The ABC’s 7:30 Report has aired a story on DMTC and the importance of Australian bred technology to both the ADF and Australia defence industry. The segment includes a number of interviews from DMTC partners and footage of the excellence outcomes being achieved through DMTC projects.
To view the story please visit the ABC website (click here).
Posted by DMTC on February 21st, 2013Nominations for the 2013 DMTC Awards for Excellence are now open!
The Defence Materials Technology Centre’s Awards for Excellence recognise individuals and project teams within DMTC whose efforts have significantly contributed to the execution of DMTC’s vision and mission.
DMTC will again be presenting the following four awards at our annual conference:
• Industry Partnership Award
• Early Career Award
• Research Collaboration Award
• Capability Improvement Award
Nominiations are welcomed from people participating in DMTC activities and will close at 5pm Tuesday 28th February.
For further information on the awards and how to nominate please email information@dmtc.com.au
Posted by DMTC on January 31st, 2013The 2012 DMTC Student Conference was a great success with sixteen students presenting updates on their research projects. The best judged presentations from each of the three domains (air, land and sea) are being given the opportunity to present their work at the 2013 DMTC Annual Conference in Canberra. Students were also educated in the areas of IP and Commercialisation and Presentation Skills. The three winners were:
Land Domain: Eric Yang, The University of Melbourne, “Structural Performance of Armour Connections Subject to Impulsive Damage”
Sea Domain: Cameron Barr, The University of Melbourne, “Equal Channel Angular Processing of Nickel Aluminium Bronze for Marine Platforms”
Air Domain: Donna Capararo – University of Queensland, “Mechano-chemical rate determining step and mechanisms of crack initiation in aircraft coatings”
DMTC is presenting a four-part briefing series to increase the awareness within the Defence community on the objectives and outcomes of the DMTC program, including technical achievements and enhancements to Australian industry capability.
The briefings are open to all, however they are targeted towards CDG and DMO representatives. Discussion and questions after each briefing are encouraged.
For further information, please contact information@dmtc.com.au.
Briefing 4
Date: 6 December, 2012
Time: 13:00
Location: Canberra
Presenter(s): Dr Matt Dargusch – Chief Technology Officer.
RSVP: information@dmtc.com.au
Briefing Details:
This next presentation titled ‘Achievements and Opportunities in the Air Domain will discuss a number of technical outcomes of the DMTC Air Domain Program to date and provide insight into where DMTC can provide support to future sustainment and acquisition programs. The technical discussion will also present examples of cross-disciplinary utilisation of technology, and discuss opportunities to leverage successes in the Land and Maritime sectors into the Air domain.
Posted by DMTC on November 28th, 2012