ENERGY STORAGE COMPOSITES INTEGRATING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

The aim of this project is to reduce automotive CO2 emissions, as a part of the ATLAS Research Centre, a consortium of Australian universities and industry partners. Multifunctional energy storage composites that integrate lithium-ion batteries have been developed and characterised. The work has benefited from collaborations with CSIRO Australia and the Ford Motor Company.  

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Pattarakunnan, K, Best, A, Kyratzis, L, Wang, C, Mouritz, A. Energy storage structural composites with integrated lithium-ion batteries: a review, in-press in Advanced Materials Technologies, February, 2021. doi:10.1002/admt.202001059 
2. Galos, J, Best, A, Mouritz, A. Multifunctional sandwich composites containing embedded lithium-ion polymer batteries under bending loads, Materials & Design, Volume 185, Article 108228, 2020. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108228 
3. Galos, J, Khatibi, A, Mouritz, A. Vibration and acoustic properties of composites with embedded lithium-ion polymer batteries, Composite Structures, Vol. 220, pp. 677-686, 2019. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.04.013 

Various studies on 3D printed polymer composites made using fused deposition modelling (FDM 3D printing).

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Wang, X. Demonstration of computer vision for void characterisation of 3D-printed continuous carbon fibre composites. Results in Materials, Vol. 22 Article 100566, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.rinma.2024.100566
2. Galos, J, Hu, Y, Ravindran, A, Ladani, R, Mouritz, A. Electrical properties of 3D printed continuous carbon fibre composites made using the FDM process, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 151, Article 106661, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106661

Studies on various methods of processing polymer composites and the effect of process-induced defects on resultant properties.  The work has benefited from collaboration with GKN Aerospace.

Key publications

1. Gargano, A, Galos, J, Mouritz, A. Importance of fibre sizing on the seawater durability of carbon fibre laminates, Composites Communications, Vol. 19, pp. 11-15, 2020. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.02.002 
2. Galos, J. Microwave processing of carbon fibre polymer composites: a review, Polymers and Polymer Composites, February, 2020. doi:10.1177/0967391120903894 
3. Galos, J. Novel method of producing in-plane fibre waviness defects in composite test coupons, Composites Communications, Vol. 17, pp. 1-4, 2020. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2019.10.005 

Various studies on the design, processing and performance of composite sandwich structures.  This work has benefited from collaboration with Cambridge University and Ansys Materials.

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Das, R, Sutcliffe, M, Mouritz, A. Review of balsa core sandwich composite structures, Materials & Design, Article 111013, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111013
2. Galos, J, Sutcliffe, M, Newaz, G. Design, fabrication and testing of sandwich panel decking for use in road freight trailers, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol. 20(6), pp. 735-758, 2018. doi:10.1177/1099636216680153 
3. Galos, J, Fredriksson, C, Das, R. Multifunctional sandwich panel design with lithium-ion polymer batteries, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, July, 2020. doi:10.1177/1099636220946554 

The aim of this project is to investigate the development of crumb rubber-integrated syntactic foam composites by incorporating recycled crumb rubber with hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) in a polymer matrix. The effects of the recycled rubber particles on the mechanical and vibration-damping properties of the syntactic foam composites are determined. The work has benefited from collaboration with Tyre Stewardship Australia.  

Key publications

1. Buddhacosa, N, Galos, J, Das, R, Khatibi, A, Kandare, E. Vibration damping and acoustic properties of syntactic foam incorporating waste tyre-derived rubber particles. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Article e01013, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01013
2. Buddhacosa, N, Galos, J, Khatibi, A, Das, R,  Kandare, E. Effect of tyre-derived rubber particle size on the mechanical properties of rubberised syntactic foam. Cleaner Materials, Vol. 11, Article 100223, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.clema.2024.100223
3. Buddhacosa, N, Khatibi, A, Das, R, Giustozzi, F, Galos, J, Kandare, E. Crush behaviour and vibration damping properties of syntactic foam incorporating waste tyre-derived crumb rubber. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 26, pp. 3214-3233, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.08.085

The aim of this project is to reduce truck CO2 emissions, as part of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, a consortium made up of the Universities of Cambridge, Westminster University and Heriot-Watt University, as well as a number of industrial partners. Options for lightweighting have been explored, including an improved chassis design and lightweight deck design. The work has benefited from collaborations with SDC Trailers, Tesco PLC, Hargreaves Transport Ltd., John Lewis Partnership PLC, Heriot-Watt University, the University of Nottingham and Wayne State University. 

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Sutcliffe, M. Material selection and structural optimization for lightweight truck trailer design, SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, Vol. 12(4), pp. 281-297, 2019. doi:10.4271/02-12-04-0022
2. Galos, J, Sutcliffe, M, Cebon, D, Piecyk, M, Greening, P. Reducing the energy consumption of heavy goods vehicles through the application of lightweight trailers: fleet case studies, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment, Vol. 41, pp. 40-49, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.trd.2015.09.010 

The aim of this project is to investigate non-destructive alternatives for destructive testing in the quality assessment of laser beam welded aluminium joints for automotive applications. The project is a part of the ATLAS Research Centre, a consortium of Australian universities and industry partners.  A novel non-destructive technique for detecting the weld fusion zone using a filler wire of high x-ray contrast has been developed and characterised. The work has benefited from collaborations with the Ford Motor Company, Michigan Technological University and the University of British Columbia.  

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Ghaffari, B, Hetrick, E, Jones, M, Benoit, M, Wood, T, Sanders, P, Easton, M, Mouritz, A. Novel non-destructive technique for detecting the weld fusion zone using a filler wire of high x-ray contrast, NDT & E International, Vol. 124, Article 102537, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2021.102537
2. Benoit, M, Galos, J, Heieis, K, Zhu, S, Wood, T, Sanders, P, Hetrick, E, Ghaffari, B, Mouritz, A, Easton, M. Development of novel Al-Si-Ce filler wires to enable high contrast in X-ray imaging of fusion welded aluminum alloy joints, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Published Online 4 May, 2023. doi:10.1007/s00170-023-11498-8

Various studies on the development of novel approaches to engage and challenge students in the Materials Engineering classroom. This work has benefited from collaborations with Granta Design (now Ansys), Citrine Informatics, the University of Southern California (USC), the Ohio State University, and the University of Kansas (KU).

Key publications

1. Galos, J, Kivy, M, Grunenfelder, L, Nomura, K-I, Saal, J. A critical review of approaches to teaching artificial intelligence in undergraduate materials engineering, in the 132nd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, QC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2025.
2. Barnsdale, A, Daugela, O, Galos, J, Hulse, E, Tyler, K, Yu, B. Multi-Material Marbles Game: An Interactive Educational Board Game Incorporating Embodied and Gamified Learning to Attract New Engineers to Materials Science and Materials Selection, in the 132nd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, QC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2025.
3. Galos, J, Friedman, A, Jamosmos, E, Allec, S, Blinzler, B, Grunenfelder, L, Carberry A. Teaching artificial intelligence and machine learning to materials engineering students through plastic 3D printing, in the 131st American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, USA, 23-26 June, 2024.
4. Fredriksson, C, Galos, J. An integrating teaching resource for materials science and engineering, in the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, Australia, 10-13 December, 2017.