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Zia Javanbakht is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, specializing in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design. As a chartered engineer with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, he contributes to research in Continuum Mechanics, Material Modelling (composites and metamaterials), and Computational Modelling. He is affiliated with the Australian Centre for Precision Health and Technology (PRECISE) and has been involved in projects related to additive manufacturing, auxetic materials, and composite structures.
Research Interests include the development of advanced computational models for material behavior, with a focus on auxetic structures, triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS), and additively manufactured composites. His work addresses challenges in residual stress analysis, multiscale modelling, and machine learning applications in material deformation mechanisms.
Scientific Awards
- Fellow (FHEA) of Higher Education Authority, Dublin, Ireland (since 2021)
Key Funded Projects span collaborations with Gilmour Space Technologies (CRC-P grant for rocket fuel tanks), Bond University (concrete sensor testing), and internal Griffith University grants for equipment like the Transient Plane Source Thermal Conductivity Analyser. He actively supervises PhD and Master’s students in topics such as polymer-matrix composites, auxetic timber structures, and additive manufacturing failure models.
Collaboration Networks include the AuxeticsLab and partnerships with industry leaders like Stoddart Group Pty Ltd and ATL Composites. His teaching portfolio covers Constitutive Material Modelling (7015ENG) and Computational Statics and Dynamics (7252ENG), reflecting his expertise in computational techniques and structural analysis.
