan and his co-workers have been awarded 14 research grants from Australian Research Council since 2006. Dr Yan has supervised to completion 25 PhDs and six Masters. Currently, he is supervising and co-supervising 13 PhD students. 

Professor Yan has published three book chapters, 177 journal papers and 68 conference papers. His H-index is 42 according to Google Scholar.

Dan is currently a PhD candidate at Central Queensland University in Australia, specialising in railway engineering and mechanics. Originally from the Philippines, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master's in Information Systems. 

Dan's research primarily focuses on the complex area of track buckling, applying innovative machine learning techniques to enhance the understanding and solutions within this field. Leveraging his unique blend of engineering and information systems expertise, Dan is driving advancements in the realm of railway engineering.

Md Imam Hossain received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Engineering (Research) from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Imam has a natural curiosity towards technical aspects and poses strong technical communication and management skills. At the age of 12, he started developing computer programs for fun as a hobby. 

In 2015, he developed an OpenFlow network switch controller using C++ programming model, POSIX socket application programming interface (API) and distributed network model which has better throughput and latency performance than traditional controllers such as NOX and POX and designed simplistic and robust mechanical components for Automated Manual Transmission system rig found in the UTS FEIT Powertrain Test Rig. In 2016–2017, he developed a novel simulation platform within Blender software package for numerically simulating multivariables dynamic racing conditions for the UTS industry project. 

He has been a tutor at UTS in the undergraduate mechanical engineering courses Mechanical Vibration and Measurement and Dynamic Systems and Control B.

Professor Martin Veidt received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1991. Before joining the University of Queensland in 1996, he worked at Cornell University as a Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow and at EMPA as a Consulting Research Engineer. 

His research interests are in applied mechanics covering all aspects of through life support of materials and structures with a special focus on composites. This includes quality assurance and quantitative nondestructive evaluation using conventional, guided wave and nonlinear ultrasonics; stress analysis and damage mechanics, and experimental determination of mechanical characteristics of materials and interfaces. His latest projects focus on time-based nonlinear ultrasonics, functional composites, damage modelling under multiaxial loadings and ultrasonic manipulation of microbubbles.

Dr Alessandro Carcione is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at the University of Queensland. He first started to investigate nonlinear ultrasonic methods and techniques in his Bachelor of Engineering thesis and has continued to extend these initial studies into his PhD and postdoctoral research. 

His major contributions are the development of specialised measurement hardware for high sensitivity measurements, development of novel nonlinear methods such as multi high frequency modulation technique (MHF), a new time-based demodulation method for the improved visualisation of the non-linear characteristics and development of an air-coupled nonlinear vibro-acoustic measurement system. 

He has also been involved in collaborative research activities with industry partners to improve existing NDT technologies and is also involved in a DMTC backed industry capability development project aimed at bringing industry 4.0 solutions to Australian SMEs.

Mitch Dunn is a Research Fellow within the UQ Composites group, in the School of Mechanical and Mining engineering at The University of Queensland. Mitch received his PhD from UQ in 2018 for his work on the detection of laminar damage in composite laminates using nonlinear ultrasonic techniques. 

Recently, he has worked on composite materials projects for industry and defence partners, including developing manufacturing and characterisation techniques for hybrid and functional composite structures. Often these techniques utilise simultaenous application of load with ultrasonic and/or radio frequency (RF) testing.

Professor Raj Das leads the ‘Simulation and Modelling’ group in the Aerospace Engineering at RMIT University. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design, analysis and optimisation of aerospace materials and structures with a focus on computational simulation, composite structures, and failure analysis for various engineering applications. 

Professor Das has a PhD from Monash University in Mechanical Engineering. Professor Das has previously worked at the University of Auckland, CSIRO and the University of Manchester. Prof Das has published more than 300 papers in international journals

Alex Ching-Tai Ng is a Professor of the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology at The University of Adelaide. He specialises in fundamental and applied research in structural health monitoring (SHM). 

His research interests include SHM, guided wave nondestructive evaluation, system identification, engineering reliability and risk analysis and composite materials.

Emmanuel is an engineering physicist with an MSc in Polymer Materials. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester in 2009. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at ANSTO (2010–2012) and the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Sydney (2012–2015). Emmanuel worked as a Research Scientist at the Materials Unit at Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan (Mexico) from 2015 to 2021 before joining ANSTO as a Senior Structural Modeller in October 2021. 

Since 2022, Emmanuel has also held an adjunct Senior Lecturer position at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Dr Wenkai Chang is an early career researcher and postdoctoral research associate in advanced carbon fibre composites at the University of New South Wales (UNSW. He received his bachelor's degree (1st class honours) in mechanical engineering from RMIT University in 2018 (clinching the John Grant Holmes Memorial Prize: awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in 2017) and his PhD from UNSW in 2023. 

His research focuses on advanced composite technologies, particularly load-carrying high-performance structures under extreme conditions. He is currently conducting an ARC-Discovery project on nano-engineering of carbon fibre composites for liquid hydrogen storage for his postdoctoral research.

Dr Albraa Jaber is a renowned mechanical engineer with a passion for research in carbon fibre manufacturing, thermoset/thermoplastic prepreg manufacturing, composite materials science and engineering, PV and weatherability protocols and tunable surfaces. 

Dr Jaber earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, where he specialised in materials science and engineering, and developed a keen interest in composite materials. Dr Jaber's research has contributed significantly to the field of composite materials science and engineering, and he has published several research papers and articles in top-tier academic journals. 

In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr Jaber is also an accomplished inventor, with several patents to his name. His innovative work in the area of tunable surfaces has led to the development of new materials and coatings that have a wide range of applications in various industries.

Jiawei Wang is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professor Chun-Hui Wang and Dr Jin Zhang in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). 

His PhD project is mainly focused on advanced fibre-reinforced composites and polymer composites

Dr Zhao Sha is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia and his MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Zhejiang University, China. 

His research is mainly focused on multifunctional composites, such as structural energy storage composites and energy harvesting composites.

Ling Chen is a PhD student at Flinders University in South Australia and a member of the ARC Training Centre for Green Chemistry in Manufacturing, College of Science and Engineering. She got her Bachelors in Textile Engineering from Xinjiang University, China in 2017, then her Masters at Tiangong University, China in 2020. Ling studied the manufacturing and performances of composite helical spring made of carbon fiber and published two papers during master. 

She started her PhD  in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Youhong Tang and Professor Colin Raston. It mainly focuses on composite materials and structures design, manufacture, and numerical and experimental evaluation on composite springs. The aim of project is to improve the static and dynamic performance of composite helical spring, so that it can replace steel spring to be suspension spring of the automobile to reduce the carbon emissions.

Nico has a BSc from RWTH Aachen University in Production Technology and a MSc from Tsinghua University Beijing. 

He is currently in the second year of a Mechanical Engineering PhD at UNSW Sydney. 

Jürg Dual has been a Professor of Mechanics and Experimental Dynamics at the Institute of Mechanical Systems at ETH Zurich since 1998 and Emeritus since 2022. He was President of ETH Zurich’s Planning Commission from 2000–​2004 and of the University Assembly from 2008–​2012. 

Jürg studied mechanical engineering at the ETH Zurich. He then spent two years on a Fulbright grant at the University of California in Berkeley, where he graduated with a MS and a MEng in mechanical engineering. He received his doctorate at ETH Zurich under the guidance of Prof Dr M Sayir at the Institute of Mechanics. For his dissertation he was awarded the Latsis Prize in 1989. After one year as visiting assistant professor at Cornell University, he returned to the ETH Zurich as assistant professor.

Jürg’s research focuses on wave propagation and vibrations in solids, micro​ and nanosystem technology as well as gravitation. In particular, he is interested in both basic research and applications in the area of sensors (viscometry), ultrasonic manipulation of cells and particles and gravitational interaction of resonating systems.

He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences and Honorary Member of the German Association for Materials Research and Testing. 

Dr Reiner is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering within the School of Engineering at Deakin University. His research is centred around the efficient simulation of advanced composite and hybrid composite materials including the evolution of progressive damage and energy absorption. 

He was part of the Composites group at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia to pursue his PhD project on the computational failure modelling of composites and hybrid titanium composite laminates. 

From 2017 to 2019, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Colombia (UBC) to study the simulation of damage and failure in dynamically loaded composite structures as well as manufacturing-induced defects.

Harry Veivers is a PhD candidate at The University of Queensland with a research focus on the lightweighting optimisation of composite tubular structures under thermomechanical loading conditions. 

Through his role as a Hardware Architect at Thales Australia, he is putting his research outcomes into practice to improve product performance for the defence industry.

Othman is a PhD candidate in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, specialising in the field of composite structures. His research topic focuses on the analysis of composite overwrapped pressure vessels subjected to extreme cryogenic environments. His methodology involves both experimentations to characterise materials response and finite element modelling techniques to predict failure. 

Othman extensively uses Ansys software to model the anticipated material damage modes due to the development of thermomechanical stresses within the global structure. With this work, adequate toughening techniques are introduced to suppress progressive damage, increasing the service lifetime of the tank.

Dr Blanloeuil received his PhD from the University of Bordeaux, France, and has previously worked as a Research Fellow at the UQ, RMIT University and UNSW. In these roles, he spent extensive time using finite element simulation and signal processing to investigate crack detection and imaging in metallic and composite structures. 

Now, Dr Philippe Blanloeuil is a registered and Chartered engineer currently working for Airbus Australia Pacific as a Senior Structures Engineer. He is developing and working with structural repairs, improvement of design and capabilities and modelling of composite structures.

Aditya Khanna is an early career researcher in applied mechanics at The University of Queensland. Prior to joining academia, Aditya practised as a consulting engineer, specialising in structural dynamics and machinery vibration. 

Aditya obtained his Bachelors (2012), PhD (2016) and post-doctoral (2019) qualifications from The University of Adelaide. Aditya’s research interests are fatigue and fracture mechanics, solid mechanics and structural health monitoring.

Javad graduated from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran in 2014 in the field of mechanical engineering. He followed with a Master of Science Engineering in his favourite field, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, at the University of Tehran. After gaining industry experience, Javad started a PhD program at the University of Queensland in 2020. He aims to participate in the development of the knowledge and techniques to cope with the bitter effects of climate change.

Dr Zhao graduated from China University of Petroleum in 1985 with BE in Petroleum Engineering, from University of Science and Technology of China in 1988 with ME in Fluid Mechanics, from National University of Singapore in 1999 with ME in Geotechnical Engineering and from Nanyang Technological University with PhD in Mechanics and Structure Engineering. 

He has long experience of practice and research in the fields of earthquake engineering, structural engineering and geotechnical engineering. His current research interests are mainly in computational methods of structural and geotechnical problems, including statics and dynamics.

Dr Daynes' research interests involve the design and analysis of lightweight structures, such as topology optimised parts and multifunctional lattice structures. While much of his work focuses on developing state-of-the-art simulation and optimisation tools, he also has a strong background in design, manufacture and experimental testing of structures. 

Dr Daynes is particularly interested the design freedoms enabled by carbon fibre composites and 3D printing.

Dr Yunpeng Zhang is a senior research engineer from Computational Mechanics Group in Boeing Research and Technology Australia. 

Dr Zhang received his Doctor of Philosophy and Bachelor Engineering in the field of Civil Engineering from the University of Queensland in 2017 and 2013, respectively. He was the recipient of the Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow in 2019–2023. 

Dr Zhang has more than eight years research experiences in various area of numerical methods and mathematical modelling.

Fernando is currently doing a PhD at The University of Sydney and ANSTO in the field of wire-arc additive manufacturing simulations to predict temperature profiles, microstructure and thermomechanical properties. 

He has a Master in Materials Science and Simulation from the University of Bochum (Germany) and Bachelor in Materials Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid (Spain).

Professor Anna Paradowska works a scientist but is an engineer by heart and education. She has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Monash University (2008) and a MSc in Materials Science Engineering from Wroclaw University of Technology (2001), Poland. 

She specialises in residual-stress analysis using neutron and synchrotron diffraction with particular focus on welding and advanced manufacturing processes. The primary goal of her research is to relate residual-stresses, mechanical and metallurgical properties to manufacturing procedures and integrity requirements of engineering components. 

Anna is an Industry Engagement Manager (2014) at ACNS, ANSTO as well as Conjoint Professor in Advanced Structure Materials (2019) at The University of Sydney. Prior to this appointment she was working as an instrument scientist on the neutron strain scanners: Engin-X at ISIS, UK (2007–2011) and KOWARI at ANSTO (2011–2014). Her goal is to support Australian and global industry through building long-term collaborations and partnerships with universities, other research organisations, and businesses. 

Anna has published more than 150 articles in journals and conference proceedings. She has won several grants and publication awards both in Australia and overseas. She actively serves on several national and international advising and reviewing committees. Anna is Deputy Chair of Engineers Australia's National Committee of Applied Mechanics. 

Anna is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, as well as for education of the next generation of scientists and engineers, who knows how to use large scale Infrastructure, actively promotes the value of research and collaboration to community at every opportunity.

Dr Sun received his  BSc (Mechanical Engineering) with honours in 1983 and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 from the Northeastern University, China. In 1986, he began his career as an associate lecturer in the University of Science and Technology Beijing, progressing to lecturer and then Associate Professor.

In 1998, Dr Sun obtained a PhD scholarship from Central Queensland University. In 2002, he completed his PhD research in Mechanical Engineering at the Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE). From 2002–2012, he worked at the CRE as a senior research officer and from 2012 as a lecturer, and as senior lecturer from 2019 at the School of Engineering and Technology.

Richard is a researcher at Deakin University's Institute for Fronter Materials. He is currently working on the design, analysis and production of structural vibration damping composite materials with the aim to produce materials which can be used in application with significant vibrations without the need for non-structural damping treatments and maintaining the good strength/stiffness to weight properties of high performance composite materials.

Associate Professor Pietro Borghesani has more than 10 years’ experience (Politecnico Milano, QUT, UNSW) in vibration-based condition monitoring of machine elements, and multiple projects conducted with Australian and international firms, in the sectors of power generation, renewables, rail transportation and aerospace.

Mitch Dunn is a Research Fellow within the UQ Composites group, in the School of Mechanical and Mining engineering at The University of Queensland. Mitch received his PhD from UQ in 2018 for his work on the detection of laminar damage in composite laminates using nonlinear ultrasonic techniques. 

Recently, he has worked on composite materials projects for industry and defence partners, including developing manufacturing and characterisation techniques for hybrid and functional composite structures. Often these techniques utilise simultaenous application of load with ultrasonic and/or radio frequency (RF) testing.

Nick’s progressive career with over twenty-five years of continuous experience in construction and project management. Nick’s qualifications comprise of ISO 9712 Level III certifications, ASME Plant Inspector with further studies achieving a Dip.BM and a science degree in non-destructive testing. 

An active industry volunteer and director for the Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (AINDT), Nick’s ongoing appointment stands for over a decade with an enthusiasm for building industry technical knowledge through local and international engagement which advocates the future success of the Australian institute. 

Having joined Olympus Scientific Solutions as a Technical Sales Specialist in 2020, Nick combines his industry expertise and delivering technical solutions. From the unveiling of Evident Scientific in April 2022, Nick’s responsible for NDT application support, product training and marketing for the Australia and New Zealand region.

Vienna Wong obtained her double bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering with first class honours from UNSW Sydney in 2021. She has been awarded a FutureNow Scholarship from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) for her doctoral research, which is on the development of next-generation ultrahigh-temperature ceramics for extreme environments.

Calvin Gomez is a graduate mechanical engineer and is currently a PhD Candidate in Material Engineering within the School of Engineering at Deakin University. 

His research is centred around the design and characterisation of fibre reinforced non-crimp fabrics composites subjected to biaxial loads through experimental and efficient simulation methods.

Garth Pearce has built a track record of translational and applied research in the field of composite materials and structural mechanics for over 10 years, with a particular focus on development of new products and processes with industry. 

The focus of his current research is to exploit concurrent simulation and experiment to explore the multiscale properties of composite materials; in particular the relationship between composite constituents, manufacturing methods, microstructure and structural properties. This work has been applied to efficiently design composite structures for improved structural integrity, stability and response to extreme conditions. 

Garth has ongoing research relationships with organisations across the aerospace and transport sectors (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Quickstep, Omni Tanker) as well as defence and government research organisations. He has recently taken on the role of Research Program Manager for the Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC).

Akshay Asthana is a student at Griffith University working on fibre-reinforced composite materials. His research interests primarily lie in the manufacture of composite structures.

Professor Wiggins is a Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi. His research interests include organic and inorganic polymer precursors for extreme environment applications, carbon fiber precursor chemistry, glassy amorphous polymer network chemistry, and low-energy continuous prepolymer reactors associated with aerospace composite materials.  Professor Wiggins graduated in 1988 from Western Washington University with a BSc in Industrial Technology and received his PhD in Polymer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992.  

Prior to starting his academic career at Southern Mississippi in 2004, he spent 12 years in industry at Bayer Corporation and Nike Inc. where he held multiple industrial management positions in the areas of next-generation polymer research, new polymer product and process engineering and product manufacturing. 

Nikhil Verghese is Corporate Fellow at SABIC Corporate Technology and Innovation. He engages in strategic polymer activities, incubating platforms, strategic university collaborations and mentoring talent. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Rice University. 

Nikhil completed his PhD at Virginia Tech in 1999. At SABIC, he established the Advanced Composites platform, including new product line UDMAXTM continuous fiber tapes. Prior to SABIC, he worked at Dow Chemical (2000–2012), where he developed and commercialized FORTEGRATM for toughening and VORAFORCETM formulations for composites. 

Nikhil's extensive technical contributions encompass four book chapters, 52 peer-reviewed papers, 90 conference contributions and 49 patents. He also serves on advisory boards at Virginia Tech, Arizona State University and Rice University.

Mitch Dunn is a Research Fellow within the UQ Composites group, in the School of Mechanical and Mining engineering at The University of Queensland. Mitch received his PhD from UQ in 2018 for his work on the detection of laminar damage in composite laminates using nonlinear ultrasonic techniques. 

Recently, he has worked on composite materials projects for industry and defence partners, including developing manufacturing and characterisation techniques for hybrid and functional composite structures. Often these techniques utilise simultaenous application of load with ultrasonic and/or radio frequency (RF) testing.

Udesh Kankanamge is a doctoral candidate at Deakin University. He graduated in 2011 with BScEng from the Faculty of Engineering University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and recently completed a MEng at Deakin University, and an MBA at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He is currently investigating a novel high-temperature shape-memory alloy with functional gradient targeting space applications. 

During his PhD studies, Udesh was interested in developing alloys for temperature-controlled actuators for use in miniaturised spacecraft (CubeSats). This will increase the reusability of CubeSats while reducing space rubbish. Before enrolling in postgraduate studies, Udesh was a mechanical engineer with seven years of experience in engineering management, manufacturing, maintenance management and project management. He has experience in maintenance management in different fields, such as automobile and food manufacturing, which has provided him with more confidence in the field of maintenance engineering.

Jayani Anurangi is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Queensland. She has obtained her BScEng and MSc from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2007 and 2011, respectively.

Wenmu is a PhD Candidate at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia. He received his Bachelor of Material Engineering in 2014 in Harbin Institute of Technology and Masters in 2019 from UNSW. 

His research focuses on flame retardant polymer. He is currently supervised by Professor Chun Wang and Professor Guan Heng Yeoh.

Dr Milad Bazli is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology. He also holds an Honorary Fellow position at The School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering of The University of Queensland. His current research focuses on advanced composites manufacturing and their durability performance, and sustainable construction materials. 

Before Joining CDU, Dr Bazli was a Postdoctoral Research fellow at The University Of Queensland, a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Monash University, and a visiting research scholar at Tsinghua and Tongji Universities.

Sandaruwan is an engineering graduate from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. he has six years of experience as a lecturer in materials science and polymer engineering. He is currently studying for the PhD at University of Southern Queensland. His research is titled, "Shape memory polymer composite based thin shell structures for modular construction of deployable habitats".

Yashoda Somarathna is a PhD student attached to the Centre for Future Materials of the University of Southern Queensland. He is a researcher with more than six years of research and development experience in polymers and polymer composite development. 

Yashoda graduated from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2011 and completed a Master's in Industrial Chemistry in 2015 from the same university. 

He worked at the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka as a Research Scientist before being awarded a PhD scholarship at the University of Southern Queensland in 2023. His PhD project is on the development of shape memory polymer prepregs for structural applications.

Ali Karrech is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering specialising in materials and structures at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Before joining UWA in 2012, he worked as a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO. 

Professor Karrech earned his Higher Doctorate (Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in 2013 and his PhD in Structures and Materials from Ecole des Ponts ParisTech in 2007. 

Currently, Professor Karrech serves as UWA’s Lead in the decommissioning of offshore materials and structures.

Imesha Samarathunga is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia and a lecturer at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She obtained her Master of Philosophy from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka on 2020. In 2007, she has obtained her BScEng (Hons) in Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Peradeniya. 

Her current interests are nano composite materials, membrane technology, sustainable material and process development and environmental pollution control. Imesha is a member of Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka. 

Chun Wang is a Scientia Professor and serves as the Head of the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). With a research expertise in lightweight structures, advanced materials and sensors, he has made significant contributions that have received wide recognition, awards and honours. 

He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and on the editorial boards of several leading journals in composites science and technology.

Dr Vladislav Yakubov is an additive manufacturing postdoctoral research associate in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney in Australia. 

He received a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney and completed his mechanical engineering BS with honours at the University of South Florida, Tampa campus. During his undergraduate studies, he performed materials research under a global NSF grant at the University of Science and Technology Beijing and Henan University of Science and Technology.

Dr Ling Yin is Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at The University of Adelaide. Her research focuses on multiscale manufacturing and characterisation of a wide spectrum of engineering, dental, medical and biological materials for engineering, medical and dental applications.

Ajay Mehta (FIEAust, MTech, BE (Mechanical) Graduated from Gujarat University, India, in 1978 and did his postgraduate degree (MTech) in ‘Design of Mechanical Equipment’ from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi from 1982 to 1984. 

He started career as design engineer and worked in heavy engineering industry in India till 1991. Ajay migrated to Australia in 1991, continuing his professional engineering career in design, manufacturing, plant engineering, plant-upgrades, and front-end engineering design project management. 

Ajay is a Chartered Professional Engineer, Fellow of Engineers Australia and Accredited Pressure Vessel Design Verifier on the National Engineering Register (NER). He is also registered with Board of Professional Engineers Queensland as a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ).

Hadis is a materials researcher in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering and in the Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) at the University of Queensland, where she works as a post-doctoral research fellow and the lab manager in the UQ Composites lab.

She received her PhD from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute at the University of Wollongong for her research on the development of nano-filled bio-thermoplastics as print media for 3D additive fabrication. 

Hadis has an interest in a wide range of materials research activities, including additive manufacturing, nanocomposites, polymer processing, thermal conductivity, tribological properties and corrosion.

Jiangwan He is a PhD student at the University of Queensland, specialising in geotechnical engineering and non-destructive testing on rock materials. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from UQ with an impressive GPA of 6.8/7 and was awarded First Class Honours and the prestigious University Medal. 

With a robust academic and research background, Jiangwan has established a strong foundation for her doctoral studies. Her current research focuses on damage monitoring in brittle rocks using nonlinear ultrasonic methods. By applying an interdisciplinary approach, she aims to contribute valuable insights to geomechanics and civil engineering through advanced non-destructive testing techniques.

Yuansen Qiao is currently a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professor Chun-Hui Wang and Dr Jin Zhang in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of New South Wales through the program of China Scholarship Council (CSC). 

He obtained his MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Jilin University, China. His PhD project is mainly focused on self-powered vibration sensors.

Behrang Tavousi Tehrani holds a MSc in Structural Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Hormozgan, and has actively contributed to the academic field. His roles as a Course Instructor at Payame Noor University and a Teaching Assistant at Amirkabir University of Technology demonstrate his commitment to education and knowledge sharing. 

With multiple journal publications, Behrang has significantly advanced the understanding of structural engineering. His dedication to engineering excellence continues to fuel innovation in the field.

Dr McLeod qualified at University of Queensland and studied at National Research Council of Canada. 

He has worked at Alcan Australia, the Australian Welding Research Association and Engineering Testing and Research Services. On moving to Gladstone he worked for Welding Technology Institute of Australia and then Central Queensland University. 

He is now Metallurgist at Metal Strength Consulting.