Alex Kootsookos

Dr. Alex Kootsookos is Deputy Head, Learning and Teaching in the School of Engineering at RMIT University. He holds a Lecturer academic rank since 1999. His primary affiliations include RMIT’s City Campus in Australia.

Research Expertise:

• Environmental Degradation of Structural Composites (fire, moisture)
• Mechanical properties of stitched composites and ferrous metallurgy
• Environmental degradation of plastics and polymer composites
• Material durability under extreme conditions (seawater, fire)

Industry Collaboration Highlights:

• $1.1M contract with Aurora Glass/Huntsman Chemical Co for improved glass-reinforced plastics
• Cooperative Research Centre projects with U.S. Office of Naval Research and Australian Defence Science & Technology Organisation
• $674K polymer concrete evaluation contract with Huntsman Chemical Co

Teaching & Innovation: Focus on engineering pedagogy, including teamwork assessment, pandemic-era curriculum adaptations, and global accreditation standards. Active in developing eLearning strategies for Saudi universities and space science education initiatives.

Professional Roles: Supervises Masters/PhD students and advises on final year engineering project standards. Previously worked as Research Engineer at CRC for Polymers (1996–1999).