Dr. Alex Kootsookos
Deputy Head, Learning and Teaching
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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alex.kootsookos@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-6329-3264
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Areas of research and consulting expertise
- Environmental Degradation of Structural Composites (Fire, moisture)
- Stitched Composites (mechanical properties)
- Environmental Degradation of Plastics (natural weathering, fire)
- Mechanical Properties of Composites (particulate, fibre-reinforced)
- Ferrous metallurgy (white cast irons, fracture toughness)
Industry collaboration
Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures:
- Post-fire mechanical response of fibre-reinforced composites (in conjunction with a grant from the Office of Naval Research, U.S.A);
- Durability of fibre-reinforced composites exposed to seawater environments (in conjunction with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia)
Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
- $674k contract with Huntsman Chemical Company to evaluate polymer concrete as a potential rooftile material.
- $126k contract with Olex Cables to produce halogen-free insulating plastics.
- $1.1m contract with Aurora Glass and Huntsman Chemical Co to improve the longevity of glass-reinforced plastic roofsheeting.
- Environmental Degradation of Structural Composites (Fire, moisture)
- Stitched Composites (mechanical properties)
- Environmental Degradation of Plastics (natural weathering, fire)
- Mechanical Properties of Composites (particulate, fibre-reinforced)
- Ferrous metallurgy (white cast irons, fracture toughness)
Industry collaboration
Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures:
- Post-fire mechanical response of fibre-reinforced composites (in conjunction with a grant from the Office of Naval Research, U.S.A);
- Durability of fibre-reinforced composites exposed to seawater environments (in conjunction with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia)
Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
- $674k contract with Huntsman Chemical Company to evaluate polymer concrete as a potential rooftile material.
- $126k contract with Olex Cables to produce halogen-free insulating plastics.
- $1.1m contract with Aurora Glass and Huntsman Chemical Co to improve the longevity of glass-reinforced plastic roofsheeting.
Academic positions
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1999 – Present
- Lecturer
- Queensland University of Technology
- Brisbane, Australia
- 1995 – 1995
Non-academic positions
- Research Engineer
- Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1996 – 1999
Supervisor projects
- eLearning as obligatory phenomena in engineering and science program in Saudi universities
- 21 Jan 2022
- Space Science Education - Inspiring the 21st Century Space Sector Professionals through Teaching and Learning
- 18 Jul 2018
- eLearning environment in Saudi Universities
- 19 Jul 2017
- Understanding the Mechanical Characteristics of Badminton Shuttlecocks
- 1 Mar 2017
- Modelling of Optimal Sourcing Strategy for Future LNG Demand
- 3 Mar 2015
Teaching interests
Aerospace, maritime and automotive, manufacturing, and process engineering.
