> The Research Academy > Collaborating Faculty > Student profiles > Industry and government > Prospective research students > Researchers and research institutes > Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture > Infrastructure engineering > Clean energy > Water > Nanotechnology > Biotechnology and stem cell research			Collaborating Faculty Our experts are listed alphabetically by surname: A-B C-F G-J K-N O-R S T-Z NAME LOCATION EMAIL SPECIALTY Prof Sharat Chandran IITB sharat@cse.iitb.ac.in • Graphics • Computer vision • Computational geometry • Parallel algorithms • Visualization • Medical imaging Prof D Chandrasekharam IITB dchandra@iitb.ac.in • Hydrogeochemistry and geothermics • Deccan volcanics • Barren Island volcano Dr Chao Chen Monash chao.chen@ eng.monash.edu.au • Reconfigurable robotic arms • Medical robotic systems • Micro-mechatronic systems • Mobile robots Prof X D Chen Monash Dong.Chen@ eng.monash.edu.au • Drying of food and biological materials • microstructure studies of food products • heat and mass transfer process fouling • cleaning of process surfaces including membranes • additives to mitigate fouling in heat exchangers, • transdermal drug delivery • ink-jet device applications in food technology and biotechnology • biofilm development in food processing • freeze concentration and freeze drying • modeling of transfer processes and chemical reactor systems • fermentation processes Dr Madhu Chetty Monash medhu.chetty@ infotech.monash.edu.au • Intelligent computational techniques such as: artificial neural network; genetic algorithm; fuzzy system; and bayesian network • Bioinformatics • Optimisation • Grid computing A/Prof WK Chiu Monash Wing.Kong.Chiu@ eng.monash.edu.au • Fluid mechanics & aerodynamics • Bioengineering/nanotechnology • Environmental engineering • Structures (aerospace, automotive, maritime, rail) • Thermodynamics & heat transfer • Robotics and mechatronics Dr John Cookson Monash john.cookson@ eng.monash.edu.au • Mechanical & aerospace engineering A/Prof Deepankar Choudhury IITB dc@civil.iitb.ac.in • Earthquake geotechnical engineering • Soil-structure interaction problems • Centrifuge modelling of geotechnical structures • Numerical and analytical modelling of retaining wall, anchor, shallow and deep foundations • Swelling of soil Dr Frank Collins Monash (Materials Engineering) frank.collins@eng. monash.edu.au • Concrete Prof Brian Cooke Monash brian.cooke@med. monash.edu.au • Molecular and cellular studies of mechanisms of pathogenesis in apicomplexan parasites with particular focus on malaria and babesiosis • Mechanisms of the interaction of blood cells with blood vessel walls • Regulation of cellular mechanical properties Prof Ross Coppel Monash ross.coppel@med. monash.edu.au • Seroepidemiology of malaria infection, Interactions between malaria proteins and the human red blood cell, Interactions between the malaria infected cell and the vascular wall • Molecular biology of malaria antigens • Production and delivery of malaria vaccines using transgenic plants • Immunological and biochemical factors in tuberculosis infection Dr Edoardo Daly Monash edoardo.daly@ eng.monash.edu.au • Stochastic soil-moisture dynamics and water balance • Eco-hydrology • Soil-atmosphere interaction A/Prof Chris Davies Monash (Materials Engineering) chris.davies@eng. monash.edu.au • Thermomechanical processing of metals Prof Ana Deletic Monash Ana.Deletic@ eng.monash.edu.au • Stormwater treatment and control • Water sensitive urban design • Integrated urban water management • Water re-use (recycling) Prof Prof M C Deo IITB mcdeo@civil.iitb.ac.in • Ocean Engineering (Random data analysis using artificial intelligence techniques – neural networks, genetic programming, model trees, locally weighted learning, support vector machines, - soft computing – data mining - statistical and stochasticanalysis) Prof A K Dikshit IITB dikshit@iitb.ac.in • Water and wastewater treatment • Urban solid waste management • Environmental systems modelling and optimisation • GIS applications to environment related problems • Industrial water • Pollution control Dr Wen Hui Duan Monash wenhui.duan@ eng.monash.edu.au • Nanomechanics, smart materials and structures, sensors and actuators, structural health monitoring, hydrodynamics and very large floating structures (VLFS) Mr K Epp Monash claus.epp@ eng.monash.edu.au • Railway engineering • Improved wheel/rail interface Prof Brian Falzon Monash brian.falzon@ eng.monash.edu.au • development of robust finite-element algorithms for predicting the response of geometrically non-linear structures • fracture mechanics and damage in composites • structural optimisation using heuristic methods • the dynamic response of composite structures to impact loading • structural testing • the development of virtual testing environments • the design of medical implants and modelling biomechanical systems Dr John Forsythe Monash john.forsythe@eng. monash.edu.au • “Smart” polymer bioconjugates • Nano-fibrous electrospun scaffolds • Interaction of stem cells on biopolymer substrates • Surface modification of Ti implants • Nano-fabrication of novel drug delivery systems • UV-curable injectable hydrogels Dr James Friend Monash (Mechanical Engineering) james.friend@eng. monash.edu.au • Micro/Nanophysics