The CEO of the DMTC, Dr Mark Hodge, appeared before the joint parliamentary inquiry into ‘The benefits and risks of a Bipartisan Australian Defence Agreement as a basis of planning for, and funding of, Australian Defence capability’ on 23 February. Dr Hodge’s opening statement to the committee is available here.
DMTC is proud to announce the release of its latest Annual Report, which is available online and is currently being distributed to key stakeholders.
The report summarises the activities and achievements of the DMTC community for the July 2016 – June 2017 period and highlights continuing efforts to deliver enhanced Defence capabilities while also investing in Australian industrial capacity and in the research leaders of the future.
Our report also looks forward to opportunities and strategic developments for DMTC and its industry and research partners in 2018 and beyond.
DMTC has held another successful Student Conference, with scholarship recipients gathering in Melbourne on 2 November.
Our annual student conference is conducted in partnership with the Research Training Centre for Naval Design and Manufacturing (RTCNDM) and the Defence Science Institute. The focus of the conference is to give PhD and Masters candidates the opportunity to professionally present on the progress and conclusions of their research work to their peers and to continue to develop their presentation and communication skills. This year’s conference topics were wide-ranging, with everything from inspection robotics to immunology to additive manufacturing of cutting tools, and more.
More information about the 2017 Conference including presentation abstracts is available here.
Some of the presenters from this year’s Conference (l-r) Panneer Ponnusamy (Swinburne), Rowan Pivetta (Flinders) and Emily Kibble (UWA Murdoch).