Dr De Pellegrin completed his PhD with distinction in the field of tribology in 2003 at the University of Western Australia. In 2004 he moved to Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) after being awarded an Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellowship. He has now joined Queensland University of Technology as a senior lecturer, where he is engaged in teaching, supervision of QUT’s Formula SAE team and research in many areas related to tribology.

Contact mechanics and surface physics Surface topography measurement and characterization Mechanical behaviour of polymer surfaces measured by nanoindentation and scratching Grinding and abrasive wear modelling Rail wear mechanisms, material modeling, rolling contact fatigue Mineral grinding, wear material modelling Lubrication of biofuelled engines Teaching excellence in tribology and automotive engineering

Athukoralalage A, Wickramasinghe M, De Pellegrin DV, (2015) Effect of different surface profile on wear of rail steel (AS1085.1) used in Australian heavy-haul railways, International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation p225-242 De Pellegrin DV, Sweeney CP, (2015) Teaching engineering tribology: Elements of assessment design for different learning styles, International Journal of Engineering Education p1321-1333 De Pellegrin DV, (2014) Measuring the mechanical properties of ground ophthalmic polymer surfaces using nanoindentation, Materials Science Forum p488-495 De Pellegrin DV, (2014) Benefits and risks of large hydrostatic recesses in hydroelectric turbine thrust bearings, Proceedings of the 2014 European Conference and Exhibition on 'Lubrication, Maintenance and Tribotechnology' p1 Wickramasinghe M, Hargreaves D, De Pellegrin DV, (2013) Predicting crack initiation due to ratchetting in rail heads using critical element analysis, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology - International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering p851-856 De Pellegrin D, Hargreaves D, (2012) An isoviscous, isothermal model investigating the influence of hydrostatic recesses on a spring-supported tilting pad thrust bearing, Tribology International p25-35 Wickramasinghe M, Hargreaves D, De Pellegrin DV, (2012) The suitability of using accumulated plastic strain to assess the damage at the rail-wheel interfaces, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance p1-21 De Pellegrin DV, Torrance A, (2009) Abrasive surfaces measured by digital optical stereopsis, Advanced Materials Research p465-470 De Pellegrin DV, Torrance A, Haran E, (2009) Wear mechanisms and scale effects in two-body abrasion, Wear p13-20 De Pellegrin D, Corbin ND, Baldoni G, Torrance A, (2009) Diamond particle shape: Its measurement and influence in abrasive wear, Tribology International p160-168