Dr Jeff Gates    Senior Research Fellow

	Biography

Dr Jeff Gates's research interests are in: (a) Engineering failure analysis and forensic metallurgy; (b) Abrasive wear and wear-resistant alloys.

Dr Gates received his PhD from Monash University in 1985 and spent 15 years as an academic and senior researcher at the University of Queensland before starting UQ Materials Performance. Jeff has been the principal of UQMP (http://www.uqmp.com/) since inception in 1998.

Dr Gates current research projects are in the fields of:

• Development of White Cast Irons with Optimised Properties
• Development of a Versatile High-Stress/Low-Stress Abrasion Test with Predictive Ability
• Durability of Transparent Noise Barriers

	Keywords
	Engineering: Materials Engineering, Science and Technology: Materials Sciences, Science and Technology: Corrosion