Biography

Distinguished Professor Milan Brandt is the Director of RMIT Advanced Manufacturing Precinct and Director Centre for Additive Manufacturing, RMIT University which he established in 2013. Prof. Brandt is the lead Australian researcher in the area of macro machining and additive manufacturing with lasers and has conducted work in laser cladding, cutting, drilling, welding and the last 14 years additive manufacturing. The results of his research have resulted in technological achievements, patents, research papers and commercial products, which have been recognized internationally and nationally in both scientific and industrial circles. Prof. Brandt is a fellow of the Laser Institute of America, honorary fellow of Weld Australia, Professorial Fellow department of Medicine, Melbourne University and Adjunct Prof. University of Waterloo, Canada. In 2018 he was the president of the Laser Institute of America, the largest international association of researchers and industry involved with lasers and laser additive technology and in 2018 he was named the Engineers Australia Centenary Hero for his research which led to Australia’s first locally-manufactured 3D printed spinal implant that was implanted into a patient in 2016. In 2020 Prof. Brandt was the recipient of the Laser Institute of America’s highest award, Arthur. L. Schawlow (Nobel Laureate in Physics) award for his contributions to lasers and laser applications.