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Dr. Paul Compston

Contact Details: Phone: +61 2 6125 8614 Email: paul.compston@anu.edu.au Address: School of Engineering (Bldg 32) College of Engineering and Computer Science The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia

Research Areas

Robotic fibre placement (RFP) Robotic milling (movie)UV curing composites Fibre-metal laminate (FML) stamp forming Charactersiation of aluminium foam sandwich structures

Publication Record

Recent papers:

[J35] P. Puri, P. Compston, V. Pantano. Life cycle assessment of Australian automotive door skins. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 14 (2009) 420-428. doi:10.1007/s11367-009-0103-7.

[J34] A. Di Pietro, P. Compston. Resin hardness and interlaminar shear strength of a glass-fibre/vinylester composite cured with high intensity ultraviolet (UV) light. Journal of Materials Science 44 (2009) 4188-4190.

[J33] J. Muric-Nesic, P. Compston, N.Noble, Z.H. Stachurski. Effect of low frequency vibrations on void content in composite materials. Composites Part A 40 (2009) 548-551.

[J32] S. Dharmalingam, P. Compston, S. Kalyanasundaram. Process variables optimization of polypropylene-based fibre metal laminate forming using finite element analysis. Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 410-411 (2009) 263-269.

[C25] A. Di Pietro, P. Compston, R. Gresham, G. Hovland. Rapid robotic fibre placement with in-situ ultra-violet curing. In: A. Subic et al. (eds.) Meeting the Challenges to Sustainable Mobility. (First International Conference on Sustainable Automotive Technologies). RMIT University Publishing, Victoria, Australia (2008) 73-78, ISBN: 978-1-9214-2615-5

[J31] P. Compston, D. Dexter. The effect of ultra-violet (UV) light postcuring on resin hardness and interlaminar shear strength of a glass-fibre/vinylester composite. Journal of Materials Science 43 (2008) 5017-5019.

[J30] P. Compston, J. Schiemer, A. Cvetanovska. Mechanical properties and styrene emission levels of a UV-cured glass-fibre/vinylester composite. Composite Structures 86 (2008) 22-26.

[J29] M. Styles, P. Compston, S. Kalyanasundaram. Finite element modelling of skin and core thickness effects in aluminium foam/composite sandwich structures under flexural loading. Composite Structures 86 (2008) 227-232.

[J28] J. Muric-Nesic, Z. Stachurski, P. Compston, N. Noble. Effect of vibrations on void content in composite materials. Advanced Materials Research 32 (2008) 145-148.

Full publication list

Teaching

ENGN3222 Manufacturing Systems

ENGN4221 Systems Engineering Project