MATERIALS AUSTRALIA MISE2023 Conference - University of Queensland

Source: Sally Wood

The Materials Innovations in Surface Engineering (MISE) Conference 2023 was held at the University of Queensland in Brisbane from 29 to 31 October.

MISE offered delegates the chance to gain in-depth insights into innovative developments and trends throughout industry, and provided industry representatives, academic institutions and research centres the opportunity to showcase their skills and foster relationships vital for future collaboration.

MISE2023 provided a focused forum for the presentation of advanced research and improved understanding for the diverse aspects of surface engineering.

A Dazzling Array of Speakers

MISE 2023 marshalled a broad range of high-quality academic and industrial keynote speakers who delivered papers and presentations that illuminated the critical issues facing the field of surface engineering.

The Conference Co-Chairs, Professor Mingxing Zhang (University of Queensland) and Dr Tuquabo Tesfamichael (Queensland University of Technology), did a fantastic job of developing a full and engaging program for the presentation of advanced research and improved understanding for the diverse aspects of surface engineering.

The plenary speakers for MISE2023 are outlined below.

Professor Cuie Wen

Cuie joined RMIT University as a Professor of Biomaterials Engineering in 2014. She was Professor of Surface Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology from 2010 to 2014. She worked at Deakin University from 2003 to 2010 as Research Fellow, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor. Cuie’s research interests include new biocompatible titanium, magnesium, iron, zinc and their alloys and scaffolds for biomedical applications, surface modification, nanostructured metals, alloys and composites, metal foams and nanolaminates.

Professor Wen presented on the topic: ZnP-ZnO dual-phase coatings on Zn foam with excellent antibacterial ability and biocompatibility for biodegradable orthopedic applications.

Associate Professor Jennifer MacLeod

Associate Professor MacLeod is Head of School and Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Physics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She holds MSc and PhD degrees in Physics from Queen’s University (Canada), where she worked on instrumentation development for scanning tunnelling microscopy studies of semiconductor surfaces. Her research interests include self-assembly and reactions of molecules at surfaces, and the growth and modification of graphene and other 2D materials.

Professor Zhengyi Jiang

Distinguished Professor Zhengyi Jiang is the Director of both the ARC ITTC Rail and the ARC ITTC Composites and Mining at the University of Wollongong (UOW). His research interests includes multiscale materials processing, advanced rolling technology, tribology in metal forming, development of novel lubricants in metal forming, microforming, manufacturing of composites, contact mechanics and numerical simulation of metal forming. He has over 500 journal articles and 5 monographs. He has been awarded over 40 prizes and awards including ARC Future Fellowship, ARF (twice), Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research Fellowship and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship. He presented on the topic: Innovative nanolubricant and its application in manufacturing process.

Professor Matt Barnett

Professor Matt Barnett is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Director of the ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency at Deakin University. He has a background in metallurgical research, beginning his career in BHP Steel.

Thank You

Materials Australia would like to thank the MISE 2023 Co-Chairs, Professor Mingxing Zhang (University of Queensland) and Dr Tuquabo Tesfamichael (Queensland University of Technology), as well as the other members of the organising committee:

• Professor Mingxing Zhang (The University of Queensland)

• Dr Tuquabo Tesfamichael (Queensland University of Technology)

• David Haynes (Orrcon Steel)

• Dr Richard Clegg (Explicom and Engineering Investigators)

• Dr Hamid Pourasiabi (The University of Queensland)

• Associate Professor Daniel Fabijanic (Deakin University)

• Dr Sebastian Thomas (Monash University)

• Tanya Smith (Materials Australia)

We also need to extend our gratitude to the generous sponsors who make this conference a possibility, including: Platinum Sponsor, the Composites for Sustainable Mining ARC Training Centre; Conference Partners, University of Queensland, SEAM, and Queensland University Technology; Exhibitors, ANFF, Anton Parr, ATA Scientific Instruments, DKSH and Evident Scientific; and Lanyard Sponsors, American Elements.