When: 11th of December, 1:00pm AEDT
Where: This seminar will be partially presented at the ACFR seminar area, J04 lvl 2 (Rose St Building) and partially online via Zoom. RSVP
Speaker: Dr Kevin Sisco
Title: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials – Quantity and Quality: The Age of Materials Engineering
Abstract:
Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Materials are the same thing. With increasing costs comes increasing demand for better performing materials to justify production with new technologies. In this talk, I will describe selected advanced manufacturing methods, and how to qualify and design materials to take advantage of them. I will discuss the defects within processes, how these defects affect mechanical properties, and the impact on part quality. I will highlight approaches for defect detection, mitigation, and design optimization, showing how material selection and process control together enable reliable, high-performance components. Finally, I will outline future directions in advanced manufacturing.
Bio:
Kevin Sisco is a materials scientist specializing in advanced manufacturing (AM), with expertise in materials characterization, quality control, modelling, and alloy design. His work emphasizes atomistic alloy design, solidification behaviour, and microstructural stability, integrating insights from assembly down to the atomic scale to strengthen design concepts and clarify structure–property relationships. He has extensive industrial experience and holds multiple patents in alloy design for AM. Currently, his research focuses on part qualification, novel high‑temperature alloys, and compositional engineering to precisely control atomic placement during manufacturing.