Meet Our Regional Editor

Abstract

Prof. Low obtained his B. Eng (Hons) and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from Monash University prior to taking up lecturer positions first at Auckland University and then Curtin at University. He won the B.H.P, Nylex, and Alcoa prizes during his undergraduate years and was awarded with a Monash postgraduate research scholarship in 1983. He was awarded with a Visiting Professorship by the Japanese Ministry of Education to work with Prof. Niihara at Osaka University in 1995/1996. He is a Fellow of the Australian Ceramic Society and has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Australian Ceramic Society and the Journal of Ceramics. He is also the recipient of the prestigious 1996 Joint Australian Ceramic Society/Ceramic Society of Japan Ceramic Award for excellence in ceramics research. His research interests include polymer composites, nanotechnology, toughening and failure micromechanics. More recently, his research focuses on: