Dr Zbigniew H. Stachurski
Research interests
Structure of solids: Theory of atomic arrangement in ideal and real amorphous solids. Measuring atomic arrangements in real amorphous organic, inorganic and metallic alloys. Structure and properties of natural materials. Mechanics of composite materials: elastic and buckling behaviour of anisotropic domes. Manufacturing of composites: effect of vibrations on void reduction in laminated composites Fibre reinforcement of materials: mechanical and physical properties of clay - cellulose fibre composite Mechanics of materials: variation of strength properties of genetically modified plants
Researcher's projects
Software for simulation of Ideal Amorphous Solid (IAS)
http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~u9300839/IAS_GUI.zip
Real time strain measurement system for material characterisation
An Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope for the Investigation of Functional Materials, Earth Processes and Novel Condensed Matter
Application of pressure waves for B-staging and manufacturing of laminated composites
Satomagi Research Project: ACT ESA Information Architecture
Replacement X-ray generators: fundamental infrastructure for materials science
Systems Approach to Management of Government Information
Facility for Polarization Characterization of Ferroelectric, Plezoelectric, Pryoelectric Materials
Quickstep Process Project
Improved understanding of nanoscale materials - structure, composition, crystallography and defects revealed by electron imaging and analysis at high spatial resolution
Analysis of Thermoforming Methods for Composite Materials
Australian Materials Technology Network - Future Materials
East Timor Water Filter Project
Development of a ceramic structure incorporating an articulated porous microstructure to permit the passage of fluids and gases
Fabrication and characterisation of a specially structured material with regulated and articulated porosity for filtration and slow release
Multilayer Technical Textiles for High Performance Rigid Composite Products
Manufacturing and Modelling of Fibre Reinforced Composites
Composite Materials - Manufacturing Technologies Workshop, October 1997
Amorphous thin film materials in solar applications
Assessment of Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for the Automotive Industry
Towards a Theory of Amorphouness
The definition of an ideal amorphous solid of class I
Multi-layer orthogonal offset plate arrays
On the Theory of Ideal Amorphous Structures and Properties of Polymers at the Nano-scale Level
The New Science of Ideal Amorphous Solids Based on Statistical Geometry and Random Clusters
The stress-strain curve of amorphous glassy PMMA
Fast, Accurate Motion and Force Control of Shape Memory Alloys
Ductile Instability and Strain Softening Phenomenon in Fragile Glass Formers
Theoretical and Experimental Stuydies on Amorphous Piezoelectric Polymer Systems
Doping boron nitride nanotubes for light emission and controlled electric conductivities
High Performance Carbon Fibre Composite Batteries: A revolutionary Technology To Power Future Vehicles
Mechanical Behaviour of Amorphous Glassy Polymers - Simulation of Stress-Strain Response
Ultra high temperature ceramics: materials, wet chemistry based processing and properties
Deep-Ultraviolet Light Emission from Boron Nitride Nanotubes
Testing facility for Mechanical Testing of Advanced Materials
Gas Analysis System for Thermochemical Storage of Solar Energy
Preparation and characterization of an advanced epoxy/PPO resin system for high electrical insulation applications
Investigation of highly transient events by means of an ultra high speed digital camera
Characterisation and design of glass-fibre reinforced composites for Barley-Visible Impact (BVID) Resistance
Development of a Ceramic Structure Incorporating an Articulated Porous Microstructure to Permit the Passage of Gases and Fluids
Embedded Micro- and Nanoparticulates: Studies of their Preparation, Nanostructure and Properties
Computing the Ideal Amorphous Solid
Theoretical Model for Plastic Deformation in Amorphous Polymers
Density Fluctuation, Structure and Topology of Amorphous Glassy Materials
Publications
- Edgar, R, Stachurski, Z & Cochard, S 2017, 'A computational fluid dynamic study of PV cell temperatures in novel platform and standard arrangements', Solar Energy, vol. 144, pp. 203-214.
- Hyles, J, Vautrin, S, Pettolino, F et al 2017, 'Repeat-length variation in a wheat cellulose synthase-like gene is associated with altered tiller number and stem cell wall composition', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 1519-1529.
- Wong, W, Stachurski, Z, Nisbet, D et al 2016, 'Ultra-Durable and Transparent Self-Cleaning Surfaces by Large-Scale Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Interpenetrated Polymer Networks', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 21, pp. 13615-13623.
- Tong, X, Wang, G, Stachurski, ZH, et al 2016, 'Structural evolution and strength change of a metallic glass at different temperatures', Scientific Reports, vol. 6, pp. -.
- Wang, G & Stachurski, ZH 2016, 'A concordant shift model for flow in bulk metallic glasses', Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 134-139.
- Edgar, RA, Cochard, S & Stachurski, ZH 2015, 'Double-layer orthogonal-offset photovoltaic platforms', Applied Energy, vol. 147, pp. 478-485.
- Stachurski, ZH 2015, Fundamentals of Amorphous Solids: Structure and Proerties, Copyright by Higher Education Press, Beijing. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, USA, under exclusive license granted by HEP. 260 pp with 150 illustrations. ISBN 978-3-527-33707-1.
- Edgar, RA, Stachurski, ZH & Cochard, S 2014, 'Novel photovoltaic module tracking architecture', Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications 2014, Optical Society of American (OSA), United States, pp. 12-15.
- Feng, R-X, Stachurski, ZH, Rodriguez, M et al (2013), 'X-ray scattering from amorphous solids', Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, vol. Online (published dates tbc), p. 7-12.
- Jun Ou, Fang Wang, Yuanjie Huang, Duosheng Li, Yuming Jiang, Qin, QH, ZH, Stachurski, Antonio Tricoli, Tina Zhang, 2014 'Fabrication and Cyto-compatibility of Fe3O4/SiO2/Graphene-CdTe QDs/CS Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery', Colloids and Surfaces' B. Biointerfaces, vol. 117, pp. 466-472
- Li, D, Qin, QH, Zuo, D et al 2014, 'Nanocrystalline Diamond Thin Films Synthesis on Curved Surface', Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 767-784.
- MacMillan, C, O'Donnell, P, Smit, A et al 2013, 'A survey of the natural variation in biomechanical and cell wall properties in inflorescence stems reveals new insights into the utility of Arabidopsis as a wood model', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 662-676.
- Edgar, RA, Cochard, S & Stachurski, ZH 2013, 'Three-dimensional panel configurations to reduce wind load and increase convection cooling of photovoltaic surface on solar tracking systems', Nanotechnology 2013: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013, Conference Organising Committee, Washington, DC, pp. 516-519.
- Fox, M, Scarvell, J, Smith, P et al 2013, 'Lateral drill holes decrease strength of the femur: An observational study using finite element and experimental analyses', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, vol. 8, no. 1, (2013) pp89-96.
- Li, L, Chen, Y & Stachurski, ZH 2013, "Boron Nitride Nanotube Reinforced Polyurethane Composites', Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, vol. 23, no. 2013, pp. 170-173.
- MacMillan, CP, Donnell, PJ, Smit, A-M, Evans, R, Stachurski, ZH, Torr, K, West, M, Baltunis, J, Strabala, TJ, online April 2013, 'Arabidopsis as a model for wood development: an accession-variation survey of biomechanics, cell wall properties and composition, and daylength response', Functional Plant Biology,
- Stachurski, ZH 2013, 'A Theoretical Model of an Ideal Amorphous Solid', Physics Procedia, vol. 48, no. 2013, pp. 55-58.
- Edgar, R, Cochard, S & Stachurski, Z 2012, 'CFD analysis of the flow between dual-layer orthogonal-offset plate arrays', Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012, ed. Brandner P.A.Pearce, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, TBC, pp. 4pp.
- Tsafnat, N, Fitzgerald, J, Le, and Stachurski ZH 2012, 'Micromechanics of Sea Urchin Spines', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 44140-44150.
- See, T-L, Feng, R-X, Lee, Ch-Y, Stachurski ZH 2012, 'Phonon thermal conductivity of a nanowire with amorphous structure', Computational Materials Science, vol. 59, pp. 152-157.
- Ross, E, Cochard, S & Stachurski, ZH 2012, 'Wind loads on solar panels in dual-layer offset-plate arrangements', 15th Australasian Wind Energy Engineering Society Workshop, Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney Australia, pp. 57-61.
- Muric-Nesic, J, Compston, P & Stachurski, ZH 2011, 'On the void reduction mechanisms in vibration assisted consolidation of fibre reinforced polymer composites', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 320-327.
- Stachurski, ZH & Welberry, TR 2011, 'Geometry and Topology of Structure in Amorphous Solids', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 42A, no. 1, pp. 14-22.
- Stachurski, ZH 2011, 'Review: On Structure and Properties of Amorphous Materials', Materials, vol. 4, pp. 1564-1598.
- Wong, Y-Sh, Stachurski ZH & Venkatraman, S 2011 'Shape Memory Effect in Biopolymers under Uniaxial Deformation', Polymer, vol. 52, 874-880.
- MacMillan, C, Mansfield, S, Stachurski, ZH et al 2010, 'Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins: specialization for stem biomechanics and cell wall architecture in Arabidopsis and Eucalyptus', The Plant Journal, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 689-703.
- MacMillan, C, Mansfield, S, Stachurski, ZH et al 2010, 'Arabinogalactan proteins specialized for secondary cell-walls of arabidopsis and eucalypts', International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI 2010), CSIRO Publishing, Conference Proceedings, pp. 89-89.
- Lee, C, Stachurski, ZH & Welberry, TR 2010, 'The geometry, topology and structure of amorphous solids', Acta Materialia, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 615-625.
- Goossens, D, Studer, A & Stachurski, ZH 2010, 'Microstructure of Horseshoe Nails Using Neutron Diffraction', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 380-384.
- Muric-Nesic, J, Compston, P, Noble, N and Stachurski ZH 2009, 'Effect of Low frequency vibrations on void content in composite materials', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 548-551.
- Wang, G, Jackson, I, Fitzgerald, JD and Stachurski ZH 2008, 'Rheology and nano-crystallization of a Zr41.25Ti13.75Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5 bulk metallic glass', Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, vol. 354, no. 15-16, pp. 1575-1581.
- Wong, Y-Sh, Stachurski, ZH, & Venkatraman, S 2008, 'Orientation and Structure Development in Poly(lactide) under Uniaxial Deformation', Acta Materialia, vol. 56, no. 18, pp. 5083-5090.
- Muric-Nesic, J, Compston, P, Noble, N and Stachurski ZH 2007, 'Minimizing void content in composites', Materials Science Forum 2007, ed. Mai, Y.W. et al, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, p. 5.
- Flynn, AJ and Stachurski, ZH 2006, 'Microstructure and properties of stoneware clay bodies', Clay Minerals, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 771-785.
- To, L-Th, Daley, D & Stachurski, ZH 2006, 'On the definition of an ideal amorphous solid of uniform hard spheres', Solid State Sciences, vol. 8, no. 8-9, pp. 868-879.
- Stachurski, ZH 2006, 'Testing materials hardness: Science, technology and applications', Materials Forum, vol. 30, pp. 118-125.
- Wang G; Chen, D; Shen J; Stachurski ZH; Qin QH; Sun JF; Zhou BD. 2006, 'Deformation behaviours of a tungsten-wire/bulk metallic glass matrix composite in a wide strain rate range', Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, vol. 352, no. 36-37, pp. 3872-3878.
- Stachurski, Z 2006, 'Testing Materials' Hardness Science, Technology & Application', Materials Forum, vol. 30, no. 2006, pp. 118-125.
- Stachurski, ZH 2005, 'Review of Deformation and computer Simulations in Amorphous Glassy Polymers', Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 11, no. 6, 2005, pp. 773-796.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Thermal stability and nanocrystallization of Zr-Ti-Ni-Cu-Be bulk metallic glass', Materials Forum, vol. 29, pp. 546-550.
- Shen, J, Wang, G, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Superplastic deformation behaviour of Zr41.25Ti13.75Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5 bulk metallic glass in the supercooled liquid region', Intermetallics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 79-85.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Compressive fracture characteristics of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass at high test temperatures', Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 398, no. 1-2, pp. 82-87.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Superplasticity and superplastic forming ability of a Zr-Ti-Ni-Cu-Be bulk metallic glass in the supercooled liquid region', Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, vol. 351, no. 3, pp. 209-217.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Thermal stability and nanocrystallization of ZR-TI-NI-CU-BE bulk metallic glass', International Conference on Advanced Materials Processing 2005, ed. J.F. Nie, M. Barnett, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia, Australia, pp. 546-550.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Tensile fracture characteristics and deformation behavior of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass at high temperatures', Intermetallics, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 642-648.
- Wang, G, Shen, J, Sun, J et al 2005, 'Isothermal nanocrystallization behaviour of Zr41.25Ti13.75Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5 bulk metallic glass in the supercooled liquid region', Scripta Materialia, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 641-645.
- Wang G; Shen J; Qin QH; Sun JF; Stachurski ZH; Zhou BD. 2005, 'Investigation of deformation behavior of Zr-Ti-Ni-Cu-Be bulk metallic glass containing nanocrystals', Journal of Materials Science, vol. 40, no. 17, pp. 4561-4569.
- Hodzic, A, Kim, J, Lowe, A and Stachurski, ZH 2004, 'The effects of water aging on the interphase region and interlaminar fracture toughness in polymer-glass composites', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 64, no. 13-14, pp. 2185-2195.
- To, L-Th and Stachurski, ZH 2004, 'Analysis of an Ideal amorphous Solid', Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting 2004, ed. Nick Savvides, Australian Institute of Physics, ANU, Canberra, pp. WP24.
- Campbell, J, Compston, P & Stachurski, ZH 2004, 'Improved manufacture and productivity of a high performance composite oar blade', European Conference on Composite Materials 2004, ed. C Galiotis, European Society for Composite Materials, Greece, pp. 1-9.
- To, L-Th & Stachurski, ZH 2004, 'Random close packing of spheres in a round cell', Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, vol. 333, no. 2, pp. 161-171.
- Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Course Redesign and Quality Assurance in Materials Engineering', Journal of Materials Education, vol. 24, no. 4-6, pp. 237-244.
- To, L & Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Study of the Random Close Packing of Spheres', Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting 2003, ed. J. Cashion, T. Finlayson, D. Paganin, A. Smith, G. Troup, Australian Institute of Physics, Australia, p. 13.
- Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Strength and deformation of rigid polymers: the stress-strain curve in amorphous PMMA', Polymer, vol. 44, no. 19, pp. 6067-6076.
- Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Definition and Properties of Ideal Amorphous Solids', Physical Review Letters, vol. 90, no. 15, pp. 155502-6.
- McHenry, E & Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Composite materials based on wood and nylon fibre', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 171-181.
- Stachurski, ZH 2003, 'Strength and deformation of rigid polymers: structure and topology in amorphous polymers', Polymer, vol. 44, no. 19, pp. 6059-6066.
- Stachurski, ZH 2002, 'Micromechanics of stress relaxation in amorphous glassy PMMA. Part I. Molecular model for anelastic behaviour', Polymer, vol. 43, no. 26, pp. 7409-7417.
- Pfister, L & Stachurski, ZH 2002, 'Micromechanics of stress relaxation in amorphous glassy PMMA Part II: application of the RT model', Polymer, vol. 43, no. 26, pp. 7419-7427.
- Pantano, V, Compston, P, Stachurski, ZH et al 2002, 'Effect of matrix toughness on the shear strength of brittle and rubber-modified glass-fiber/vinyl ester composites', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 771-773.
- Hodzic, A, Kalyanasundaram, S, Kim, J & Stachurski ZH 2001, 'Application of Nano-Indentation, Nano-Scratch and Single Fibre Tests in Investigation of Interphases in Composite Materials', Micron, vol. 32, pp. 765-775.
- Hodzic, A, Kim, J & Stachurski, ZH 2001, 'Nano-indentation and Nano-scratch of Polymer/Glass Interface. Part II: Model of Interphases in Water Aged Composite materials', Polymer, vol. 42, pp. 5701-5710.
- Hodzic, A & Stachurski, ZH 2001, 'Droplet on a fibre: Surface tension and geometry', Composite Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 415-425.
- Hodzic, A, Stachurski, ZH & Kim, J 2001, 'An analysis of microdroplet test: effects of specimen geometry, matrix type, fibre treatment and water ageing', Polymers and Polymer Composites, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 499-508.
- Stachurski, ZH & Brostow, W 2001, 'Metamorphosis of Voronoi polyhedra as a definite measure of the elastic-to-dissipative atomic displacement transition', Polimery: macromolecular materials, chemistry and technology of polymers, vol. 46, no. 5, p. 302.
- Hodzic, A, Stachurski, ZH, & Kim, J 2000, 'The nano-scratch technique as a novel method for measurement of an interphase width', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 19, pp. 1665-1667.
- Hodzic, A, Stachurski, ZH, & Kim, J 2000, 'Nano-indentation and nano-scratch of Polymer/Glass Interface. Part I: Experimental and Mechanical Analysis', Polymer, vol. 41, pp. 6895-6905.
- Hodzic, A, Kalyanasundaram, S, Lowe, A & Stachurski ZH 1999, 'The Microdroplet Test: Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of the Dependence of Failure Mode on Droplet Shape', Composite Interfaces, vol. 6(3), pp. 375-389.
- Mak, M, Stachurski, ZH, & Lowe, A 1998, 'Improvements to the microdroplet single fibre composite test', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 17, pp. 645-647.
- Stachurski, ZH & MacNicol, J 1998, 'The geometry of spherulite boundaries', Polymer, vol. 39, pp. 5717-5724.
