HDR Scholarship - Using Laue x-ray diffraction to explore metal crystal rotation in real time

Metals comprise crystallites. When a metal is subject to a stress these crystallites can rotate. Such grain rotation impacts on performance and so a good understanding of it is needed for advanced engineering applications.

Although we understand many of the mechanism involved, the intermittent nature of grain rotation is only now coming to light and the role of temperature on this intermittency is not well understood. To shed new light on these processes of grain rotation, new methods are needed that can follow the rotation in real time, at the millisecond resolution. In-situ x-ray analysis provides such capability.

Applications  will remain open until a candidate has been appointed

This scholarship is available over 3 years.

• Stipend of $34,400 per annum tax exempt (2024 rate)
• Relocation allowance of $500-1500 (for single to family) for students moving from interstate
• International students only:  Tuition fees offset for the duration of 4 years. Single Overseas Student Health Cover policy for the duration of the student visa.

To be eligible you must:

• be a domestic or international candidate. Domestic includes candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship.
• meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements
• be enrolling full time and hold an honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard master's degree with a substantial research component.

Please refer to the research degree entry pathways page for further information.

Additional desirable criteria include:

• background in Physics, Metallurgy, Advanced Mechanics or Mathematics is required.