Dr. Clint Steele   Senior Lecturer (Design)

About

Clint focuses on the aspects of engineering where theory meets intuition. By developing a deep and proper understanding of the pertinent engineering theory and its application, a professional engineer can develop the wisdom to choose the right strategy to solve any problem they encounter.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineer - Mechanical with honours (SUT)
• Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AGSE-SUT)
• PhD - The Prediction and Management of the Variability of Manufacturing Operations (SUT)

Research Interests

• Probabilistic deign
  • Design for quality
  • Design for reliability and minimum risk
• The management of Chinese and Western R&D teams
• The teaching of engineering wisdom/intuition to engineering students
• The use of dimensional analysis in design for quality
• Biomimetics

Areas of teaching and supervision

• Machine design
• Systems design
• Probabilistic design
• Formula SAE
• Electric car final year project

Industrial Experience

• Product Development Engineer - Davey Water Products (Australia)
• Senior Mechanical Engineer - Detekt Design (China)

Professional Organisational Memberships

• American Society of Quality
• Association of Professional Engineers and Scientists of Australia
• Engineers Australia
• Ingeneers Network Australia
• Risk Engineering Society

Supervision of higher degree by research (HDR) (Current students)

Name	Degree	Research Centre	Start year	Role	Institution
Himani Mazumder	PhD	CSI	2010	Associate Supervisor	Swinburne

Topics for Prospective Ph.D Students - View ALL topics for Dr. Clint Steele

Design for the aging ; Ergonomic data compilation
This project will involve the measuring of physical capability of aged participants and the compilation of that data into a useable form for designers.