DMTC’s commitment to leading-edge, industrially-relevant research has been reinforced with PhD candidate Jimmy Toton (RMIT University, Sutton Tools) taking out the Young Defence Innovator prize at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at Avalon. (more…)
Posted by Harry Baxter on February 27th, 2019 Tagged: benchmarking, collaboration, students, universityDMTC’s program and project management framework is a key element in delivering value to our stakeholders and was validated in our achievement of ISO 9001 accreditation for our quality system.
We constantly review the performance of our processes and the level of engagement of our project leaders so that what we do remains not just value adding but fit-for-purpose as we adapt to changes in the business environment.
Our recent survey of project leaders showed excellent levels of engagement. Click here for a look at some of the headline results.
Posted by Harry Baxter on February 26th, 2019 Tagged: benchmarking, collaboration, defence technologyThe national significance of DMTC’s Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Program, bringing industry and research partners together to work on national health security challenges, has been highlighted in the latest in the series of Defence Science & Technology Outlook publications. (more…)
Posted by Harry Baxter on January 14th, 2019 Tagged: collaboration, Countermeasures, CSIRO, defence technology, DST, researchFormer DMTC Director, Emeritus Professor John Norrish, has been made a Fellow of the American Welding Society in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the discipline.
The AWS is the peak body for welding and joining technology in the United States, with about 70,000 members industry, national research labs, universities and training organisations from the US and around the world.
Being elected a Fellow of the Society is a recognition of the distinguished contribution of individual members in the field of welding science and technology, in John’s case over more than 50 years.
Earlier this year John was also made a Fellow of DMTC, at which time DMTC Chair Tony Quick acknowledged John for his “unquenchable energy, vitality, willingness and ability to get involved in the detail of so many of our critical programs.”
There are more details on the University of Wollongong’s website here.
Posted by Harry Baxter on December 20th, 2018 Tagged: collaboration, DMTC, excellence, innovation, university, Welding