Call for New PhD Candidates
ANU PhD opportunities:
UNSW PhD opportunities:

How to apply...
Apply for ANU positions
Applications should be submitted through the ANU Apply Online Portal by 18th September. The application should consist of a CV, a statement addressing the selection criteria, a nominated supervisor (Prof. Paul Compston); transcripts, graduation certificates and testamurs of previous tertiary study. Three referees must also be nominated. When choosing the scholarship type, please select other then enter ARC Training Centre Scholarship.
Potential candidates who wish to know more about the advertised ANU positions please contact Prof. Paul Compston, AMAC Centre Deputy Director, paul.Compston@anu.edu.au.
Apply for UNSW positions
Applications should be submitted to Professor Gangadhara Prusty, AMAC Centre Director, g.prusty@unsw.edu.au . The application should consist of a CV, a statement addressing the selection criteria, a transcripts, graduation certificates and testamurs of previous tertiary study. Three referees must also be nominated. All applicants are encouraged to use the HDR Self-Assessment Tool to help give an indication of your eligibility and competitiveness for a scholarship (please attach a screenshot of the outcome in your application).
Scholarship
Successful candidates will be eligible for a scholarship of $31,298 per annum under the Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) scheme of Australian Research Council (ARC). There will be scope for additional top-up amounting from $5000-$10,000. The candidates will be provided with an industrial placement of 12 months during their research candidature.
AMAC Official Opening
The official opening of the ARC Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) was held on Monday, 27th Nov’2017 at UNSW Sydney in conjunction with the 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM9). Together the events were attended by over 250 distinguished delegates from all over the globe. Dr. Fiona Cameron, ARC Senior Executive Director officially launched the centre on behalf of the ARC CEO, Prof. Sue Thomas.

Who are we?
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) is established under the Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) of the Australian Government. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) led Centre is a collaboration between the Australian National University (ANU), the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and nine industry partners. The partnering industries include the Ford Motor Company, Omni Tankers, Advanced Composite Structures Australia, Australian Institute of Sports, Carbonix, AFPT, FEI, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST-G).

AMAC News
Our robot features
Automated Dynamics manufactured AFP machine consists of a placement head and robotic arm which are computer controlled using advanced software packages. Several manufacturing stages including lay-up, curing/heating and consolidation are merged together in lay-up head which increase the productivity.
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