Martin Leary

Professor Martin Leary

Professor

Details

  • College: School of Engineering
  • Department: School of Engineering
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • martin.leary@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Martin Leary began his scholarly career as a postgraduate student within the Engineering Design Group at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne. As a member of the RMIT School of Aerospace Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, he proudly continues to engage with industry and develop novel research outcomes within four research fields:

- Engineering design and engineering education
- Systems approaches and optimisation
- Sustainable automotive system design
- Renewable energy

Honours and awards:
- 2009 – International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) - Reviewers Favourite prize
- 2005 – Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) - Annual scholarship prize
- 2004 – National Transport Commission (NTC) - Research scholarship
- 2002 – Australian Forging Group (AFG) annual awards - Honourable mention – Light alloy forging design
- 1999 – Advanced Engineering Centre for Manufacturing (AECM) scholarship - Collaboration between University of Melbourne and National Forge Limited

Supervisor projects

  • WAAM of refractory metals
  • 2 Feb 2023
  • Additive Manufacture of Compliant Mechanisms
  • 18 Mar 2022
  • Optimisation of high-value metal AM structures
  • 4 Feb 2022
  • Simulation and Characterisation of Morphology of Meltpool in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Copper
  • 19 Aug 2021
  • Titanium Hollow-strut Lattice Metamaterials by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
  • 11 Jun 2020
  • Robust Ti-6Al-4V replacement parts built with selective laser melted surface condition constraints
  • 27 Apr 2020
  • Design and Additive Manufacturing of TPMS-like Cellular Structures
  • 16 Sep 2019
  • Characterisation of Manufacturability and Mechanical Response of Additively Manufactured Strut Elements and Lattice Structures
  • 10 Sep 2019
  • Generative Design Of Light-weight Structural Systems
  • 7 Feb 2019
  • The Dynamic Behaviour of AlSi10Mg Lattice Structures Fabricated via Selective Laser Melting
  • 10 Sep 2018
  • Cleaning Techniques and Non-destructive Verification of Residue Removal Within Additively Manufactured Implants
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Optimized Resection Planning and Novel Tool Development for Bone Tumour Surgery
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Additive Manufacture of Phantoms for Radiation Dosimetry in Lung Lesions
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Localised Laser Preheating for Residual Stress Mitigation During Laser Repair of Wear-Resistant Cast Iron Components
  • 17 Feb 2017
  • Development of Additively Manufactured Titanium Based (Ti6Al4V) Implants with Different Inclination Angle and its Implications on Bio-interface for Orthopaedic Applications
  • 24 Mar 2016
  • Geometric Defects And Mechanical Response Of Additively Manufactured Lattice Structures
  • 11 Mar 2016
  • Investigation of Novel Thermal Field Simulation Methods for Selective Laser Melting
  • 20 Jul 2015

Teaching interests

Design for Additive Manufacture, Topology and shape optimisation, Medical Implant Design, Material Selection

Teaching activities:
- Mechanical Design 1 (MIET2136)
- Management of Design (MIET1199)
- Mechanical Design 3 (MIET2004)
- Offshore teaching (Singapore Institute of Commerce)
- Management of Design
- Renewable Energy Systems

Research interests

Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Design Practice and Management, Civil Engineering
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