{"id":32203,"date":"2025-12-08T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/?page_id=32203"},"modified":"2026-09-07T16:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:44:22","slug":"our-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/learning-teaching\/science-engineering\/school-of-civil-mechanical-engineering\/our-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Our research"},"content":{"rendered":"<mimas-block block-name=\"tabs-extended\"  full-width\n             role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Tabinated content block\"\n             data-segment=\"all\" class=\"tabs-extended mimas-grid\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"areas-of-research\">Areas of research<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p>Using both advanced and traditional tools, researchers in this area work across industry and academia, in the field and in the labs to deliver demand-driven, researcher-driven and informal research. This approach ensures our research is grounded in real\u2011world data and conditions, while also exploring extreme and rarely encountered scenarios. Each discipline spans a broad range of specialisations \u2014 far more than the examples listed below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <section class=\"tabs-extended__container\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs--horizontal \">\n    <div class=\"tab-group-wrap tab-group-wrap--sticky\">\n        <ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"tab-group\">\n                                                        <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                    <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-civil-engineering\"\n                       role=\"tab\"\n                       aria-selected=\"1\"\n                       aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-civil-engineering\"\n                       id=\"tab-dom-civil-engineering\"\n                       class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                        Civil engineering\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                    <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-mechanical-engineering\"\n                       role=\"tab\"\n                       aria-selected=\"\"\n                       aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-mechanical-engineering\"\n                       id=\"tab-dom-mechanical-engineering\"\n                       class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                        Mechanical engineering\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                    <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-mechatronic-engineering\"\n                       role=\"tab\"\n                       aria-selected=\"\"\n                       aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-mechatronic-engineering\"\n                       id=\"tab-dom-mechatronic-engineering\"\n                       class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                        Mechatronic engineering\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                    <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                       role=\"tab\"\n                       aria-selected=\"\"\n                       aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                       id=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                       class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                        Sustainable engineering \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs__tabs\" role=\"presentation\">\n                                                    <div role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-civil-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-civil-engineering\" class=\"tabs-extended__content-container\">\n                    \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        \n\n<div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Infrastructure\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Infrastructure\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Infrastructure\">Infrastructure<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Infrastructure\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering<\/li>\n<li>Blast and impact engineering<\/li>\n<li>Structural health monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Construction-management\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Construction-management\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Construction-management\">Construction management<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Construction-management\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Construction engineering<\/li>\n<li>Engineering project and cost management<\/li>\n<li>Whole cost<\/li>\n<li>Life cycle impact<\/li>\n<li>Engineering procurement and governance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Geotechnical-engineering\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Geotechnical-engineering\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Geotechnical-engineering\">Geotechnical engineering<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Geotechnical-engineering\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Railway and road construction<\/li>\n<li>Computational geo-mechanics<\/li>\n<li>Ground improvement<\/li>\n<li>Soil stabilisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Sustainable-construction\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Sustainable-construction\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Sustainable-construction\">Sustainable construction<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Sustainable-construction\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Advanced environmental concretes<\/li>\n<li>Durability and microstructures<\/li>\n<li>Nanoindentation<\/li>\n<li>Material hydration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Water-engineering\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Water-engineering\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Water-engineering\">Water engineering<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Water-engineering\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Water and wastewater treatment<\/li>\n<li>Urban hydrology and stormwater management<\/li>\n<li>Hydrological forecasting and modelling<\/li>\n<li>Hydro-environmental systems<\/li>\n<li>Integrated coastal zone management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Environmental\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Environmental\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Environmental\">Environmental<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Environmental\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Sustainable energy and bio\u2011resources<\/li>\n<li>Advanced materials and membrane technologies<\/li>\n<li>Resource recovery and hydrometallurgy<\/li>\n<li>Data\u2011driven optimisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-mechanical-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-mechanical-engineering\" class=\"tabs-extended__content-container\">\n                    \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        \n\n<div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Thermal-&amp;-fluid-sciences\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Thermal-&amp;-fluid-sciences\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Thermal-&amp;-fluid-sciences\">Thermal &amp; fluid sciences<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Thermal-&amp;-fluid-sciences\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Heat transfer devices and equipment<\/li>\n<li>Bio-fluid dynamics<\/li>\n<li>Fluid-structure interaction<\/li>\n<li>Energy-efficient buildings<\/li>\n<li>Ventilation and air-quality<\/li>\n<li>Solar energy engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Materials,-manufacturing-and-tribology\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Materials,-manufacturing-and-tribology\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Materials,-manufacturing-and-tribology\">Materials, manufacturing and tribology<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Materials,-manufacturing-and-tribology\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Powder and materials modelling<\/li>\n<li>Composites<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Metal and rubber recycling<\/li>\n<li>Surface texture characterization<\/li>\n<li>Thin-film lubrication modelling<\/li>\n<li>Wear monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Machinery-dynamics-and-vibrations\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Machinery-dynamics-and-vibrations\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Machinery-dynamics-and-vibrations\">Machinery dynamics and vibrations<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Machinery-dynamics-and-vibrations\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Renewable energy<\/li>\n<li>Machine modelling<\/li>\n<li>Internet of things and smart sensors<\/li>\n<li>Machine lifespan prediction<\/li>\n<li>Asset management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-mechatronic-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-mechatronic-engineering\" class=\"tabs-extended__content-container\">\n                    \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n        <h3>Specialisations<\/h3>\n\n    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        \n\n<div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Bio-robotics-and-assistive-technology\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Bio-robotics-and-assistive-technology\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Bio-robotics-and-assistive-technology\">Bio-robotics and assistive technology<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Bio-robotics-and-assistive-technology\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Autonomous robotic manipulation<\/li>\n<li>Robot design and prototyping<\/li>\n<li>Smart and wearable sensors<\/li>\n<li>Rehabilitation and assisted living technology<\/li>\n<li>Mobile robotics and control<\/li>\n<li>Novel sensors and actuators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Affective-computing\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Affective-computing\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Affective-computing\">Affective computing<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Affective-computing\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Vision and perception<\/li>\n<li>Human-computer interaction<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Space-systems\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Space-systems\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Space-systems\">Space systems<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Space-systems\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Space craft system engineering<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning for crater detection and planetary chronology<\/li>\n<li>Meteorite detection, tracking and recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\" class=\"tabs-extended__content-container\">\n                    \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        \n\n<div class=\"tabs-flexible__content\">\n            <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Sustainable-development\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Sustainable-development\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Sustainable-development\">Sustainable development<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Sustainable-development\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Sustainable design and construction<\/li>\n<li>Thermal management for energy efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Waste heat recovery and carbon-neutral process technology<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable processing and process technology<\/li>\n<li>Industrial symbiosis<\/li>\n<li>Waste management<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability metrics<\/li>\n<li>Life cycle assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    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class=\"card__title\"><h3>CIMP Wins ARC Discovery Grants<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Two of the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) projects\u2014led by Prof. Jun Li and Dr. Zhen Peng\u2014have been successfully funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the highly competitive ARC Discovery Projects program. <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/curtin-civil-and-mechanical-engineering_curtincme-cimp-curtinuniversity-activity-7400692666876710912-EdZy?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAADIw82UB2O5X1NlwowDvZGfaVPOtFBsdc-A\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read more on LinkedIn\">Read more on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"2025-research-excellence-impact-awards\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"2025-research-excellence-impact-awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"\" alt=\"2025 Research Excellence &amp; Impact Awards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Prof-Michele-John-and-Prof-Mohamed-Shahin-1.jpg 1276w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/curtin-civil-and-mechanical-engineering_researchexcellence-curtinuniversity-academicimpact-activity-7401421036598108160-fEXn?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAADIw82UB2O5X1NlwowDvZGfaVPOtFBsdc-A\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read more on LinkedIn\">Read more on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"marking-10-years-of-cimp-research\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"marking-10-years-of-cimp-research\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"\" alt=\"CIMP research\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1-740x368.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/CIMP1-2025-1.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Marking 10 years of CIMP research<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Curtin\u2019s Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) celebrated 10 years of success since 2015 at the inaugural International Conference on Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/structuraldynamics.curtin.edu.au\/10th-anniversary-of-cimp\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read the article\">Read the article<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"innovating-safe-asbestos-disposal\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"innovating-safe-asbestos-disposal\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"\" alt=\"Navdeep Dhami\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Navdeep-Dhami-480x240-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Navdeep-Dhami-480x240-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/Navdeep-Dhami-480x240-1.jpg 480w, 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won the ARC Discovery project 2026 for their project &#8220;Microbial detoxification of asbestos&#8221;. They have driven real-world impact by securing funding in an ARC Discovery Grant.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/curtin-civil-and-mechanical-engineering_curtincme-arcdiscovery-environmentalbiogeotechnology-activity-7399164014171226112-sZuZ?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAADIw82UB2O5X1NlwowDvZGfaVPOtFBsdc-A\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read LinkedIn article\">Read LinkedIn article<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"hemp-based-lcsa-first\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"hemp-based-lcsa-first\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"\" alt=\"Hemp-Based LCSA First\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials-535x370.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/LCSA-hemp-based-construction-materials.jpg 535w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Hemp-Based LCSA First<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>PhD student Daniela Rivas-Aybar has published the world\u2019s first Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment study on hemp-based construction materials in Materials Today Sustainability.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2589234725001472?via%3Dihub\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Find the full paper\">Find the full paper<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"3d-printing-for-a-greener-future\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"3d-printing-for-a-greener-future\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"\" alt=\"3D printing for a greener future\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo.jpg 1588w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/oasis-news-photo-1520x760.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>3D printing for a greener future<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>PhD researcher, Mohammad Raquibul Hasan, is working on cutting-edge research to transform recycled PLA into 3D-printed gears. Blending sustainability with innovation, he\u2019s enhancing sustainable waste management and increasing resource efficiency.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/making-milestones-3d-printing-for-a-greener-tomorrow\/?utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=Eloqua&amp;utm_campaign=GRS-HDR-News-September-2025&amp;utm_content=grs-hdr-newsletter-September-2025\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read the full story\">Read the full story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"arc-fellowship-for-professor-jun-li\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"arc-fellowship-for-professor-jun-li\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>ARC Fellowship for Professor Jun Li<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Professor Jun Li from CME has been awarded a prestigious ARC Mid\u2011Career Industry Fellowship for his work on digital twin and vision\u2011based technologies for bridge health monitoring, in collaboration with Main Roads Western Australia. <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/curtin-civil-and-mechanical-engineering_arcfellowship-structuralengineering-digitaltwins-activity-7351778165045821440-_pvd?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAADIw82UB2O5X1NlwowDvZGfaVPOtFBsdc-A\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_blank\" \n    aria-label=\"Read more on LinkedIn\">Read more on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"slick-controls\">\n    <div class=\"slick-slider__dots\"><\/div>    <nav class=\"slick-slider__navigation\">\n    <button class=\"slick-slider__navigation--prev\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\n        <span class=\"ico ico-chevron ico--black\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-chevron.svg)\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550-150x150.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Researcher Suhbra and students\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550-550x370.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550-550x500.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Research-picture-Suhbra_550x550.jpg 550w, 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academic supervision across areas.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                    \n                                            \n                                                    <ul class=\"article__links\">\n                                                                    \n                                    <li>\n                                        <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link ico-link--chevron\"\n    target=\"_top\" \n    aria-label=\"Learn about the HDR program\">Learn about the HDR program<\/a>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                    \n                                    <li>\n                                        <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/scholarships\/find-a-scholarship\/#!\/?page=1&amp;perPage=25&amp;filters=CourseType:HDR,Organisation:1087,Status:PREVIEW,PublishedState:OPENING:OPEN\"\n    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researchers to address an ongoing area of study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\" data-card-count=\"3\">\n                            <a class=\"square\" href=\"http:\/\/seg.curtin.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    <h3>Sustainable Engineering Group<\/h3>\n\n                                                            \n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                         src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/square1-2.jpg\"\n                         alt=\"Sustainable Engineering Group sitting at a table and discussing a book.\"\n                         srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/square1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/square1-2-500x370.jpg 500w, 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