Associate Professor Jose Almeida Da Silva
Associate Professor
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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jose.silva@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Associate Professor Jose Silva has more than 20 years of experience as a university lecturer. He has maintained regular collaborations with industry and other research organisations in research projects and consultancy activities pertaining to aviation safety and aerospace materials. His key areas of interest include Aviation Safety, Safety Management Systems, Accident Investigation, Aircraft Structural Integrity and Aerospace Materials.
He holds a Remote Pilot Licence issued by CASA (Australia) and he is a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Senior Member of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics).
Awards:
• Santander Scientific Merit Prize, Santander-Totta Bank, best researcher in 2010–2013, Department of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior
• Portuguese Air Force (IGFA-FAP), Prize of merit as the best student in the Flight Safety Course, 1998
• University of Beira Interior, best student in the Aeronautical Engineering graduation course (5-year degree), 1991–1996
He holds a Remote Pilot Licence issued by CASA (Australia) and he is a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Senior Member of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics).
Awards:
• Santander Scientific Merit Prize, Santander-Totta Bank, best researcher in 2010–2013, Department of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior
• Portuguese Air Force (IGFA-FAP), Prize of merit as the best student in the Flight Safety Course, 1998
• University of Beira Interior, best student in the Aeronautical Engineering graduation course (5-year degree), 1991–1996
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- Feb 2014 – Present
- Course Director
- University of Beira Interior
- Aeronautical Engineering degree (1st Bologna cycle)
- Covilha, Portugal
- 2009 – 2011
- Coordinator
- University of Beira Interior
- External Interchange Program, Department of Aerospace Sciences
- Covilha, Portugal
- 2008 – 2014
- Assistant Professor
- University of Beira Interior
- Department of Aerospace Sciences
- Covilha, Portugal
- 2007 – 2014
- Lecturer
- University of Beira Interior
- Department of Aerospace Sciences
- Covilha, Portugal
- 1998 – 2007
Non-academic positions
- Researcher
- LAETA - Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
- , Portugal
- 2009 – Present
- Collaborator researcher
- CAST - Centre for Aerospace Science and Technologies
- , Portugal
- 2001 – 2014
- Engineer
- OGMA – Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, S.A.
- , Portugal
- 1997 – 1998
Supervisor projects
- The analysis of existing Aviation Safety Programs to develop and incorporate enhanced risk management processes
- 9 Jan 2024
- Maintenance decision support for predicted composite impact damage events
- 22 Dec 2022
- Maintenance decision support for predicted composite impact damage events
- 8 Dec 2022
- Engine failure after take-off training exercises
- 1 Mar 2022
- Simulation and Characterisation of Morphology of Meltpool in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Copper
- 1 Sep 2021
- Understanding Cranial Injury – Virtual Forensics
- 5 Jun 2019
- Fatigue Characterisation of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Alloy
- 7 Sep 2018
- How does training moderate the critical decision making in pilots when exposed to adverse flight conditions?
- 2 Jul 2018
- Improving the effectiveness of safety reporting systems in aviation organisations
- 20 Jul 2015
- An investigation of the changing commercial airline passenger anthropometry and its effects on aircraft safety and performance
- 2 Mar 2015
- Risk-based Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- 2 Mar 2015
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Aerospace structures and materials, Structural reliability, Fatigue and fracture, Aircraft sustainability, Flight safety
Aerospace structures and materials, Structural reliability, Fatigue and fracture, Aircraft sustainability, Flight safety
Research interests
Aerospace Engineering, Other Engineering, Transportation and Freight Services, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Numerical and Computational Mathematics
