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
- Associate Professor Michael Bermingham is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Sintering and biocompatibility of blended elemental Ti-xNb alloys
Chen, Yunhui, Han, Pingping, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Kent, Damon, Ehtemam-Haghighi, Shima, Jowers, Casey, Bermingham, Michael, Li, Tong, Cooper-White, Justin and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2020). Sintering and biocompatibility of blended elemental Ti-xNb alloys. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 104 103691, 103691. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103691
2020
Journal Article
Roles of Nd and Mn in a new creep-resistant magnesium alloy
Mo, Ning, McCarroll, Ingrid, Tan, Qiyang, Ceguerra, Anna, Cairney, Julie, Dieringa, Hajo, Huang, Yuanding, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng, Bermingham, Michael and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2020). Roles of Nd and Mn in a new creep-resistant magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A, 779 139152, 139152. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139152
2020
Journal Article
Titanium sponge as a source of native nuclei in titanium alloys
Tedman-Jones, S.N., Bermingham, M.J., McDonald, S.D., StJohn, D.H. and Dargusch, M.S. (2020). Titanium sponge as a source of native nuclei in titanium alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 818 153353, 153353. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153353
2020
Journal Article
Improved biodegradable magnesium alloys through advanced solidification processing
Dargusch, M.S., Balasubramani, N., Venezuela, J., Johnston, S., Wang, G., Lau, C., Bermingham, M., Kent, D. and StJohn, D.H. (2020). Improved biodegradable magnesium alloys through advanced solidification processing. Scripta Materialia, 177, 234-240. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.10.028
2020
Journal Article
A novel method to 3D-print fine-grained AlSi10Mg alloy with isotropic properties via inoculation with LaB6 nanoparticles
Tan, Qiyang, Zhang, Jingqi, Mo, Ning, Fan, Zhiqi, Yin, Yu, Bermingham, Michael, Liu, Yingang, Huang, Han and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2020). A novel method to 3D-print fine-grained AlSi10Mg alloy with isotropic properties via inoculation with LaB6 nanoparticles. Additive Manufacturing, 32 101034. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2019.101034
2020
Journal Article
Additively manufactured iron-manganese for biodegradable porous load-bearing bone scaffold applications
Carluccio, Danilo, Xu, Chun, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Cao, Yuxue, Kent, Damon, Bermingham, Michael, Demir, Ali Gökhan, Previtali, Barbara, Ye, Qingsong and Dargusch, Matthew (2020). Additively manufactured iron-manganese for biodegradable porous load-bearing bone scaffold applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 103, 346-360. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.12.018
2020
Journal Article
Grain structure control during metal 3D printing by high-intensity ultrasound
Todaro, C. J., Easton, M. A., Qiu, D., Zhang, D., Bermingham, M. J., Lui, E. W., Brandt, M., StJohn, D. H. and Qian, M. (2020). Grain structure control during metal 3D printing by high-intensity ultrasound. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 142, 142. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13874-z
2020
Journal Article
Selective laser melting Fe and Fe-35Mn for biodegradable implants
Carluccio, Danilo, Bermingham, Michael, Dargusch, M. S., Demir, Ali Gökhan, Caprio, Leonardo and Previtali, Barbara (2020). Selective laser melting Fe and Fe-35Mn for biodegradable implants. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 34 (1-3) 2040034, 2040034. doi: 10.1142/S0217979220400342
2020
Conference Publication
Revealing the mechanisms of grain nucleation and formation during additive manufacturing
Bermingham, Michael, StJohn, David, Easton, Mark, Yuan, Lang and Dargusch, Matthew (2020). Revealing the mechanisms of grain nucleation and formation during additive manufacturing. 2nd Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM 2019), Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1 - 3 July 2019. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04019-5
2020
Journal Article
Grain refinement of alloys in fusion-based additive manufacturing processes
Zhang, Duyao, Prasad, Arvind, Bermingham, Michael J., Todaro, Carmelo J., Benoit, Michael J., Patel, Mitesh N., Qiu, Dong, StJohn, David H., Qian, Ma and Easton, Mark A. (2020). Grain refinement of alloys in fusion-based additive manufacturing processes. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 51 (9), 4341-4359. doi: 10.1007/s11661-020-05880-4
2019
Journal Article
Effects of boron addition on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V manufactured by direct laser deposition
Zhang, K., Tian, X., Bermingham, M., Rao, J., Jia, Q., Zhu, Y., Wu, X., Cao, S. and Huang, A. (2019). Effects of boron addition on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V manufactured by direct laser deposition. Materials and Design, 184 108191, 108191. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108191
2019
Journal Article
Understanding solid solution strengthening at elevated temperatures in a creep-resistant Mg-Gd-Ca alloy
Mo, Ning, McCarroll, Ingrid, Tan, Qiyang, Ceguerra, Anna, Liu, Ying, Cairney, Julie, Dieringa, Hajo, Huang, Yuanding, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng, Bermingham, Michael and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2019). Understanding solid solution strengthening at elevated temperatures in a creep-resistant Mg-Gd-Ca alloy. Acta Materialia, 181, 185-199. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.09.058
2019
Journal Article
Comparison of the microstructure and biocorrosion properties of additively manufactured and conventionally fabricated near β Ti–25Nb–3Zr–3Mo–2Sn alloy
Dargusch, Matthew S., Wang, Gui, Kent, Damon, Bermingham, Michael, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Frith, Jessica E., Yu, Zhentao, Yu, Sen and Shi, Zhiming (2019). Comparison of the microstructure and biocorrosion properties of additively manufactured and conventionally fabricated near β Ti–25Nb–3Zr–3Mo–2Sn alloy. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5 (11) acsbiomaterials.9b00596, 5844-5856. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00596
2019
Journal Article
A new approach to nuclei identification and grain refinement in titanium alloys
Tedman-Jones, S. N., McDonald, S. D., Bermingham, M. J., StJohn, D. H. and Dargusch, M. S. (2019). A new approach to nuclei identification and grain refinement in titanium alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 794, 268-284. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.04.224
2019
Journal Article
Evaluation of the mechanical and wear properties of titanium produced by three different additive manufacturing methods for biomedical application
Attar, H., Bermingham, M. J., Ehtemam-Haghighi, S., Dehghan-Manshadi, A., Kent, D. and Dargusch, M. S. (2019). Evaluation of the mechanical and wear properties of titanium produced by three different additive manufacturing methods for biomedical application. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 760, 339-345. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2019.06.024
2019
Journal Article
Comparative study of pure iron manufactured by selective laser melting, laser metal deposition, and casting processes
Carluccio, Danilo, Bermingham, Michael, Kent, Damon, Demir, Ali Gökhan, Previtali, Barbara and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2019). Comparative study of pure iron manufactured by selective laser melting, laser metal deposition, and casting processes. Advanced Engineering Materials, 21 (7) adem.201900049, 1900049. doi: 10.1002/adem.201900049
2019
Journal Article
Promoting the columnar to equiaxed transition and grain refinement of titanium alloys during additive manufacturing
Bermingham, M. J., StJohn, D. H., Krynen, J., Tedman-Jones, S. and Dargusch, M. S. (2019). Promoting the columnar to equiaxed transition and grain refinement of titanium alloys during additive manufacturing. Acta Materialia, 168, 261-274. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.020
2019
Journal Article
The influence of laser processing parameters on the densification and surface morphology of pure Fe and Fe-35Mn scaffolds produced by selective laser melting
Carluccio, D., Demir, A. G., Caprio, L., Previtali, B., Bermingham, M. J. and Dargusch, M. S. (2019). The influence of laser processing parameters on the densification and surface morphology of pure Fe and Fe-35Mn scaffolds produced by selective laser melting. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 40, 113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.03.018
2019
Journal Article
Investigating the morphological effects of solute on the β-phase in as-cast titanium alloys
Tedman-Jones, S.N., McDonald, S.D., Bermingham, M.J., St John, D.H. and Dargusch, M.S. (2019). Investigating the morphological effects of solute on the β-phase in as-cast titanium alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 778, 204-214. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.063
2018
Journal Article
Biocompatible porous titanium scaffolds produced using a novel space holder technique
Chen, Yunhui, Frith, Jessica Ellen, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Kent, Damon, Bermingham, Michael and Dargusch, Matthew (2018). Biocompatible porous titanium scaffolds produced using a novel space holder technique. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials, 106 (8), 2796-2806. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34060
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
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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
Towards use-as-manufactured titanium alloys for additive manufacturing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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Doctor Philosophy
Heat Input Optimisation for Improved Microstructural and Mechanical Properties during Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Additive manufacturing of in-service components for clean fuel facilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Optimisation of laminated composite tubular structures under thermomechanical loading conditions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martin Veidt
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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
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