I am a Senior Professor at the University of Wollongong and currently serve as the Associate Dean – Higher Degree Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences. I have over 28 years of research experience in materials science and engineering, with a particular focus on electron microscopy for microstructural analysis, phase transformations, structural evolution, and additive manufacturing. My expertise also encompasses mechanical testing, failure analysis, and advanced materials development, supported by deep knowledge in crystallography, welding metallurgy, line pipe steels, nickel-based alloys, high entropy alloys, and shape memory alloys. I have published nine book chapters and over 600 peer-reviewed papers, which have collectively attracted more than 23,800 citations with an h-index of 75 in Scopus. In Google Scholar, my publications have received over 35,000 citations, with an h-index of 92 (as of June 2025). I was the recipient of the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia (2013) and an Australia Endeavour Fellowship (2014). I was named as the Australian Field Leader in both Manufacturing & Machinery and Metallurgy in the Australian Research magazine (2019). I have received the UOW Vice-Chancellor’s Research Partnership and Impact Award in both 2019 and 2023. From 2020 to 2024, I have been consistently recognised as Australia’s top researcher in metallurgy.