Prof. Stuart Bateman

Professor Stuart Bateman is the Boeing Professor of Aerospace and Head of Department for Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering at RMIT University. He was the Director of the Australian Research Council Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures (ATLAS) from 2017 to 2023. Prior to joining RMIT in 2015, he spent 18 years at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) which included roles of Senior Principal Research Scientist, Theme Leader for Sustainable Polymeric Materials, Theme Leader for Agile Manufacturing Technologies, and Deputy Director of CSIRO’s Future Manufacturing Flagship.

Stuart’s research interests reside in the design and efficient manufacture of high performance and functional polymeric materials and structures for use in challenging operational environments.  He has partnered extensively with industry to translate technical innovation into new products and processes having worked with local and multinational organisations such as Boeing, Ford, General Electric, Orica, the Reserve Bank of Australia and Petronas.

Abstract: Polymer Composite Additive Manufacturing - A Marriage Of Materials Science & Process Engineering

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