Wing Kong CHIU

Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University

Director, Monsafe Consulting Pty Ltd

Academic Background

- Ph.D, University of Western Australia (1991)

- BEng (First Class Honours) (1987), University of Western Australia

Prizes and Awards

- University Research Studentship (1987 - 1990)

- Best Honours Thesis Marks for 1986

- University Merit Award for Outstanding Distinction for PhD These (1990)

- six other prizes for academic excellence (1983 - 1986)

Professional Experience

- Director, Monsafe Consulting Pty Ltd

- Research Scientist, Aeronautical Research Laboratory, Australia

- Consultant Engineer, Sound and Vibration Technology, Australia

Professional Affiliations

- Corporate Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia

- Editorial Board, Polymers and Polymer Composites, United Kingdom

- Member of the New York Academy of Science.

Research Experience

- Subsea engineering,

- Selection of materials and materials characterisation,

- Unified theory for mechanical deformation of metals,

- Damage tolerance and structural integrity assessment,

- polymers and composite materials;

- plasticity and fracture mechanics;

- computational mechanics (solids and fluids)

- vibration analysis; architectural acoustics; aeroacoustics & aerodynamic noise.

Invited Lectures

6 (not including presentations at international conferences) presented at universities and institutions of higher learning nationally and internationally.

Publications

Over 50 papers in International Journals and Conferences

Consulting Projects

Over 10 projects completed.

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate courses in Material Selection for Engineering Design, Vibration of continuous systems and Machine Dynamics

Currently supervising 3 graduate students