Dist. Professor Milan Brandt
Distinguished Professor
Details
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College: STEM Research & Innovation
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Department: Research & Innovation
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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milan.brandt@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2437-3413
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Distinguished Professor Milan Brandt is the Director of RMIT Advanced Manufacturing Precinct and Director Centre for Additive Manufacturing, RMIT University which he established in 2013. Prof. Brandt is the lead Australian researcher in the area of macro machining and additive manufacturing with lasers and has conducted work in laser cladding, cutting, drilling, welding and the last 14 years additive manufacturing. The results of his research have resulted in technological achievements, patents, research papers and commercial products, which have been recognized internationally and nationally in both scientific and industrial circles. Prof. Brandt is a fellow of the Laser Institute of America, honorary fellow of Weld Australia, Professorial Fellow department of Medicine, Melbourne University and Adjunct Prof. University of Waterloo, Canada. In 2018 he was the president of the Laser Institute of America, the largest international association of researchers and industry involved with lasers and laser additive technology and in 2018 he was named the Engineers Australia Centenary Hero for his research which led to Australia’s first locally-manufactured 3D printed spinal implant that was implanted into a patient in 2016. In 2020 Prof. Brandt was the recipient of the Laser Institute of America’s highest award, Arthur. L. Schawlow (Nobel Laureate in Physics) award for his contributions to lasers and laser applications.
Accomplishments and achievements:
• CAST commercialisation award for LMCut, 2011
• CAST commercialisation award for Laser-assisted joining, 2011
• WTIA – Sir William Hudson Memorial Award – Best published (Australian) research paper in 2011 by N. Alam, A. Bishop and M. Brandt
• Certificate of Merit Award in World Congress on Engineering (WCE-09), London, UK for the paper on the 'Microstructural Investigation of Direct Metal Deposition of H13 Steel on High Strength Copper Substrate' (Imran, Masood and Brandt).
• WTIA – Sir William Hudson Memorial Award – Best published (Australian) research paper in 2002. R.T. Deam, M. Brandt and J. Harris, 'The measurement of capillary waves on a weldpool formed by a Nd:YAG laser', Australasian Welding Journal, Vol 47, 2002, p39–47. Prize $200.
• TMS magnesium technology best student paper award – M. Mandagie, M. Brandt, Y. Durandet, and M. Jahedi, 'Laser cladding AS21 magnesium alloy with AlSi and WC powders'. Prize US $500.
• First Prize, TRU Energy Bright Ideas – Laser Repair of Low Pressure Turbine Rotor Blades (In-situ Repair) – 2005.
Accomplishments and achievements:
• CAST commercialisation award for LMCut, 2011
• CAST commercialisation award for Laser-assisted joining, 2011
• WTIA – Sir William Hudson Memorial Award – Best published (Australian) research paper in 2011 by N. Alam, A. Bishop and M. Brandt
• Certificate of Merit Award in World Congress on Engineering (WCE-09), London, UK for the paper on the 'Microstructural Investigation of Direct Metal Deposition of H13 Steel on High Strength Copper Substrate' (Imran, Masood and Brandt).
• WTIA – Sir William Hudson Memorial Award – Best published (Australian) research paper in 2002. R.T. Deam, M. Brandt and J. Harris, 'The measurement of capillary waves on a weldpool formed by a Nd:YAG laser', Australasian Welding Journal, Vol 47, 2002, p39–47. Prize $200.
• TMS magnesium technology best student paper award – M. Mandagie, M. Brandt, Y. Durandet, and M. Jahedi, 'Laser cladding AS21 magnesium alloy with AlSi and WC powders'. Prize US $500.
• First Prize, TRU Energy Bright Ideas – Laser Repair of Low Pressure Turbine Rotor Blades (In-situ Repair) – 2005.
Academic positions
- Director
- RMIT University
- Centre for Additive Manufacturing
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2014 – 2014
- Technical Director
- RMIT University
- Advanced Manufacturing Precinct
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 – 2012
- Professor
- RMIT University
- Advanced Manufacturing, SAMME
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2010 – Present
- Professor and Research Leader
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Laser Engineering, IRIS
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2007 – 2010
- Professor and Director
- Swinburne University of Technology
- IRIS
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2005 – 2007
- Associate Professor, Research Leader
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Laser Engineering, IRIS
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1999 – 2004
Non-academic positions
- Manager
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Sydney, Australia
- 1986 – 1999
- Research Scientist
- Department of Defence, Materials Research Laboratories
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1981 – 1986
Supervisor projects
- Additive Manufacturing of Ti 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo: Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties
- 13 Oct 2023
- Additive manufacturing and AI
- 10 May 2023
- Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing
- 3 Feb 2023
- WAAM of refractory metals
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ultrahigh-strength and low-cost novel titanium alloys for additive manufacturing
- 1 Feb 2023
- Additively manufactured hierarchical lattice structures
- 5 Oct 2022
- Ultrahigh-strength titanium structures by metal additive manufacturing
- 18 Aug 2022
- Synthesis and Investigation of Light-weight, Sintered Hollow Metallic Spheres
- 10 Apr 2022
- High-speed Laser Directed Energy Deposition of Stellite 6 Coatings on Steel Substrates
- 1 Jan 2022
- Investigation of Material and Mechanical Properties of Laser Beam Welded (LBW) Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) and Wrought Titanium Alloy Samples
- 18 Aug 2020
- Additive Manufacturing of Certified Aircraft Interior Components
- 29 Jul 2020
- Titanium Hollow-strut Lattice Metamaterials by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
- 11 Jun 2020
- Investigation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Nickel Aluminium Bronze
- 22 Jan 2020
- In-Situ Monitoring and Machine Learning for the Rapid Detection of Morphological Defects in Laser-Based Metal Additive Manufacturing
- 16 Jan 2020
- Investigation of Thick Powder Layers in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Ti6Al4V
- 16 Sep 2019
- Development of Novel Cutting Tools and End-Effector for the Robotic Excision of Bone Tumours of the Lower Limb
- 25 Feb 2019
- Cleaning Techniques and Non-destructive Verification of Residue Removal Within Additively Manufactured Implants
- 1 Mar 2018
- Optimized Resection Planning and Novel Tool Development for Bone Tumour Surgery
- 1 Mar 2018
- Additive Manufacture of Phantoms for Radiation Dosimetry in Lung Lesions
- 1 Mar 2018
- Investigation of Additive Manufacturing Technology for In-Situ Reinforcement of Polyetherimide with Continuous Carbon Fibres
- 1 Mar 2018
- Computational Modelling of Defects in Additively Manufactured Lattice Structures
- 29 May 2017
- Selective Laser Melting of AISI 4140 Steel
- 1 Mar 2017
- Improving Fracture Toughness of Aerospace Composites Using Additive Manufacturing
- 18 Jul 2016
- Localised Laser Preheating for Residual Stress Mitigation During Laser Repair of Wear-Resistant Cast Iron Components
- 18 Jul 2016
- Identifying and understanding the relationship between fatigue crack growth rate and substrate/coating thickness of laser repaired Ti6Al4V
- 14 Mar 2016
- Investigation of Novel Thermal Field Simulation Methods for Selective Laser Melting
- 20 Jul 2015
- Additively Manufactured Fe-25Co-15Mo Maraging Steel Cutting Tools for Aerospace Machining Via Laser Metal Deposition
- 13 Jan 2015
- Process Control of Laser Metal Deposition
- 3 Mar 2014
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Interaction of high-power laser radiation with matter leading to changes in state from heating to melting and applications in additive manufacture, joining and surfacing.
Interaction of high-power laser radiation with matter leading to changes in state from heating to melting and applications in additive manufacture, joining and surfacing.
Research interests
Professor Brandt has been involved with materials and manufacturing technologies in particular lasers for some 35 years and is recognised nationally and internationally as the leading Australian researcher in the field. After graduating from Macquarie University he joined the Department of Defence Materials Research Laboratory at Maribyrnong where he was involved in research on novel visible lasers. This led to the construction of a new laser which attracted considerable attention locally and internationally in both scientific and defence communities.
In 1986, Professor Brandt joined the CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology in Sydney to conduct research on the interaction of laser radiation with materials and the application of this research to laser welding, cutting, surfacing and cladding of materials. This led to the development and commercialisation of a number of new, laser-based products and processes. In 1990 he received a grant from the Division to establish the first Industrial Laser Centre in Australia to further promote laser technology to industry and develop new applications of significant commercial benefit. The Centre became the focus for industrial laser activities in Australia and attracted many industry collaborators.
In 1999, Professor Brandt was invited to join Swinburne University and was offered a grant to establish high-power laser research activities at IRIS. The research emphasis was on the development of new laser-based products and processes of significant commercial benefit. A major outcome of his research at IRIS was the development of laser surfacing technology for the repair of the leading edges of low pressure turbine blades in-situ in collaboration with the CRC for Welded Structures and 11 power-generating utilities.
The technology was commercialised through Hardwear, a company he helped established with the CRC for Welded Structures. Hardwear was sold in 2010 to Hardchrome Engineering, a Melbourne-based company involved in surfacing technology.
In 2010, Professor Brandt joined RMIT as the Professor of Advanced Manufacturing. In this role he has built research activities in additive manufacturing and promoted the benefits of this technology to local industry to help improve their global competitiveness
In 1986, Professor Brandt joined the CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology in Sydney to conduct research on the interaction of laser radiation with materials and the application of this research to laser welding, cutting, surfacing and cladding of materials. This led to the development and commercialisation of a number of new, laser-based products and processes. In 1990 he received a grant from the Division to establish the first Industrial Laser Centre in Australia to further promote laser technology to industry and develop new applications of significant commercial benefit. The Centre became the focus for industrial laser activities in Australia and attracted many industry collaborators.
In 1999, Professor Brandt was invited to join Swinburne University and was offered a grant to establish high-power laser research activities at IRIS. The research emphasis was on the development of new laser-based products and processes of significant commercial benefit. A major outcome of his research at IRIS was the development of laser surfacing technology for the repair of the leading edges of low pressure turbine blades in-situ in collaboration with the CRC for Welded Structures and 11 power-generating utilities.
The technology was commercialised through Hardwear, a company he helped established with the CRC for Welded Structures. Hardwear was sold in 2010 to Hardchrome Engineering, a Melbourne-based company involved in surfacing technology.
In 2010, Professor Brandt joined RMIT as the Professor of Advanced Manufacturing. In this role he has built research activities in additive manufacturing and promoted the benefits of this technology to local industry to help improve their global competitiveness
