EurPhys Dr Ian Davies
BSc(Hons), PhD(London), MIMMM, MInstP, MAIP, CPhys, DIC, ARCS
Position: Senior Lecturer
Room: 431, Building 204 || Telephone: +61 8 9266 7578 || Fax: +61 8 9266 2681
Email: I.Davies@curtin.edu.au
Teaching Interests
Courses at Curtin University of Technology
- Materials 337 [Undergraduate Course]
- Materials 434 [Undergraduate Course]
- Materials for Severe Environments 631 [Postgraduate Course]
Courses taught Elsewhere
- Introduction to composite materials [Undergraduate course, Division of Advanced Fibro Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan (1999-2001)]
- Mechanics of composite materials [Postgraduate course, Division of Advanced Fibro Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan (1999-2001)]
- Materials science of advanced ceramics and composites [Postgraduate course, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (1998-1989)].
Research Interests
- Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)
- Ceramic Materials
- Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs)
- Failure of Brittle Materials
Professional Experience
- December 2007 - Current: Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
- September 2002 - November 2007: Curtin Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
- October 1998 - August 2002: Visiting Associate Professor, Division of Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
- October 1997 - September 1998: Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
- September 1995 - September 1997: Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellow, Airframe Division, National Aerospace Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
- September 1993 - September 1995: European Commission Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Materials, Petten, The Netherlands
Research Publications
Plese follow the link to the Publications Section