Research Committee

The SEAM Research Committee provides leadership to drive the SEAM research performance, and development improving the quality and impact of research, PhD supervision, early career researchers mentoring program, and research training to achieve research objectives in the fields of surfaces engineering for advanced materials, a core need in all manufacturing sectors that power the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of the Australian industry.

The Committee members provide expertise in leading, supporting and managing research teams for growth, quality and impact, and have the ability to establish effective research collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.

The SEAM Research Committee reports to the SEAM Executive Committee and the SEAM Director and actively engages and works closely with the SEAM Business and Operations Manager, SEAM project leaders and Industry Partner Organisations.

If you are interested in engaging with SEAM and its research team, please email seam@swin.edu.au.

Professor Peter Kingshott

Deputy Director

Professor Peter Kingshott

Professor Peter Kingshott is an academic within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology at Swinburne University of Technology, where he has worked since 2010.

Dr Andrew Ang

Chief Investigator

Dr Andrew Ang

Dr Andrew Ang is a senior research engineer within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology at Swinburne University of Technology, where he has worked since 2009.

Professor Ivan Cole

Chief Investigator

Professor Ivan Cole

Professor Ivan Cole is Enabling Capability Director for Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication at RMIT and an academic in the School of Engineering where he has worked since December 2016.

Associate Professor Colin Hall

Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Colin Hall

Industry Associate Professor Colin Hall is a researcher at the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia.

Dr Nishar Hameed

Chief Investigator

Dr Nishar Hameed

Dr Nishar Hameed is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Group Leader within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology at Swinburne University of Technology.

Dr Rosalie Hocking

Chief Investigator

Dr Rosalie Hocking

Dr Rosalie Hocking leads a program that focuses on materials design using advanced analytical techniques. She is a senior lecturer and research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology where she has worked since 2017.

Professor Baohua Jia

Chief Investigator

Professor Baohua Jia

Professor Baohua Jia is the Director of Centre for Translational Atomaterials and Theme Leader for Future Manufacturing Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology, where she has worked since completing her PhD.

Ms Vesna Stefanovski

Executive Committee Member

Ms Vesna Stefanovski

Vesna Stefanovski is the SEAM Business and Operations Manager, she oversees the Training Centre’s portfolio of projects and training experiences provided to PhD candidates and early career research fellows.

Dr Christiane Schulz

Chief Investigator

Dr Christiane Schulz

Dr. Christiane Schulz is a researcher at the Future Industries Institute of University of South Australia.

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The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM) will be Australia’s premier manufacturing Research and Development centre that focuses on applied research with tangible outcomes to nurture and cultivate the industrial innovation leaders of tomorrow.