Novana Hutasoit

Dr. Novana Hutasoit is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She is actively engaged in research and teaching with a focus on advanced manufacturing technologies, particularly cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM), and its applications in materials engineering and mechanical systems.

• Field: Manufacturing Engineering
• Field: Materials Engineering
• Field: Mechanical Engineering

Her research interests center on cold spray additive manufacturing, with applications in thermoelectric materials, metal-matrix composites, antibacterial and antiviral coatings, and thermal interface engineering. She investigates the processing-structure-property relationships in additively manufactured materials, focusing on improving mechanical, thermal, and corrosion performance through innovative processing routes and post-treatments.

Her recent publications highlight a strong trend in cold spray technology, particularly using compressed air as a carrier gas for cost-effective and sustainable manufacturing. Her work spans functional applications such as thermoelectric generator interfacing, antimicrobial surfaces for public health, and high-performance metal composites. The research demonstrates a consistent focus on industrial applicability, reproducibility, and performance enhancement.

Dr. Hutasoit has secured multiple research grants from the Australian Department of Defence, supporting projects on thermoelectric materials, cold spray coatings, and composite development. She is actively supervising PhD students in advanced materials and manufacturing topics, indicating her role in training the next generation of engineers.

• Development of new low-cost thermoelectric material via cold spray additive manufacturing (2023–2025)
• Research and Development of new Low-cost Thermoelectric material via Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (2023–2025)
• TEG Coating Phase 4 - Upgrading Equipment (2022–2023)
• Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) - TEG Coating Phase 3 Extension (2022)
• TEG Coating Phase 3 (2021–2022)
• Cold Spray Graphene Metal Matrix Composite (2021)
• TEG Coating (2020)

She supervises PhD research on graphene-reinforced polymer nanocomposites and ceramic/metal composites, focusing on mechanical and thermal properties. Her collaborative network includes researchers such as S. Palanisamy, M.A. Khalik, and O. Tregenza. There is no mention of specific labs or teams, but her work is clearly embedded in a strong materials and manufacturing research group at Swinburne.