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Thomas Groetsch

Associate Research Fellow

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials

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  • Associate Research Fellow
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 522 78669 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Thomas Groetsch is an Associate Research Fellow at at Carbon Nexus at the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Deakin University, working at the intersection of applied research, innovation and industry engagement. His research interestes center around carbon fibre manufacture from traditional and novel precursors, composite recycling and life cycle engineering topics along the process chain. 

He has contributed to a variety of collaborative projects with industry partners, driving innovation in materials and processes amd scaling reserach from laboratory to pilot scale.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials Carbon Fibre and Composites

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia15 Jan 2020 - 15 Dec 2023
  • Master in International Automotive Engineering
    Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany1 Oct 2014 - 31 Dec 2016
  • Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
    Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, Germany1 Oct 2009 - 31 Dec 2013

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Materials engineering

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Institute for Frontier Materials