Dr Jaro Audy

Dr Audy holds a PhD degree in Material Engineering from the University of South Australia, a Masters Degree of Engineering Science from the University of Melbourne, a Masters Degree in Engineering Technology and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Honours A) from the Technical University in Kosice City in Czechoslovakia.

Jaro came from Czechoslovakia 12 years ago and was working at various Universities in Adelaide and Melbourne as a researcher, lecturer and a consultant for industry. In Czechoslovakia he was an Assistant Professor at the University, held his private company in metal casting and production, conducted extensive restoration work for Museums and Government, and was involved in development and testing of rocket systems. His professional experience is in design, development of prototypes and testing, analyses of ferrous, nonferrous materials, composites and testing, and production methods such as casting, forming, forging, machining.

Research interest includes materials involved in surfing, boating and automotive industry, archaeological metallurgy, optimisation of manufacturing methods using data banks and computer assisted predictions.

He was recently involved in organising an International Conference in Melbourne which was attended by various Leaders in Material and Production Engineering from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and China. He prepared 25 conference papers and presented them in Singapore, Korea, England, Australia and Czechoslovakia. Moreover, he is a principal author and co-author of one catalogue, 34 research projects, 4 theses, 17 journal papers, 2 international metallurgical calendars, and a co-editor of one conference proceeding.