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Overview
Background
Dr Michael Bermingham’s research is primarily concerned with advanced manufacturing of metal materials. This also involves metal alloy development including understanding how the manufacturing process influences the structure and behaviour of the material and how alloy design can be optimised for the process. He has research expertise in solidification processing (including casting, welding, soldering and additive manufacturing) as well as subtractive metal machining technologies.
Michael was awarded his PhD from the University of Queensland in 2010 with a Dean’s award for Outstanding Higher Degree Theses. From 2010-2015 he completed a post-doctoral appointment sponsored by the then Defence Materials Research Centre (now DMTC Ltd) working with Australian manufacturers in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter supply chain. This work principally centred on developing advanced machining technologies for titanium fabrication. The impact of this work was assessed and awarded the highest rating of “A: Outstanding impacts in terms of reach and significance” in the 2012 ATN Go8 EIA National Report. During this time Michael also completed a post-doctoral appointment investigating new materials and design solutions for implantable medical devices in collaboration with a multinational medical device manufacturer.
Michael became a Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering in 2016 and has been a Senior Lecturer since 2020. He teaches into undergraduate and postgraduate courses in materials, manufacturing and design and has won a number of teaching awards including a 2020 Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. In 2023 he became an ARC Future Fellow seeking to improve the quality of 3D printed metals.
Michael has been successful in obtaining competitive grant funding including over $9.2m in ARC projects (1x ARC Future Fellowship, 1x ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, 2 x ARC Discovery Projects, 1 x ARC Linkage Project, 1 x ARC Research Hub) as well as $0.5m in funding across multiple internal schemes and direct industry sponsored/contract research projects.
Availability
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Toward a Standardized Approach for Characterizing β‐Fleck Defects in Titanium Alloys
Ng, Chi‐Ho, Bermingham, Michael, Collins, Peter and Dargusch, Matthew (2024). Toward a Standardized Approach for Characterizing β‐Fleck Defects in Titanium Alloys. Advanced Engineering Materials, 26 (16). doi: 10.1002/adem.202400594
2024
Journal Article
Machine learning driven instance segmentation providing new porosity insights into wire arc directed energy deposited Ti-22V-4Al
Wang, Yuan, Ng, Chi-Ho, Bermingham, Michael and Dargusch, Matthew (2024). Machine learning driven instance segmentation providing new porosity insights into wire arc directed energy deposited Ti-22V-4Al. Additive Manufacturing, 90 104323, 104323. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2024.104323
2024
Journal Article
A review of the use of cryogenic coolant during machining titanium alloys
Sivarupan, Tharmalingam, Bermingham, Michael, Ng, Chi-Ho, Sun, Shoujin and Dargusch, Matthew (2024). A review of the use of cryogenic coolant during machining titanium alloys. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 40 e00946, e00946. doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e00946
2024
Journal Article
In-situ investigation of the time-temperature dependent lattice and microstructure of Sn-Bi alloys
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Zhou, Jiye, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Ikeda, Masahiko, Yasuda, Kazuhiro, Bermingham, Michael J. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). In-situ investigation of the time-temperature dependent lattice and microstructure of Sn-Bi alloys. Materialia, 33 101974, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101974
2024
Journal Article
Ultrauniform, strong, and ductile 3D-printed titanium alloy through bifunctional alloy design
Zhang, Jingqi, Bermingham, Michael J., Otte, Joseph, Liu, Yingang, Hou, Ziyong, Yang, Nan, Yin, Yu, Bayat, Mohamad, Lin, Weikang, Huang, Xiaoxu, StJohn, David H. and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2024). Ultrauniform, strong, and ductile 3D-printed titanium alloy through bifunctional alloy design. Science, 383 (6683), 639-645. doi: 10.1126/science.adj0141
2024
Journal Article
Tensile properties and microstructural evolution of 17–4 PH stainless steel fabricated by laser hybrid additive manufacturing technology
Li, Nan, Wang, Qiang, Bermingham, Michael, Niu, Wenjuan, Han, Peng, Guo, Nan and Li, Shenao (2024). Tensile properties and microstructural evolution of 17–4 PH stainless steel fabricated by laser hybrid additive manufacturing technology. International Journal of Plasticity, 173 103885, 103885. doi: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2024.103885
2024
Journal Article
Controlling Pore Position during Transient Liquid Phase Bonding for High-temperature Soldering Processes
Razak, N. R. Abdul, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Venezuela, Jeffrey, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Controlling Pore Position during Transient Liquid Phase Bonding for High-temperature Soldering Processes. Transactions of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging, 17, E23-009. doi: 10.5104/jiepeng.17.e23-009-1
2024
Conference Publication
Layup Optimisation and Response of Lightweight Composite Tubular Structures under Thermomechanical Loading Conditions using Particle Swarm Optimisation
Veivers, Harry, Bermingham, Michael, Dunn, Mitch and Veidt, Martin (2024). Layup Optimisation and Response of Lightweight Composite Tubular Structures under Thermomechanical Loading Conditions using Particle Swarm Optimisation. Engineers Australia.
2023
Journal Article
The effects of Sb on the lattice and microstructure characteristics of hypo-eutectic Sn-Bi alloys
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Bermingham, Michael and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). The effects of Sb on the lattice and microstructure characteristics of hypo-eutectic Sn-Bi alloys. Materials Characterization, 201 112934, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2023.112934
2023
Journal Article
Eliminating porosity defects, promoting equiaxed grains and improving the mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti-22V-4Al with super-transus hot isostatic pressing
Ng, C. H., Bermingham, M. J. and Dargusch, M. S. (2023). Eliminating porosity defects, promoting equiaxed grains and improving the mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti-22V-4Al with super-transus hot isostatic pressing. Additive Manufacturing, 72 103630, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2023.103630
2023
Journal Article
Towards isotropic behaviour in Ti–6Al–4V fabricated with laser powder bed fusion and super transus hot isostatic pressing
Zhang, Meili, Ng, Chi-Ho, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Hall, Chris, Bermingham, Michael J. and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2023). Towards isotropic behaviour in Ti–6Al–4V fabricated with laser powder bed fusion and super transus hot isostatic pressing. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 874 145094, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145094
2023
Conference Publication
Controlling porosity during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes
Abdul Razak, Nurul R., Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Venezuela, Jeffery, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). Controlling porosity during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes. 2023 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129722
2023
Journal Article
Fabrication and properties of biodegradable akermanite-reinforced Fe35Mn alloys for temporary orthopedic implant applications
Zhang, Meili, Yang, Nan, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Bermingham, Michael J. and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2023). Fabrication and properties of biodegradable akermanite-reinforced Fe35Mn alloys for temporary orthopedic implant applications. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 9 (3), 1261-1273. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01228
2023
Journal Article
Fatigue behaviour of L-DED processed Ti-6Al-4V with microstructures refined by trace boron addition
Zhang, Kai, Liu, Ying, Tian, Xinni, Yang, Yi, Zhu, Yuman, Bermingham, Michael and Huang, Aijun (2023). Fatigue behaviour of L-DED processed Ti-6Al-4V with microstructures refined by trace boron addition. International Journal of Fatigue, 168 107454, 107454. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.107454
2023
Journal Article
Towards uniform and enhanced tensile ductility of additively manufactured Ti−5Al−5Mo−5V−3Cr alloy through designing gradient interlayer deposition time
Zhang, Jingqi, Bermingham, Michael, Otte, Joseph, Liu, Yingang and Dargusch, Matthew (2023). Towards uniform and enhanced tensile ductility of additively manufactured Ti−5Al−5Mo−5V−3Cr alloy through designing gradient interlayer deposition time. Scripta Materialia, 223 115066, 115066. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115066
2023
Journal Article
Deep learning based modelling of three-dimensional magnetic field
Nguyen, Van Tai, Bollmann, Steffen, Bermingham, Michael, Nguyen, Ha Xuan and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2023). Deep learning based modelling of three-dimensional magnetic field. Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, 100, 173-189. doi: 10.2528/pierb23051402
2022
Journal Article
Effect of Hot Isostatic Pressing and heat treatments on porosity of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Al 2319
Mclean, N., Bermingham, M.J., Colegrove, P., Sales, A., Soro, N., Ng, C.H. and Dargusch, M.S. (2022). Effect of Hot Isostatic Pressing and heat treatments on porosity of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Al 2319. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 310 117769, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117769
2022
Journal Article
Controlling grain size, morphology and texture in additively manufactured β-titanium alloy with super transus hot isostatic pressing
Ng, C. H., Bermingham, M. J. and Dargusch, M. S. (2022). Controlling grain size, morphology and texture in additively manufactured β-titanium alloy with super transus hot isostatic pressing. Additive Manufacturing, 59 (Part B) 103176, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2022.103176
2022
Journal Article
Efficient modelling of permanent magnet field distribution for deep learning applications
Nguyen, Van Tai, Bollmann, Steffen, Bermingham, Michael and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2022). Efficient modelling of permanent magnet field distribution for deep learning applications. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 559 169521, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169521
2022
Journal Article
Controlling the distribution of porosity during transient liquid phase bonding of Sn-based solder joint
Abdul Razak, N. R., Tan, X. F., Mohd Salleh, M. A. A., McDonald, S. D., Bermingham, M. J., Yasuda, H. and Nogita, K. (2022). Controlling the distribution of porosity during transient liquid phase bonding of Sn-based solder joint. Materials Today Communications, 31 103248, 103248. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103248
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
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Available projects
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Developing next generation titanium alloys for additive manufacturing
I am seeking interested and capable PhD students looking to conduct research in the field of alloy development as part of my ARC Future Fellowship commencing in 2024. Successful students will be supported and join a small team of researchers in this project and others and will have an engineering degree from a prestigious university (i.e. top 100) and/or have an emerging research profile with first author publications in reputable journals.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Transforming titanium component fabrication with free machining additives
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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Doctor Philosophy
Additive manufacturing of in-service components for clean fuel facilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of light weight design and material solutions for tubular structures under severe thermomechanical loads
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martin Veidt
Completed supervision
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2023
Master Philosophy
Grain Refinement and Defect Mitigation of Aluminium Alloys Produced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Metastable ß-Ti Alloys
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Selective Laser Melting Novel Biodegradable Iron-Based Bone Scaffolds for Load-bearing Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2019
Master Philosophy
Effect Of Alloy Composition On The Microstructure Of Titanium Alloys Produced By Wire & Arc Additive Manufacturing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Magnetostatic Modelling based on Deep Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Steffen Bollmann, Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Development of cost-effective high-entropy alloys with superior mechanical properties
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Development of new creep-resistant magnesium alloys with low cost
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Chemical solutions for tailoring titanium crystallization
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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- 3D printing of metals
- Advanced manufacturing
- Aircraft fabrication technologies
- Metal alloys
- Metal cutting
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