DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
O ur Background
The Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM), which was established in 2002, is a joint venture between the University of Auckland, SCION (Forest Research) and other industrial participants utilising government research funding. The goal of this Centre is to bring together the complementary research capabilities of the University of Auckland, Forest Research and other partners in order to conduct pre-competitive research into advanced composite materials and manufacturing processes. You may download a copy of our brochure here.
The Centre has a number of New Zealand and International Collaborators and a team of multidisciplinary research staff.
The vision of the Centre is “Pioneering innovative technologies in advanced composite products and manufacturing processes” and “to enhance the wealth of members and provide new business opportunities to benefit the New Zealand economy”.
In addition to the existing research facilities within each collaborative institute, core research activities will be taking place in a new research complex situated at the Tamaki Campus of the University of Auckland.
The composites research area has seen the following developments
- KZ7 and the America's Cup in 1986
- First composite boat built to Lloyds standards
- Increased student interest in composites - PhDs, Masters and undergraduate projects
- Publications in international journals and presentations in conferences
- Collaboration with industrial partners nationally and internationally
- Formation of the Centre for Composites Research at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
The Strategy of the Centre is to place emphasis on three key areas of research:
- Theoretical modeling - kinematic and finite element
- Practical application - aircraft componentry, biomedical aids, recyclable materials
- Informative publication - journal articles, conference presentations and books
We require a Research Assistant in the area of composite materials.
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