Postgraduate Scholarships in Materials Science and Engineering

The Department of Materials Engineering at Monash University, Melbourne, has an international reputation for research excellence in a wide range of areas including processing, properties and characterization of materials characterization including: nanomaterials, light metal alloys, polymers, ceramics, biomaterials, composites, nanocomposites, functional materials, corrosion, and mathematical and computer modeling of materials and properties. It has excellent research facilities and is a key member of a number of major Australian Research Centres. As of September 2009, many of these Centres, as well as individual academics, have full tax-free postgraduate PhD scholarships available for Australian or New Zealand citizens or people with Australian or New Zealand Permanent Resident status, most with an immediate start possible in the areas listed below.

1. Synthesis of Conducting Polymers for Use in Dye Sensitised Solar cells


2. New Biodegradable Biocomposites Based on Bacterial Cellulose (with CSIRO)


3. Dye sensitised solar cells on Flexible Polymer Substrates


4. Synthesis and properties of Light Responsive Photoplastic Crosslinked Polymers


5. Various projects on Polymer Processing, Blends, Composites and Thermosets (CRC for Polymers)


6. Corrosion Control of Mg Alloy stents


7. Creep in Mg Alloys


8. Durability, Corrosion and Deterioration Modeling of Pipelines (start in Jan, 2010)


9. Atomic structure of Nanostructured Materials using Advanced Microscopy ($5k/yr top up only, requires own scholarship)

You should have studied Science or Engineering, and should have at least Honours 1 or Honours 2A ranking, or equivalent, or a Masters degree. If you have any questions about these projects, please direct them to the Head of Department, Professor George Simon, george.simon@eng.monash.edu.au, phone: +61 3 9905 4936.

If you are interested in applying for these scholarships send a brief letter, resume and a copy of your Student Record to: Ms LeeAnn Hilborn, Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3800 email: leeann.hilborn@eng.monash.edu.au, FAX: 03 9905 4934 as soon as possible. Please also nominate which of the above scholarships interest you.