The Opportunity

Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding domestic and international candidates for PhD study within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Faculty of Engineering, Monash University. 

This PhD project forms part of the Baosteel–Australia Joint Centre (BAJC) collaboration and will investigate how local phase transformations can be harnessed to design new classes of advanced steels. The research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of localised transformation behaviour and to design novel alloys that achieve superior combinations of strength, ductility, and damage tolerance.

Working within the Metallurgy and Corrosion Research Cluster, the candidate will combine experimental studies, computational modelling, and data-driven alloy design to:

Understand the mechanisms of local austenite-to-ferrite transformation in low-alloy steels...