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Innovative solutions for cold-formed steel mid-rise residential building design and construction

Aziz Ahmed is part of a multidisciplinary research group within the Steel Research Hub that is aiming to develop new products and systems for cold-formed, steel... Read More...

Enhanced Durability via Novel Paint Chemistries

Anthony Lang has been undertaking research on a number of projects in the fields of enhanced durability and corrosion inhibition of surface coatings (over metal... Read More...

Delivering improved control of metallic alloy coating thickness through mimicking air wiping jets

Impinging planar jets are often employed on industrial Continuous Galvanising Lines (CGL) to wipe away or remove excess drag-out coating material from steel str... Read More...

Exploring innovative steel construction solutions for mid-rise apartment buildings through a multi-disciplinary approach

The period from 2009 to 2018 saw an increase in the number of apartments being constructed in Australia as a result of population growth within cities, demand f... Read More...

4th Annual Steel Research Hub Symposium

The Steel Research Hub hosted its fourth and possibly final Annual Symposium on 20-21 February 2019. Over 70 hub members attended the two-day symposium. Once... Read More...

Making a positive impact through collaboration with industry to develop Green Smart surface coatings

Sina Jamali is investigating corrosion and surface science as a Research Fellow within the Steel Research Hub at the University of Wollongong. One of the big... Read More...

MD unlocking new knowledge on antifouling coatings

Matthew Penna is a Research Associate at RMIT University, using cutting edge MD (Molecular Dynamics) to analyse and understand how to reduce or even prevent fun... Read More...

‘Sticky’ water holds the key to antifouling surfaces

Insights make possible cheap, effective antifouling surfaces Researchers have unlocked the mystery of what makes water bind to certain surfaces, with implicati... Read More...

New Knowledge of Thin Smooth Metallic Coatings During Continuous Manufacturing

Matt Gear is a former PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, who was part of a research team within the Steel Research Hub that focused on the high-spee... Read More...

International Congress on Ironmaking held in Vienna

The International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking (ICSTI) 2018 was held from the 25th to 28th September at the magnificent Schloss Schonbru... Read More...