Professor Rajiv Padhye

Research supervision

Rajiv supervises research in the fields of Textile Technology, Wet processing, Protective textiles, High Performance textiles, Nano materials, Nano-fibres and Medical textiles.

Current research students

• Jalvandi, Javid – PhD – Biodegradable Electrospun Nanofibers for Medical Application

• Singh, Amanpreet – MTech – Australian Maritime Clusters: Evaluating Collaborative or Competitive Pathways

• Asif, Muhammad – PhD – The Impact of Political Disruptions on Textile Supply Chain Performance in Pakistan

• Emerson, Grant – MTech – An unsustainable capability

• [Second Supervisor] Cowper, Elizabeth – PhD – Severance Morphology of Stabbed Knitted Fabrics

Accomplishments

• Research Leadership Award – RMIT University, 2012

• Media Person Award – RMIT University, 2010

• Awarded FTI (Fellow of Textile Institute, UK), 2000. Highest professional award recognised internationally.

• Awarded International Wool Secretariat Travelling Fellowship to present a paper at 7th IWTR conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1985.

Research

Professor Rajiv Padhye is chartered Textile Technologist and Fellow of the Textile Institute, UK. He holds two bachelor degrees and a PhD from Leeds, UK.

Over 30 years Rajiv has been involved in the textile industry, and has worked on a shop floor mainly in the wet processing area, as well as in research and academic fields. His expertise is in the areas of Chemical Technology and Processing of Textiles, Dyeing and Finishing, Fibre Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Protective/Performance textiles. Rajiv has received various research grants since 2002 and was the chief investigator for Ballistic Armour project, funded by Australian Wool Innovation, which was patented in 2008–2009. Rajiv also has published his research on widely differing topics in international high-ranking journals.

Recent funded projects

• WHO-RAE Australia (2014–2015) $160,000

• Strategic Capability Program with Bekaert Textiles (2013–2014) $200,000

• Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 7.2 and 7.3 (2012–2015) $700,000

• Strategic Capability Program with Bruck Textiles (2012–2014) $550,000

• Metro Rail Project (2013) $12,000

• Researcher in Business with Code Silver (2012) $30,000

• Defence Materials Technology Centre Strategic Project (2010–2011) $50,000

• Country Fire Authority – Kneepad Assessment (2010) $6,000

• Researcher in Business with United Bonded Fabrics (2010) $18,000

• Country Fire Authority – UV Resistance Fabric (2010) $12,000

• Australian Federal Police- Anti Stabbing + training (2009–2010) $13,500

• Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 1 (2009–2011) $120,000

• City West Water (2006–2008) $45,000

• Australian Wool Innovation (2004–2007) $470,000

• International Fibre Centre (2002–2006) $180,000

• Australian Postgraduate Award (2001–2005) $120,000

• Melbourne Fire Brigade (2007) $10,000

• UNDP – India (1991–1993) $ 20,000

Patent

Fibre-blends ballistic fabrics for use as protection against high-speed impacts.

Reviewer

• Textile Research Journal
• Journal of Textile Institute
• Powder Technology
• Clothing and Textile Research Journal
• Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research

• BSc (Chemistry)
• BSc (Textile Technology)
• PhD (Leeds UK)
• C Col, C Text, FTI