Associate Professor Kazem Abhary |
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| Position: | Associate Professor in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
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| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | |
| School/Unit: | School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering | |
| Campus: | Mawson Lakes Campus | |
| Office: | J2-05 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 23475 | |
| Fax: | +61 8 830 23380 | |
| Email: | Kazem_dot_Abhary_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Kazem.Abhary | |
Teaching interests
- Design for Manufacture and Assembly
- Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (Mechanics of Machines)
- Mechanical (Machine) Design
- Mechanical Systems Design
- Creative Design Using TRIZ Theory
- Design for Six Sigma
- CAD and Finite Element Methods
- Reliability Based Design
- Statics and Dynamics
- Mechanics of Solids
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Engineering Analysis
- Engineering Mathematics
- Manufacturing Processes and Analysis
- Engineering Drawing and Computer-Aided Drafting
- Theory of Elasticity
I teach the following courses
| MFET 3009 | Design for Manufacture and Assembly |
| MFET 4014 | Design for Six Sigma |
| MENG 2008 | Mechanics of Machines |
| MENG 3006 | Mechanical Systems Design |
Professional associations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE).
International Society for Computational Engineering and Sciences.
Qualifications
B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, Tehran University
M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (by coursework), Tehran University
M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (by research), UMIST (University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology)
Ph.D.in Mechanical Engineering, UMIST (University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology)
Research interests
- Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Disassembly
- Intelligent Design for Automation
- Green (Sustainable) Mechanical and Manufacturing Design
- Design of Machinery and Vibrations
- Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems, Mechanical Structures and Pipelines
Research publications
Exceeding 120, include numerous international journal and conference papers, two handbook chapters, seven book chapters, four books, and a bi-lingual Mechanical Engineering Lexicon. Also published a number of non-technical articles on social and literary issues
Expertise for Media Contact
I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:
Discipline: Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical/Machine Design
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Social and Environmental Impact of Technology
- Engineeing Education
- Pre-university Education
Community Service
| Organisation Name: | Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia (MRCSA) |
| Section: | Middle Eastern Community Council of SA ( MECCSA) |
| Type of Organisation: | Community organisation |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.mrcsa.com.au/ |
| Level of involvement: | Committee member since 2002, currently Charperson |
| Year from: | 2002 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
| Organisation Name: | Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia (MRCSA) |
| Type of Organisation: | Community organisation |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.mrcsa.com.au/ |
| Level of involvement: | Member of the Board |
| Year from: | 2009 |
| Year to: | 2009 |
Research Degree Supervisor
Since 1975 I have been continuously involved in tertiary education and research, and have acted as a consulting engineer to variety of industries. I have undertaken about 100 engineering projects in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, have educated a few thousand engineers and supervised many post-graduate students (Masters and PhD). I have been on the international advisory board of a number of international engineering conferences and engineering journals; associate editor of an engineering journal; reviewer to a number of international engineering journals and conferences, and keynote speaker to international engineering conferences and engineering graduation ceremonies. My publications include seven new methods in Design of Machinery (Mechanical Design, Mechanisms and Vibrations) the methods that have downgraded project-type design-problems to the level of classroom tutorials. I am also a co-inventor of a machine. I was an elected member of the Council of the University of South Australia for two terms (2001-2004) and have been a member of Standards-Australia since 1994. My biography is listed in a few international Who’s Who dictionaries including Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. I strongly believe that a fundamental key to avoid the detrimental impact of Technology on society and the environment is a radical shift in engineers’ attitude toward social, humanitarian and spiritual awareness. Therefore, it is now over fifteen years that I have persistently and ceaselessly committed myself to “the enhancement of engineers’ awareness on social and environmental impact of the Engineering Profession” as a major mission in my teaching, and also national and international seminars. I am a social figure in Australia due to my extensive services to the community, including over 50 talks on SBS Radio and Radio Adelaide on Science, Technology, Language, Culture, Literature, and Social Affairs since 1993. I am a winner of five awards, namely UniSA Quality Teaching Award 2008, UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Award 2008, ALTC (Australian Learning and Teaching Council) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Award 2009, and UniSA Lecturer-of-the-Year 2007 & 2008 Award (by Unijobs) .Change | Staff home page help