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HACK AND SEEK!
THE CHANGING APPROACH TO
RESEARCH
Paul .J Mignone ( @paulmignone)
PhD Candidate & Research Community Coordinator
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & ITS Research
The University of Melbourne
The Research Bazaar (www.3dprinting.edu.au)
RESEARCH BAZAAR?
Empowering
Researchers through:
1. Research apps in the
cloud
2. Data sharing
services
3. Parallel computing
4. Experimentation in
emerging
technologies (e.g. 3D
Printing)
RESEARCH FUNDING
The 2014 budget produced a ‘mixed bag’ of results:
• Proposed $20bn medical research future fund
• Proposed cuts to CSIRO, ANSTO, CRC’s etc.
Gradual reduction of government funding for universities
over the long term.
Researchers will need to:
• Consistently lobby the government and the public.
• Find more efficiencies in how we do our research.
LOOK TO THE HACKERSPACE
A community that works
together to do more with less.
HACKER SUCCESS STORY:
OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
• Open-source software models
have resulted in savings of
$60 billion per year to
consumers worldwide1
• Significant learning curve, with
many researchers being self
taught.
• Specific communities for
researchers (e.g. software
carpentry) teach basic software
skills to researchers through
boot camps and repositories.
[1] http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/creating_wealth_free_software
Damien Irving, University of
Melbourne
HACKERS IN 3D
PRINTING
HACKERS IN 3D
PRINTING
HACKERS IN 3D
PRINTING
Engineering Workshop
Building 169
University of Melbourne
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
CAD
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
CAD
Scanning
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
CAD
Scanning Printing
Techniques
DIGITAL BLACKSMITH
COMMUNITY #DIGISMITH
CAD
Scanning Printing
Techniques
Materials &
Design
LAB EQUIPMENT
Paul Mignone, Bernard Meade and Ben Robotham, University of Melbourne
Saved $587
& 6 Weeks
Saved $3200 & 6 Weeks
MEDICAL
Mitch Finlayson
and Ben Kreunen,
University of
Melbourne
HISTORY & CULTURE
Simon Young and Fiona Tweedie, University of Melbourne
ENGINEERING Formula SAE, University of Melbourne
ENGINEERING Formula SAE, University of Melbourne
•60% cost saving
•1kg weight saving
•100 man hrs saved
•Improved overall design
NEW RESEARCH FRONTIERS
Paul Mignone, University of Melbourne
WHAT NEXT?
Extension of the Digital Blacksmith Community
• Upcoming training at UWS (November 2014)
• National repository for 3D printing training materials
Development of related communities in:
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• 3D Image processing
• Numerical simulation techniques
Establishment of the 3D Printing Research Working Group
• Provide funds and expertise for research publications
THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?
STAY IN TOUCH!
#DIGISMITH, @ITS_RES