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FEATURED Journal article
Elastic plastic fracture mechanics investigation of toughness of wet colloidal particulate materials: Influence of saturation.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
Research Grant
A tribute to Eric Raymond (Lou) Vance: Ceramic materials physicist and nuclear wasteform e..
Journal article
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
Internal Research Grant
3D printing of clay for decorative architectural applications: Effect of solids volume fra..
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ADVANCED MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION FACILITY (AMMCF)
Research Grant
Direct ink writing of hierarchical porous alumina-stabilized emulsions: Rheology and print..
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Project Types
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14
Research Contracts
6
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
CRC Award for Excellence in Innovation 2015, Light weight boron carbide personal armour, (Franks was part of a team)
National Industry Innovation Award of Land Defence Australia, Light weight boron carbide personal armour, (Franks was part of a team)
R & D 100 Award (1991) for developing zirconia-silicon nitride composite with tailored coefficient of thermal expansion for electronic packaging appli
H. Kent Bowen Extra Mile Award (1990) for ;going the extra mile; in performing my responsibilities as a development engineer at Ceramic Process System
Kathlyn Langford Wolfe Award (1985) for excellence in combining research in Materials Science with Humanities. The Massachusetts Institute of Technolo
Credentials
Positions
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Ececutive Editor And Advisory Board
Advanced Powder Technology
Member
Society of Rheology, USA
Member
International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Materials Engineering)
University of California - Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Science (Materials Science and Engineering)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology