Emeritus Professor Graeme Murch

My Position

On April 13, 2021 I was created an Emeritus Professor of the University of Newcastle. Before retirement in 2020 I held a Personal Chair from 1993 in Materials Science at the University.

My Research

The following is a brief summary. Since my PhD (awarded in 1973) I have very extensively researched the theory and computation of mass and heat diffusion in solids and liquids. In this area I have authored or co-authored some 460 journal papers, edited about 35 books and written a monograph. This published work has earned me the DSc and DEng higher doctorate degrees. I have presented about 85 keynote and plenary lectures at international conferences. I am also the present editor-in-chief of one international journal (Diffusion Foundations) and have been the past editor (now honorary editor) of three others. I have also served on 62 international conference advisory boards. I have personally organized nineteen international conferences/symposia on diffusion.

My Lecturing

My lecturing lies principally in the areas of materials science and computational engineering. I have given courses in both elementary and advanced materials science/engineering as well as in materials selection for mechanical engineering design as well as occupational health and safety issues associated with materials. I also lecture on the principal computational methods in engineering.

My Administration at the University

At Newcastle I have served on a number of university-level committees (Research Higher Degrees Committee, Research Management Committee, Scholarships/Prizes Committee, Promotions Committees (Faculty and University)) as well as serving as the Assistant Dean (Faculty of Engineering) of Research and Research Higher Degrees for six years. I have also served two years as the Head of the Discipline of Mechanical Engineering.

My Research Collaborations
In the years at the University of Newcastle (1986-present), industry (ICI-Australia 1985-1986), Argonne National Laboratory (1975-1985), ANSTO (1973-1975) I have been honored to have been able to collaborate with a number of outstanding researchers. Active external ones at present include Prof. Andreas Oechsner (Esslingen Applied Science and Technology, Germany), Prof. Janusz Nowotny (Western Sydney University), Emeritus Prof. Alan Allnatt (Western Ontario University, Canada), Prof. Yongho Sohn (University of Central Florida, USA), Prof. Helmut Mehrer (University of Muenster, Germany), Prof. Rafal Kozubski (Jagellonian University, Poland), Prof. Zi-Kui Liu (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and the late Emeritus Prof. Alan Lidiard (Oxford, UK).