Award-winning researcher Michael Saleh will deliver a distinguished lecture at ANSTO on 11 October that highlights how he uses computational studies to investigate the structural integrity of materials.
Saleh received ANSTO's inaugural Young Researcher Award in 2015 and was part of a team that won a Eureka Prize in 2013 for defence research.
With the growth of computational materials science over the past decades, Saleh (pictured above with the Bushmaster vehicle) specialises in the simulations at various temporal and spatial length scales that have been developed.
"Modelling has become ubiquitous in most material science studies as researchers attempt to better elucidate the effects of loading, temperature, radiation damage etc. on the performance of structural materials.," said Saleh.
The lecture will highlight two modelling length scales that are highly relevant in studying the engineering integrity of structural materials. He will provide various examples of research outcomes in the field of radiation damage and high strain rate deformation in impact and blast phenomena.
Saleh works closely with the Defence Materials Technology Centre and industry partner Thales Australia on defence-related projects to protect Australian defence forces.
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Michael Saleh has a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and is a PhD Candidate in Materials Science at the University of NSW Australia. He has been employed at ANSTO since graduating in 2008 from RMIT University in Melbourne. He has been involved in structural assessment across ANSTO and currently works in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle research team as a member of the Radiation Effects (RE) and Nuclear Fuel (NF) groups.
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Lecturer: Michael Saleh
Date: Tuesday 11 October2016 at 11am, morning tea from 10.30am
Location: AINSE Theatre at ANSTO
Cost: Free
Published: 14/09/2016