STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Fugen Daver
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399256008
Email:
fugen.daver@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora East
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research interests
- Functional polymer matrix composites
- Biomimetic materials
- Additive manufacturing
Teaching
- Materials Engineering
- Advanced Materials
- Automotive Materials
Accomplishment/Awards
- Councillor, Society of Plastics Engineers, Australia New Zealand Section (SPE: A-NZ) 2009-2011
- Education Leader, (SPE: A-NZ) 2005-2007
- The Society of Plastics Engineering, Education Award (2007)
- RMIT University Teaching Award - Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching (2007)
- Curriculum design for MEng (Manufacturing) by Coursework Program (2008)
- Text-book: 'Automotive Materials' (2008).
- Courseware development: 'Automotive Materials' (2008).
- Courseware development : 'Advanced Materials' (2004).
Supervisor projects
- 3 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions
- 3 PhD Current Supervisions
Supervisor interests
Functional composites; biomimetic materials; additive manufacturing
Grants
- CRC-P 57349 Additive manufacturing of energetic materials from (2017- 2019)
- Reduction of crown metal gauge. Funded by Innovation Connections Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2018)
- Interior material and grain selection methodology for assessing scratch/mar quality performance. Funded by Ford Motor Company Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2019)
- Reduction of crown metal gauge. Funded by Innovation Connections Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2018)
- Testing and mathematical modelling of creep performance of polypropylene material used in Ford Bumper Fascia's and Grilles. Funded by: Ford Motor Company Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2016)
- Investigation of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and related recycling technologies for manufacture of carbonated soft drink containers. Funded by AECM Postgrad Scholarship from (2000 to 2002)
Bundoora East Campus 251.03.013
- PhD, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- MSc (Phys.), Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
- BSc (Ind. Eng.), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Dhali, K.,Daver, F.,Cass, P.,Field, M.,Adhikari, B. (2023). Development and Characterisation of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)- Silane Modified Cellulose Nanocrystals Composite Materials and Films In: Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 31, 4506 - 4521
- Ghasemlou, M.,Daver, F.,Murdoch, B.,Ball, A.,Ivanova, E.,Adhikari, B. (2022). Biodegradation of novel bioplastics made of starch, polyhydroxyurethanes and cellulose nanocrystals in soil environment In: Science of the Total Environment, 815, 1 - 12
- Ghasemlou, M.,Mayes, E.,Murdoch, B.,Le, P.,Dekiwadia, C.,Aburto Medina, A.,Daver, F.,Ivanova, E.,Adhikari, B. (2022). Silicon-Doped Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots as Efficient Nanoconjugates for Multifunctional Nanocomposites In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, 7161 - 7174
- Dhali, K.,Daver, F.,Cass, P.,Adhikari, B. (2022). Surface modification of the cellulose nanocrystals through vinyl silane grafting In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 200, 397 - 408
- Kocayavuz, O.,Demirel, B.,Yaras, A.,Akkurt, F.,Daver, F. (2022). A way to enhance the mechanical performance and UV visible-light barrier of polyethylene terephthalate packaging material: Synthesis and application of takedaite (Ca3B2O6) In: Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 33, 3359 - 3367
- Moazzem, S.,Crossin, E.,Daver, F.,Wang, L. (2022). Environmental impact of apparel supply chain and textile products In: Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24, 9757 - 9775
- Demirel, B.,Kilic, E.,Yaras, A.,Akkurt, F.,Daver, F.,Gezer, D. (2022). Effects of magnesium borate on the mechanical performance, thermal and chemical degradation of polyethylene terephthalate packaging material In: Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, 38, 589 - 607
- Inaner, N.,Demirel, B.,Yaras, A.,Akkurt, F.,Daver, F. (2022). Improvement of environmental stress cracking performance, load-carrying capacity, and UV light barrier property of polyethylene terephthalate packaging material In: Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 33, 2352 - 2361
- Ghasemlou, M.,Daver, F.,Ivanova, E.,Habibi, Y.,Adhikari, B. (2021). Surface modifications of nanocellulose: From synthesis to high-performance nanocomposites In: Progress in Polymer Science, 119, 101418 - 101428
- Dhali, K.,Daver, F.,Cass, P.,Adhikari, B. (2021). Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanomaterials from jute bast fibers In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9, 1 - 13
1 PhD Current Supervisions8 PhD Completions and 3 Masters by Research Completions
Functional composites/nanocomposites; polymer surfaces; biomimetic materials; additive manufacturing
- ARC Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Waste Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (TREMS). Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub from (2021 to 2026)
- A computational system for predicting the scratch and mar resistance of surface patterns of new interior trim components. Funded by: Ford Motor Company Grant 2015 from (2018 to 2019)
- Reduction of crown metal gauge. Funded by: Innovation Connections Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2018)
- Interior material and grain selection methodology for assessing scratch/mar quality performance. Funded by: Ford Motor Company Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2017)
- Testing and Mathematical Modelling service of creep performance of Polypropylene material used in Ford Bumper Fascia's and Grilles. Funded by: Ford Motor Company Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2016)