Emeritus Professor
Doug Hargreaves

Biography

• Tribology


• Bearing Design


• Engineering Education


• Values Driven Leadership

• 2005/2008: Development of Integrated wear-Fatigue-Lubrication Model for assessment of Rail-Wheel degradation and Operational Risks - Chattopadhyay G and Hargreaves DJ - CRC Rail and CIEAM ($130,000 pa (3 years))


• Development of an integrated model for Benchmarking Rail Wheel Lubrication - Chattopadhyay G and Hargreaves DJ - QUT Visiting Research Fellowship, Dr PO Larsson-Kraik ($4,000)


• 2004: Improving plant reliability and reduction of process cycle time of animal feedstock production - QUT Strategic Links Scheme with Chattopadhyay G and Wang J ($7,500)


• 2004: Essentials of tribochemistry of synthetic lubricants - QUT Visiting Research Fellowship with Prof Zenon Pawlak ($7,000)


• 2004: Fundamental study of the use of environmentally sustainable lubricants such as water in multi-axial groove journal bearings - Hargreaves DJ, Brown RJ, Kelson NA and Pai R - ARC/QUT Linkage ($2,000)


• 2004-2006: Prediction of material removal from the conveying pipeline system and optimisation of process parameters for maximum plant life - (With several other researchers) - Office of Commercial Services ($7,500 per year)


• 2004-2006: Gas Turbine Asset Management - (With several other researchers) - Office of commercial services ($22 000 per year)


• 2004: Formula SAE-A Competition - Office of Commercial Services ($6,000)


• 2004: Fundamental study of multi-axial groove journal bearings with particular emphasis on water-based lubrication - ARC/NHMRC ($2,000)


• 2003: Development of total cost of ownership models for railway assets - QUT Visiting Research Fellowship - U Dinesh Kumar with Dr Gopi Chattopadhyay ($4,000)


• 2003: Development of an efficient, smooth and readily controlled resistance cycling ergometer - With Dr Tim Barker - Australian Institute of Sport ($12,000) - QUT strategic links ($6,000)


• Modelling of a heavy-duty diesel engine low emission retrofit kit - Participating agencies: AusIndustry R&D , With Rotec Pty Ltd - Graduate Start Program ($5,000)


• Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modelling of turbulent flow in water lubricated journal bearings - QUT Visiting Research Fellowship - Dr R Pai ($6,250)


• 2000: Modelling the dispersion of two-stroke engine emissions in sea water - QUT Post Doctoral Fellowship with Dr Richard Brown ($5,000)


• 1999: The influence of mold release agents on the surface finish of architectural concrete - Fuchs Lubritech Scholarship ($9,600)


• 2001-2004: Integrating Workplace Learning and Professional Education: Implementing a Student Centred, Objectives driven and outcomes focused framework - QUT T&L Large Grant with W Boles, J Bunker, C Lenz, D Campbell, K Hoffman, Ramasamy-Iyer and K Whelan ($131,773)


• 1998-2001: Using flexible delivery to establish a framework to provide a student capability profile for student in Built Environment and Engineering - QUT T&L Large Grant with M Murray and J Allison ($201,000)


• 1998-1999: Performance evaluation of polyethylene glycol environmentally friendly lubricants - School of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Medical Engineering Seeding Grant ($9,600)


• 1997-1998: Lubrication of Dragline Components - Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) with W. Scott ($150,000)


• 1996: Towards Lifelong learning by addressing the mismatch between lecturer and student conceptions and expectations of learning in mechanical engineering - QUT T&L Development Small Grants Scheme ($2,335)


• 1995: Assessment practices to promote quality learning - QUT T&L Development Small Grants Scheme ($4,674)


• 1994: Mechanical Engineering and student learning - is all well? - QUT T&L Development Small Grants Scheme with EJ Wallis ($4,610)


• 1993: The effect of cavitation boundary condition models on predicted automobile piston ring performance - Faculty of Built Environment & Engineering ($6,350)


• 1993: The implications of different learning approaches of mechanical engineering students on teaching strategies - QUT T&L Development Small Grant Scheme ($4,335)


• 1993-1995: Lubrication Audit of Draglines - Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) with Prof W. Scott ($126,000)


• 1992: The effects of lubricant cavitation on the performance of automobile piston rings with respect to fuel economy and exhaust emission levels - QUT R&D Scheme ($12,700)


• 1992: The development of a testing technique to assess the performance of non-metallic bearings in a variety of environments - AESIRB ($31,384)


• 1990: The development of a testing technique to assess the performance of non-metallic bearings in a variety of environments - Australian Electrical Research Board (AERB) ($26,500)


• 1989: Wear of water lubricated non-metallic journal bearings - AERB ($1,000)


• 1989: Measurement of elastohydrodynamic lubricant film thickness - QIT R&D Scheme ($4,000)


• 1988: Wear of water lubricated non-metallic journal bearings - Australian Electrical Research Board (AERB) ($15,000)


• 1988: Investigation of lubrication mechanism in high load - Ampol Research and Development Laboratory ($1,500)


• 1987-1988: Design of solids separation equipment for the Brewing Industry - Bond Brewings ($23,000)

• 2005 - Present: Professor and Head of School, School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology


• 2003 - 2005: Acting Head of School, School of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Medical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology


• 1999 - 2002: Fuchs Chair in Tribology


• 1997 - 2005: Associate Professor


• 1987 - 1997: Senior Lecturer


• 1984 - 1987: Ampol Research Laboratory – Research Engineer


• 1981 - 1984: Research Engineer, Sugar Research Institute


• 1976 - 1977: Mechanical Project Engineer, Queensland Alumina Ltd


• 1969 - 1972: Queensland Alumina Ltd – Apprenticeship – Fitter and Turner