Ms Susan Pearce
Postgraduate Student

Qualifications:

  • BEng(Mech) 1st Honours
  • BSci (Physics and Theoretical Physics)
  • Currently undertaking a PhD in Hydrogen assisted cold cracking, residual stress investigation using neutron diffraction.

Research:
Past research
Preliminary research towards the development of a computer simulation to predict the effects of hypoxia on the success of radiation treatment of cancers
Current Research
Hydrogen assisted cold cracking, residual stress investigation using neutron diffraction.

Awards:
  • Faculty of Engineering Computer and Mathematical Sciences divisional scholarship (2004-2007)
  • Six Week Research Scholarship with department of Medical Physics (2003)

Memberships:
  • Graduate member of Engineers, Australia.
  • APESMA
  • AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • NSSA - National Space Society of Aust
  • ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Contact Details:
Email:
Phone: (08) 8303 3152