2014- Senior Professor 1998-current Professor of Mechanical engineering. 1997-2007 Head of School /Department Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering 1997-2007 Member of University Senate 2001- 2014 Coordinator, Research Centre of Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Manufacturing 2006-2011 Leader of Rolling Technology in Engineering Materials Institute 2002 -2005 Board Member of BHP Institute of Steel Processing and Products 2000-2003 University Promotion Committee 1996 -1998 Member of University Research Executive Committee 1996 -1998 Chair, Faculty Research Committee 1995 -1997 Coordinator of Steel Manufacturing and Processing Research Centre 1992- 1994 Coordinator of Maintenance Management & Systems Engineering Post Graduate Programs 1992 -1994 Coordinator of Applied Mechanics and Advanced Manufacturing Research Program 1974-1982 Group Leader of Engineering Investigation , BlueScope Steel

Tribology (friction, lubrication and wear), Materials Processing, Materials Engineering, Computational Mechanics (FEM, MD),Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Metal Forming, Severe Plastic Deformation Rolling Technology, Condition Monitoring, Contact Mechanics

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