STAFF PROFILE
Professor Martin Leary
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399256177
Email:
martin.leary@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
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
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
- 2000-2005 – PhD: "Mass reduction of Fatigue-Limited, Safety-Critical (FLSC), ferrous metal automotive components by forged light alloy substitution". Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne.
- 1996-2000 – B.Sc., University of Melbourne.
- 1995-1999 – BEng. Mech. (Hons.), University of Melbourne.
Professional association and committee involvement
- Co-editor of the International Conference on Sustainable Automotive Technologies (ICSAT). The inaugural conference was held in 2008 in Melbourne. Due to the conference success, ICSAT now alternates annually between Australia, Germany and the United States. The conference proceedings have been adopted by Springer-Verlag for publication.
- Member of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) and has acted on the International Review panel since assisting with the ICED’05 in Melbourne.
- Member of the Design Society
- Lui, E.,Medvedev, A.,Edwards, D.,Ma, M.,Leary, M.,Brandt, M. (2022). Microstructure modification of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V plates for improved ballistic performance properties In: Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 301, 1 - 9
- Downing, D.,McMillan, M.,Brandt, M.,Leary, M. (2022). Programmatic lattice generation tools for additive manufacture In: Software Impacts, 12, 1 - 4
- Khorasani, M.,Ghasemi, A.,Leary, M.,Cordova, L.,G Sharabian, E.,Farabi, E.,Gibson, I.,Brandt, M.,Rolfe, B. (2022). A comprehensive study on meltpool depth in laser-based powder bed fusion of Inconel 718 In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 120, 2345 - 2362
- Noronha, J.,Leary, M.,Ma, M.,Kyriakou, E.,Brandt, M. (2022). Geometrical parameters and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V hollow-walled lattices In: Materials Science and Engineering A, 840, 1 - 13
- Elambasseril, J.,Rogers, J.,Wallbrink, C.,Munk, D.,Leary, M.,Ma, M. (2022). Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (LPBF-AM): the influence of design features and LPBF variables on surface topography and effect on fatigue properties In: Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, , 1 - 37
- Almalki, A.,Downing, D.,Lozanovski, B.,Tino, R.,du Plessis, A.,Ma, M.,Brandt, M.,Leary, M. (2022). A Digital-Twin Methodology for the Non-destructive Certification of Lattice Structures In: JOM, 74, 1 - 14
- Watson, M.,Leary, M.,Brandt, M. (2022). Generative design of truss systems by the integration of topology and shape optimisation In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 118, 1165 - 1182
- Piola, R.,Grandison, C.,Shimeta, J.,Del Frate, A.,Leary, M. (2022). Can vessel sea chest design improve fouling control coating performance? In: Ocean Engineering, 256, 1 - 13
- Jones, A.,Leary, M.,Bateman, S.,Easton, M. (2022). Parametric design and evaluation of TPMS-like cellular solids In: Materials and Design, 221, 1 - 15
- Khorasani, M.,Ghasemi, A.,Leary, M.,G Sharabian, E.,Cordova, L.,Gibson, I.,Downing, D.,Bateman, S.,Brandt, M.,Rolfe, B. (2022). The effect of absorption ratio on meltpool features in laser-based powder bed fusion of IN718 In: Optics and Laser Technology, 153, 1 - 14
- Novel micro-architecture-optimised metal lattice structures by 3D printing. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2020 from (2020 to 2023)
- Additive Manufactured Lightweight Ballistic Protection Materials. Funded by: Defence Science and Technology Group - Contract from (2019 to 2023)
- Responsive Access to Space (CRC-P 5000038). Funded by: CRC-P Cooperative Research Centre Project (DefendTex) from (2018 to 2021)
- Lightweight IP Cockpit System. Funded by: Ford Motor Company - Grant 2018 from (2018 to 2023)
- Advanced CAE simulation process for 3D Printed (Additive Manufacture) Metallic Lattice Structures subjected to dynamic impact loading. Funded by: Ford Motor Company Grant - Competitive from (2018 to 2021)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
13 PhD Completions7 PhD Current Supervisions and 2 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
Design for Additive Manufacture, Topology and shape optimisation, Medical Implant Design, Material Selection