Prof Prasad Yarlagadda
Name | Prof Prasad Yarlagadda |
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Email Address | y.prasad@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Head of School and Dean (Engineering) |
Qualifications | BTech(Mech) Nagarjuna University, MEng Bharathiar, PhD Indian IT |
Department | School of Engineering |
Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
School of Health and Medical Sciences | |
Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences | |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-4795 |
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Biography
Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda worked in industry and university over 38 years in number of countries. He is currently Dean, Engineering at University of Southern Queensland. Prior to the current role, he was Professor in Smart Systems and Director: Medical Devices Research in Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He had number of distinguished appointments in various universities in India, China and Australia. He received more than $18M funding for his research from large number of bio-manufacturing industry in Australia, India, Korea and Singapore. He has various national and international collaborators and he published more than 580 papers with number of key note speeches delivered across the world. In 2012 he received a Prestigious Great Honour Award for his outstanding and life time contribution to the discipline of manufacturing in world Arena from Materials Division of Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2016 Professor Yarlagadda was awarded Order of Australia Medal and included in Queens Birthday Honours list in recognition of his outstanding service to Engineering Profession and Indian Community in Queensland, Australia. He spent considerable amount of time and also undertaking groundwork to establish a STEM based National Centre of Excellence in the broad areas of Digital Manufacturing incorporating various aspects of Advanced Materials, Nano-technology processes and nano-castings, Biomaterials for Bio-manufacturing using Additive Manufacturing and 3-D Printing. His current work on Advanced Manufacturing of Anti-Pathogenic surfaces (for various Bio-medical applications) in partnership with Metro-North Hospitals and Health Services, Brisbane, Indian Institute of Science and number of hospitals in Bangalore and Science and Engineering Research Council, Department of Science & Technology, India brought global attention
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Dean (Engineering), School of Engineering | University of Southern Queensland | 2023 | |
Professor in Smart Systems, MMPE School | Queensland University of Technology | 1996 | 2022 |
Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering | PNG University of Technology | 1995 | 1995 |
PostDoctoral fellow/SRA | City University of Hong Kong | 1992 | 1995 |
Research Scholar, Department of Mechancial Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay India | 1988 | 1992 |
Lecturer in Manufacturing Engineering | VR Siddhartha Engienering College, AP India | 1985 | 1992 |
Expertise
Bio-matereials and Anti-pathogenic Surface Technologies
Bio-Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing and 3-D Printing
CAD/CAM/CIM - Sheet Metal Forming
Automation Technologies
Teaching
Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Knowledge Management
Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Mechatronics System Design
Computer Controls of Manufacturing systems
Fields of Research
- 400301. Biofabrication
- 400302. Biomaterials
- 400303. Biomechanical engineering
- 400308. Medical devices
- 401401. Additive manufacturing
- 401402. CAD/CAM systems
- 401403. Flexible manufacturing systems
- 401408. Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles)
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Principal Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK • | |
FEllow, Engineers Australia | |
Fellow, World Academcy of Manufacturing and Materials, Poland | |
Fellow, Institution of Engieners, Inia | |
Fellow International Association of Addvanced Materials, Swedan | |
Senior Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA | |
Member, American Socieety of Mechanical Engineers, USA | |
Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK |
Supervision Interests
Successfully completed supervision of 57 HDR students in Australia and currently supervising 11 HDR students (externally) through Adjucnt Professor role at Queensland University of Technology
Bio-manufacturing -
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Automotive Applications
Rapid Prototype Manufacturing and Rapid Tooling
Control Systems for Weld Process Automation
Microwave Energy Applications in Manufacturing
Permanent Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Product Data Modelling and Engineering Knowledge Management
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Global Outlook on Indian Science and Technology Policies with Emphasis on QUAD (United States, Japan, Australia, and India) Nations | Principal Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
Project title | Details | Year |
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Mathematical decision support for strategic and tactical optimisation of hospital capacity and utlisation ARC-Linkage 565,000 Optimisation of hospital capacity and utilisation | ARC Linkage grant in partnership with PA Hospital and Children Hospital Queensland | 2019 |
ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3-D Imaging and manufacturing | aRC Industry training and Transformation Centre Key Reseracher in partnhership with Australian National University and more than 15 industry partners | 2019 |
Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
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2022 | Innovative researcher | Futurum |