MEMKO and UniSQ Drive Innovation Through Real-World Engineering Research Placements
Industry–academia partnership gives Master’s, PhD, and post-doctoral researchers hands-on experience solving aerospace and composite-manufacturing challenges.
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MEMKO is proud to partner with the University of Southern Queensland to host engineering students across Master’s, PhD and post-doctoral levels as part of iLAuNCH Trailblazer by co-locating students at our Melbourne head office.
This initiative brings academic research into a real-world environment, giving students hands-on experience with advanced tools, industry domain knowledge and mentorship from our team of experts.
From aerospace innovation to composite manufacturing, these industry placements showcase the fascinating research happening behind the scenes at MEMKO’s headquarters. They also reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of engineers by providing exposure to industry and a professional engineering environment. Through these initiatives, students gain access to expert guidance from our team and hands-on experience with advanced tools and technologies.
Chris Mimra – Monitoring Filament Winding for Composite Manufacturing
As a Post-Doctoral research Fellow, Chris’s research focuses on improving composite manufacturing quality through process monitoring in filament winding. By using different camera systems to detect defects as they occur, his work enables real-time adjustments to the manufacturing process. The data collected is then fed back into simulation tools, helping close the loop between design, simulation and manufacturing. This approach speeds up the transition from concept to production and enhances overall quality. Chris is also integrating Python workflows with the 3DEXPERIENCE digital thread to streamline data flow and support smarter decision-making.
Ryan Stickland – Digitising Composite Repair Workflows
A PhD candidate, Ryan’s research is transforming how composite materials are repaired by moving traditionally offline processes (such as damage diagnosis, repair design, manufacturing and recertification) into the digital realm. Currently, many of these stages rely on paper documentation and lack effective information tracing. Ryan is harnessing digital twin and digital thread technologies to virtualise these workflows, in order to streamline repair operations, reduce lead times and costs, and improving outcomes for both airlines and passengers.
Vishnu Shankar Nair – Optimising Aircraft Patch Repair
As a PhD candidate, Vishnu focuses on optimising aircraft patch repair using digital twin technology, addressing real-world damage scenarios like bird strikes, hailstorms and foreign object impacts. By improving composite scarf repair techniques, his work aims to reduce material waste whilst ensuring adequate structural integrity is restored, thereby increasing overall MRO efficacy. Ultimately, this will put forward a smarter, safer and more efficient way to maximise aircraft fleet time in the air, minimising passenger travel disruptions at the airport.
Nathakorn Prajunban – Enhancing FEA for Digital Twin Integration
Completing his Master’s in Engineering, Nathakorn’s is researching more efficient structural analysis and smarter digital engineering practices. His focus is enhancing the Finite element analysis (FEA) to be more versatile by using submodelling technique to discretise large structures. The enhanced FEA will be able to integrate with Digital Twin to enable more rapid workflow with higher accuracy.
MEMKO is proud to support emerging engineers by providing mentorship, technical expertise and access to cutting-edge tools like the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Through the iLAuNCH trailblazer, MEMKO is unlocking our industry’s future; generating a skilled work force, knowledge for academia to embed into learning & teaching, and assisting development of sovereign capability to support the defence sector.
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