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The Deep Woods
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That's right, I'm a doctor. I received my PhD in May 1999, after commencing in March 1993, and writing the dissertation on a part-time basis throughout 1997. Just in case you're interested, I was researching the microstructure and corrosion of magnetron sputtered sacrificial coatings for sheet steel. My thesis was quite controversial, judging by the delay between being submitted for examination (14 January 1998) and graduation (3 May 1999)!
Since leaving high school in 1987, I have been employed by BlueScope Steel (formerly called BHP Steel ) in the steel capital of Australia, Port Kembla. I was fortunate to be selected for a traineeship, constituting five years paid employment while completing a Bachelors Degree in Materials Engineering on a part-time basis (normally a four year full-time course). It was tough balancing work and studies, but I eventually completed my degree in 1992, and won the University Medal for the Engineering Faculty. Then came my PhD research phase which I've already told you about.
I now work at BlueScope Steel Research. My role there is to research new and improved metallic coatings for sheet steels. This mainly involves trying to find improvements on ZINCALUME® steel (also known as GALVALUME® steel in other countries).
Contact
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- Port Kembla NSW
- Australia 2505
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- +61.242523222
