Our study options

The model for PhD students involves:

• enrolment at Swinburne but based in China
• supervision by a Swinburne principal coordinating supervisor and a Shandong University coordinating supervisor
• access to facilities at both universities
• opportunities to work on industry projects at Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone
• a visit to Swinburne for up to 18 months during candidature.

Upon completion of your PhD, you will receive a formal degree certificate from Swinburne. 

The following PhD research degrees are available with the Joint Centre in Advanced Manufacturing.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Business) DR-BUS
• Doctor of Philosophy (Business - Practice-Based Research) DR-BUSPRC
• Doctor of Philosophy (Design) DR-DES
• Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) DR-ENG
• Doctor of Philosophy (Information and Communication Technology) DR-ICT
• Doctor of Philosophy (Information Systems) DR-IS
• Doctor of Philosophy (Science) DR-SCI
• Doctor of Philosophy (Technology Innovation - Science, Engineering and Technology) DR-TECHIN

Read about our research focus on advanced manufacturing materials.  

Professor Bronwyn Fox: Carbon fibre manufacturing; Surface treatment of fibres; Three dimensional preforms for complex composite components; Out-of-autoclave cure of composites; Structure-property relationships in polymers; Nanocomposites and natural fibre composites. 

Professor Alan Kin Tak Lau: Nanomaterials; Nanostructured materials; Construction materials; Nanostructured. 

Dr Nishar Hameed: Nanostructured materials; Composites. 

Associate Professor Aimin Yu: Nanostructured materials; Colloids and interface science; Analytical chemistry; Surface analysis; Graphene. 

Professor Guoxing Lu: Mechanics of materials; Impact engineering;  Advanced structural engineering; Additive manufacturing.

Professor Dong Ruan: Dynamic properties of materials; Characterisation of materials. 

Professor Xiaodong Huang: Topological optimisation; acoustic performance of metamaterials

Professor Chris Berndt: Engineering; Coatings technology; Biomaterials such as orthopaedic devices; Failure of materials; Thermal spray; Nanotechnology.

Professor Feng Wang: Scientific computing and visualisation; Molecular modelling; Theoretical and computational chemistry; Molecular spectroscopy; Computer guided materials design.

Professor Mrinal Bhave: Antimicrobial peptides; Nanotechnology in agricultural and environmental applications.

Dr Nisa Salim: Advanced carbon materials and functional fibres; Nanomaterials; Nanostructured Materials; Graphene; Materials Science; Polymers at Interfaces

Professor Geoff Brooks: Steelmaking; Aluminium production; Magnesium production; Sustainable mineral/ metals; High temperature processes; Green processing; Extractive metallurgy; Solar metallurgy.

Professor M Akbar Rhamdhani: High temperature materials processing; Phase equilibria; Advanced metals/materials refining and impurities removal; Extractive metallurgy; Resource efficiency; Recovery of metals from alternative and urban ores; Solar processing of metals and materials; 3D printing fundamentals.

Read about our research focus on 3D printing.

Professor Syed Masood: Rapid prototyping; Additive manufacturing; Rapid manufacturing; Fused deposition modelling; Direct metal deposition; Rapid tooling.

Associate Professor Yvonne Durandet: Additive and near net shape manufacturing; Manufacturing processes; Materials characterisation; Surface engineering; Thermal spray and laser processing. 

Dr Mats Isaksson: Manufacturing processes; Automation and control systems.

Dr Peter Mahon: Analytical chemistry; Materials science; Mathematical modelling; Electrochemistry.

Professor M Akbar Rhamdhani: 3D printing fundamentals.

Professor Paul Stoddart: Nanotechnology; Sensor technology; Biomedical engineering; Biophotonics; Applied optics; Biomimetics.

Professor Sally McArthur: Surface chemical characterisation.

Professor Simon Moulton: Graphene; Materials science; Bioreactors and tissue engineering; Biointerface engineering.

Professor Peter Kingshott: Nanofabrication; Bioreactors and tissue engineering; Microbiology; Nanobiotechnology; Biointerface engineering; Surface engineering.

Dr Mahnaz Shafei: Nanomaterials; Materials science; Sensor technology; Nanotechnology.

Dr Huseyin Sumer: Biochemistry and cell biology; Physical chemistry (including structural).

Dr Peng-Yuan Wang: Nanofabrication; Nanostructured materials; Biomedical science; Biotechnology; Colloids and interface science; Materials science; Nanobiotechnology; Cell biology and biochemistry; Bioreactors and tissue engineering.

Professor Feng Wang: Scientific computing and visualisation; Molecular modelling; Theoretical and computational chemistry; Molecular spectroscopy; Computer guided materials design.

Associate Professor Aimin Yu: Nanostructured materials; Colloids and interface science; Analytical chemistry; Surface analysis; Graphene.

Professor Baohua Jia: Photonics; Solar energy harvesting; Nanomaterials and nanostructures; Optical communication devices; Nonlinear optics; Graphene.

Professor Saulius Juodkazis: Plasmonic light-field enhancement spectral control for applications in sensing; Solid-state lighting; and Solar energy conversion.

Associate Professor James Chon: Nanophotonics; Nanoplasmonics; Biophotonics; Applied optics; Multidimensional optical data storage; Graphene; Cell biophysics; Nanomaterials; Ultrafast laser science and spectroscopy.

Read about our research focus on automation and mechatronics manufacturing. 

Professor Qing-Long Han: Artificial intelligence and image processing; Applied mathematics; Electrical and electronic engineering.

Professor Zhenwei Cao: Industrial control and automation; Real time signal and data processing; Robotics and mechatronics; Artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Professor Zhihong Man: Nonlinear control; Signal processing; Robotics; Neural networks; Fuzzy systems; Engineering optimisation; Diagnosis of industrial systems; Vehicle dynamics and control.

Professor Jinjun Chen: Pattern recognition and data mining; Software engineering; Database management.

Professor Yun Yang:  Cloud computing, workflows, distributed systems, software development environments and service oriented computing

Associate Professor Kai Qin:  Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Computer Vision, Remote Sensing, Services Computing and Pervasive Computing

Professor Jane Burry: Responsive environments; Digital fabrication.

Professor Tino Fuss: Human movement and sports science; Built environment and design; Manufacturing engineering.

Associate Professor Jeni Paay: Human computer interactions; Internet of Things; Ubiquitous computing.

Professor Steffen Walz: Games design; Interaction design.

Dr Kirsten Day: Design history; Philosophy, and theory; Design professional practice; Future housing model; Architectural innovation.

Dr Matthew Parnell: Innovation; Social enterprise; Social impact; Construction materials; Sustainable urban water systems; Strategic & transformative design; Culture; Strategic & transformative design; Design thinking and complexity; Service design and Socio-technical systems; Sustainability; Housing and urban studies.

Professor Blair Kuys: Product diversity; Productivity design; Product design.

Read about our research focus on industrial transformative innovation. 

Professor Beth Webster: Intellectual property policy; Industry dynamics; Knowledge spillovers; Markets for technology; Economics; Innovation; R&D policy; Firm performance; Productivity.

Professor Dan Hunter: Internet law; Intellectual property and cognitive science models of law.

Dr Amanda Scardamaglia: Intellectual property law with a special focus on empirical and historical studies in trade mark law; Branding and advertising.