CAST > Partners > Education & Research Providers

Education & Research Providers

CSIRO
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability. It serves governments, industries, business and communities across the nation. CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology works with Australian and global manufacturing and infrastructure industries to develop and commercialise innovative materials, processes, and products. They have extensive expertise in die casting technology, design and prototyping, tooling technology, magnesium smelter casthouse technology and alloy development. CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences applies research in information technology, mathematics and statistics to solve problems and develop innovative technologies in many industry sectors. The Division has a strong reputation in mathematical modelling of heat and fluid flow as well as excellent skills in industrial statistics.

Deakin University
Deakin University strives to produce highly employable graduates and research of the highest possible quality in areas of strategic importance. In both its teaching and research the University has forged strong links with governments, with business, industry and the professions. Deakin University's School of Engineering and Technology conducts materials manufacturing and performance research, a University Research Priority area. The Metals Manufacturing and Performance research group is involved in projects related to the in service performance of materials, addressing the tensile behaviour, fatigue and fracture, corrosion and wear. The University’s location in Geelong is particularly attractive to one of the core industry partners of CAST, Ford Australia.

Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS)
Swinburne University of Technology, has a strong reputation in Australia and overseas as a provider of career orientated education and as a university with a commitment to research. The University maintains a strong technology base and important links with industry, complemented by a number of innovative specialist research centres which attract a great deal of international interest. IRIS is Australia’s leading organisation for applied research and technology diffusion to industry. Creative researchers providing innovative solutions to entrepreneurial industries has always been the Institute’s mission. IRIS revenue is generated from contract research performed for the mutual benefit of industry, government and society.

Monash University
Monash is a global university with eight campuses including one in Malaysia and one in South Africa. It is an energetic and dynamic university committed to leading the way in higher education and research. Monash's has a longstanding reputation for the quality of its academic programs, research outcomes and community service. The School of Physics and Materials Engineering is a national leader in research with a large number of postgraduate research students. Its research interests range from cast alloys, ceramics, and condensed matter physics to cosmology, polymers and medical imaging. The School has well-equipped research centres in cast metals, polymers, advanced materials, electron microscopy and microanalysis, and X-ray physics and imaging.

The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s premier learning and research institutions. The University of Queensland is a comprehensive, research-intensive institution that operates within, and measures itself against, a highly competitive and increasingly focused international research environment. The School of Engineering's strength is its strong connections between research, industry and teaching and learning. Their academics are at the forefront of research and teaching and learning in their fields, with strong industry links. The school has extensive expertise in the physical metallurgy and solidification of light alloys. This is supported by excellent research facilities that include an experimental foundry and a state-of-the-art electron microscopy centre.