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Creative Applications Of Thin Films In Mechanical Engineering

  • Date & Time:
    • March 6, 2023
    • 12:30pm - 02:00pm
  • Venue:
    • AU Auditorium
Seminar / Workshop

Creative Applications of Thin Films in Mechanical Engineering

About this Topic

Thin film deposition techniques have evolved considerably during the 20th century. Several technological breakthroughs happened in areas such as: Magnetic recording media; Electronic semiconductor devices; Integrated passive devices; LEDs; Optical coatings (such as antireflective coatings); and Hard coatings on cutting tools. Other applications are in energy generation, energy storage, and medical applications. This talk provides innovative application of thin films in 5 research examples: Solar window films, Cool roof techniques, Heat films for simulating birds' wing color on flight performance, Heat films for measuring thermal properties of Wood Plastic Composites (WPCs), and Circulating skin of airfoils in Magnus systems. The objective is to show students/colleagues how innovative ideas can be inspired by adopting an object (here thin films).

Speaker

Ahmad Sedaghat

Associate Professor at Australian University

Dr. Ahmad Sedaghat is an associate professor at Australian University. He has over 30 years of experience in teaching and research. He is course coordinator in project-based-learning (PBL), a member of several departmental committees, adjunct research associate professor at CQU, fellow member of Engineers Australia, and chartered aerospace and mechanical engineers Australia. He obtained many international research funds in the UK (3 EPSRCs projects), Europe (1), and Middle East (5 KFAS funds in Kuwait as PI or co-PI). He was the recipient of a research achievement award at Australian University (AU) in 2018/2019. He published more than 135 refereed journal papers with over 3800 citations.

Session Details

Date
6 March 2023 (Monday)
Time
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Venue
Auditorium
Australian University
Organized by
College of Engineering