Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Steve Mitchell was born in Newcastle in 1969. In 1988 he began his Electrical Engineering degree in conjunction with a 7 year Industrial Traineeship. The Traineeship provided a broad range of electrical engineering experience including train/locomotive design and manufacture and heavy industry plant maintenance.
Steve graduated with honours in 1995 and for the next five years he worked as a design engineer for an electronics company that manufactured equipment for mining and industrial applications. During this time his work primarily focussed on the design of control and protection relays which are now widely used in underground mining settings both in Australia and internationally.
In 2000 Steve was appointed as a senior research assistant at the University of Newcastle. The research was based on the condition monitoring of high voltage bushings. From 2005 he was appointed as a professional officer at the university, providing electronic design and teaching support to the Electrical Engineering Department. In 2009 Steve was appointed as a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Newcastle.
Whilst employed by the University of Newcastle, Steve began a part time research higher degree. Steve's PhD was titled "Power Transformer Modelling to Support the Interpretation of Frequency Response Analysis" and was awarded in 2011. Following on from his roots in heavy industry, Steve's research interests continue to be primarily focussed on the condition monitoring and diagnostics of equipment found in the power and heavy industry areas.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 18/12/2011
- Bachelor of Engineering, University of Newcastle
Research
Research keywords
- Condition Monitoring
- Frequency Response Analysis
- High Voltage Equipment
- Partial Discharge
- Power Transformers
Research expertise
Steve's research is in the area of condition monitoring, diagnostics and control of power and heavy industrial equipment. His particular area of focus is in power transformer diagnostics including Frequency Response Analysis and the localisation of partial discharge.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 090607 | Power And Energy Systems Engineering (Excl. Renewable Power) | 100 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Member - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Awards
Recognition.
| 1995 | Spruson & Ferguson Prize in Electrical / Computer Engineering University of Newcastle (Australia) Most Innovative Final Year Project |
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Research Award.
| 2007 | Best Student Paper Award Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC) (Australia) |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Postgraduate Research Prize for Electrical, Computer and Communications Engineering University of Newcastle (Australia) |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Current administrative duties include:
- Course Convenor for Computer Engineering
- Marketing for the Discipline of Electrical Engineering
- Student Experience for the Discipline of Electrical Engineering
- Industry Scholarships for Computer Engineering
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Teaching expertise
Steve's teaching focus is in the area of analog and digital electronics, programmable logic design, embedded programming, and advanced computer systems.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $215,333 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (1 grants)
DC Motor Duty Meter Prototype - Stage 3$177,333
Funding Body: Australian Coal Research Limited
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Galina Mirzaeva, Doctor Steve Mitchell, Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Terrence Summers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $177,333 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1200841 | ||
2012 (1 grants)
Australasian University's Power Engineering Conference 2012, Hotel Ramada, Kuta, bali, Indonesia, 26 - 29 September 2012$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200944 | ||
2011 (3 grants)
Winding Deformation Detection in Power Transformers$5,710
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,710 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100274 | ||
Winding Deformation Detection in Power Transformers$4,290
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher (Equipment) Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,290 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1101005 | ||
IEEE PES Trondheim PowerTech 2011, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 19 - 23 June 2011$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100770 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
New Staff Grant 2010$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000062 | ||
2009 (1 grants)
Fault Detection in Electricity Networks$20,000
Funding Body: Ausgrid
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Steve Mitchell, Doctor James Welsh, Associate Professor Jose De Dona | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Sponsorship Agreement | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0900082 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.75 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.5 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | M Philosophy(Elec Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Power Transformers Condition Assessment |
| 2013 | 2017 | M Philosophy(Elec Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Condition Monitoring of Power Transformers |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Electrical Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Mitigating the Effects of Renewable Energy Systems on Electrical Power Quality |
| 2011 | 2015 | M Philosophy(Elec Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Condition Monitoring of Power Transformers |
Dr (Steve) Mitchell
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6147 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6993 |
| Steve.Mitchell@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Elect Engineering and Computer Science Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment |
| Focus Area | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Office | EAG32, Building EA, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/steve-mitchell |
