Professor Julie Mills

Director: Forestry Centre of Excellence UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (H2-37)

mob 0402 250 511
email Julie.Mills@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Professor Julie Mills is currently the Interim Director of the Forestry Centre of Excellence that is being established in Mount Gambier, supported by $15 million of funding over 10 years by the SA Government.The Centre aims to deliver global leading research, development and education to enhance the forestry industry’s competitiveness, support diversification and build resilience to contribute to the prosperity for the Green Triangle regional economy and its communities.

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About me

Julie retired from her continuing role as Professor of Engineering Education in UniSA STEM in April 2024. She was Executive Dean of UniSA STEM from April 2020 to April 2023. Prior to this Julie was Pro Vice Chancellor of the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and The Environment (April 2019 to March 2020) and Head of the School of Natural and Built Environments (January 2015 – April 2019). Before that she held a range of leadership positions including Associate Head of School and Discipline Leader of Civil Engineering (2011-2015), Program Director of Civil Engineering (2000-2012) and Head of School of Geoscience, Minerals and Civil Engineering (2002-2004).

Before joining UniSA Julie worked as a structural engineer and project manager in industry for 14 years. The projects she worked on ranged from power stations, office buildings, industrial buildings and shopping centres to residential buildings. During this time she had to break new ground wherever she worked with regard to maternity leave, part-time work, job sharing and so on since female engineers were very rare at the time (things are improving though!). These experiences resulted in Julie’s extensive involvement in activism and research related to Women in Engineering. She was a co-founder of the South Australian Women in Engineering group (now part of Engineers Australia) and a long-time member of the National Women in Engineering committee of Engineers Australia, including a period as Chair from 2004-2006.

Julie came to the University in 1996 as part of the "Level A cohort" for a new challenge and because she wanted to teach. Julie is known nationally and internationally for her expertise in project-based learning and gender inclusive curriculum. Her teaching has been rewarded with several national and university awards, the highlight being the National Teaching Excellence Award from the Australasian Association for Engineering Education in 2009.

Julie’s research interests are diverse and span the areas of Engineering Education, Women in Engineering and Structural Engineering. She has published 2 books, numerous journal articles, supervised PhD students and received Cat 1 grants (ARC and OLT) and industry funding across all of these areas.

For many years Julie’s family has been heavily involved in hockey, and she was junior coordinator at their club - Forestville Hockey Club - for 8 years. But the hockey spectator role has been reducing as time with four young grandchildren is increasing. Julie tries to keep fit with some walking and generally just running around keeping busy, since the ankles have definitely had it after 30+ years of netball.

Research

Research focus

Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
Building
Education

Highlights

Professor Mills research time was somewhat limited in recent years due to her leadership roles, but she continues to supervise and co-supervise PhD students in a range of areas across structural engineering and engineering education.

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2022	Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Ellis, M, Benn, T, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Gravina, RJ 2022, 'Practical application of crumb rubber concrete in residential slabs', Structures, vol. 36, pp. 837-853. Open access 29 148
2013	Mills, JE, Franzway, S, Gill, J & Sharp, R 2013, Challenging knowledge, sex and power: gender, work and engineering, Routledge, New York. 7
2010	Mills, JE, Ayre, ME & Gill, J 2010, Gender inclusive engineering education, Routledge, UK. 7
2008	Franzway, SM, Mills, JE, Gill, J & Sharp, RD 2008, 'I still wanna be an engineer! Women, education and the engineering profession', European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 391-402. 97 61

Books

Year	Output
2013	Mills, JE, Franzway, S, Gill, J & Sharp, R 2013, Challenging knowledge, sex and power: gender, work and engineering, Routledge, New York. 7
2010	Mills, JE, Ayre, ME & Gill, J 2010, Gender inclusive engineering education, Routledge, UK. 7

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Al-Bataineh, S, Mills, J, Whittle, J & Zhuge, Y 2020, 'Enhancing mechanical properties of rubberised concrete with non-thermal plasma treatment', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM26: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 3, pp. 23-32. 6 6
2020	Yi, O, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, R & Mills, J 2020, 'Small-scale pull-out testing on bond behaviour of profiled steel reinforced CRC composite slabs', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 75, pp. 783-792. 2 3
2020	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R & Mills, J 2020, 'Cyclic behavior of steel-rubcrete-steel sandwich beams', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 77, pp. 807-818. Open access
2019	Hassanli, R, Karim, MR, Rahman, MM, Kamalzadeh, A, Mills, J & Javadi, M 2019, 'Pre-stressed segmental retaining walls (PSRWs)', in M Meguid et al. (eds), Advances in geosynthetics engineering, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, ch. 14, pp. 187-196.
2017	Gill, J, Ayre, M & Mills, J 2017, 'Revisioning the engineering profession: how to make it happen!', in M Gray &, KD Thomas (eds), Strategies for increasing diversity in engineering majors and careers, 1st ed., Engineering Science Reference, USA, ch. 8, pp. 156-175. Open access 19
2014	Ayre, M, Mills, J & Gill, J 2014, 'Family issues for women engineers', in D Bilimoria & L Lord (eds), Women in STEM Careers: International Perspectives on Increasing workforce participation, Advancement and Leadership, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK, ch. 5, pp. 79-100. 4
2011	Mills, JE, Tran, AL, Smith, EJ & Ward, J 2011, 'Educating engineers for sustainable practice', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 233-238. Open access

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Smith, E, Pardo, A, Mills, J & Birbeck, D 2024, 'Curriculum renewal to enhance the acquisition of professional skills and engagement with professional practice across engineering programs', online, pp. 1-12. Open access
2023	Mosa, AA, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Abd-Elaal, ES 2023, 'Analysis of tapered three-layered sandwich flexural members (stobie poles) with partial shear interaction: analytical model', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 191, article no. 111032, pp. 1-28. Open access
2023	Sheta, A, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, ElGawady, M, Mills, JE & Abd-Elaal, E 2023, 'Axial compressive behaviour of thin-walled composite columns comprise high-strength cold-formed steel and PE-ECC', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 184. article no. 110471, pp. 1-19. 17 18
2023	Sheta, AM, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Abd-Elaal, E-S 2023, 'Shear behaviour of thin-walled composite cold-formed steel/PE-ECC beams', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 75-92. 3
2023	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Elchalakani, M, Mills, JE, Tayeh, BA & Agwaa, IS 2023, 'Punching shear behaviour and repair efficiency of reinforced eco-friendly lightweight concrete slabs', Engineering Structures, vol. 281, article no. 115805, pp. 1-15. 13 13 1
2022	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Gamage, SH & Mills, JE 2022, 'Assisting academics to identify computer generated writing', European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 725-745. Open access 28 21 176
2022	Mosa, AA, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Brown, G, Mills, JE & Abd-Elaal, E-S 2022, 'Finite element model for tapered three layers composite columns (Stobie poles)', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 196, article no. 107414, pp. 1-19. 1 1
2022	Sheta, A, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, ElGawady, M, Mills, J & Abd-Elaal, E 2022, 'Flexural strength of innovative thin-walled composite cold-formed steel/PE-ECC beams', Engineering Structures, vol. 267, article no. 114675, pp. 1-20. Open access 9 10
2022	Youssf, O, Elchalakani, M, Hassanli, R, Roychand, R, Zhuge, Y, Gravina, RJ & Mills, JE 2022, 'Mechanical performance and durability of geopolymer lightweight rubber concrete', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 45, article no. 103608. Open access 86 76
2022	Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Elchalakani, M, Alanaz, i & Yosri, AM 2022, 'Geopolymer concrete with lightweight fine aggregate: material performance and structural application', Polymers, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-22. Open access 18 15
2022	Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Ellis, M, Benn, T, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X & Gravina, RJ 2022, 'Practical application of crumb rubber concrete in residential slabs', Structures, vol. 36, pp. 837-853. Open access 29 148
2021	Ellis, M, Ma, X, Mills, JE & Gravina, R 2021, 'Durability of Crumbed Rubber Concrete', Concrete in Australia, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 31-40.
2021	Gravina, R, Xie, T, Roychand, R, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Mills, J & Youssf, O 2021, 'Bond behaviour between crumb rubberized concrete and deformed steel bars', Structures, vol. 34, pp. 2115-2133. 24 20
2021	Roychand, R, Gravina, RJ, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Mills, JE & Youssf, O 2021, 'Practical rubber pre-treatment approch for concrete use-an experimental study', Journal of Composites Science, vol. 5, no. 6, article no. 143, pp. 1-17. Open access 49 41 1
2021	Sheta, A, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE, Singh, A & Abd-Elaal, E-S 2021, 'Structural performance of novel thin-walled composite cold-formed steel/PE-ECC beams', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 162, article no. 107586, pp. 1-24. Open access 30 25 1
2021	Yi, O, Mills, JE, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, RJ & Youssf, O 2021, 'Performance of crumb rubber concrete composite-deck slabs in 4-point-bending', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 40, article no. 102695, pp. 1-13. Open access 35 28
2021	Yi, O, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, R, Mills, J & Youssf, O 2021, 'Push-off and pull-out bond behaviour of CRC composite slabs - an experimental investigation', Engineering Structures, vol. 228, article no. 111480, pp. 1-19. Open access 36 32
2020	Eltayeb, E, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Youssf, O & Mills, JE 2020, 'Influence of rubber particles on the properties of foam concrete', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 30, article no. 101217, pp. 1-13. Open access 77 71 1
2020	Eltayeb, E, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Youssf, O, Mills, JE & Xiao, J 2020, 'Structural behaviour of composite panels made of profiled steel sheets and foam rubberised concrete under monotonic and cyclic shearing loads', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 151, article no. 106726, pp. 1-15. Open access 37 36 1
2020	Eltayeb, E, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Xiao, J & Singh, A 2020, 'Structural performance of composite panels made of profiled steel skins and foam rubberised concrete under axial compressive loads', Engineering Structures, vol. 211, article no. 110448, pp. 1-21. Open access 45 38 1
2020	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O, Vincent, T, Mills, JE, Manalo, A & Gravina, R 2020, 'Experimental study on compressive behavior of FRP-confined expansive rubberized concrete', Journal of Composites for Construction, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1-14. 40 36
2020	Li, D, Gravina, R, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2020, 'Bond behaviour of steel-reinforcing bars in Crumb Rubber Concrete (CRC)', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 2-17. Open access 19 19
2020	Li, D, Xiao, J, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE, Senko, H & Ma, X 2020, 'Experimental study on crumb rubberised concrete (CRC) and reinforced CRC slabs under static and impact loads', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 294-306. Open access 14 13
2020	Li, D, Zhuge, Y, Gravina, R, Benn, T & Mills, JE 2020, 'Creep and drying shrinkage behaviour of crumb rubber concrete (CRC)', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 187-204. 13 12
2020	Roychand, R, Gravina, RJ, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Youssf, O & Mills, JE 2020, 'A comprehensive review on the mechanical properties of waste tire rubber concrete', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 237, article no. 117651, pp. 1-20. 285 254
2020	Yi, O, Mills, JE, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, RJ & Youssf, O 2020, 'Case study of the structural performance of composite slabs with low strength CRC delivered by concrete truck', Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 13, article no. e00453, pp. 1-18. Open access 11 10
2020	Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Benn, T, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Roychand, R & Gravina, R 2020, 'Development of crumb rubber concrete for practical application in the residential construction sector - design and processing', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 260, article no. 119813, pp. 1-12. Open access 86 77
2019	Abd-Elaal, ES, Araby, S, Mills, JE, Youssf, O, Roychand, R, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Gravina, RJ 2019, 'Novel approach to improve crumb rubber concrete strength using thermal treatment', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 229, article no. 116901, pp. 1-11. Open access 102 92
2019	Gholampour, A, Hassanli, R, Mills, JE, Vincent, T & Kunieda, M 2019, 'Experimental investigation of the performance of concrete columns strengthened with fiber reinforced concrete jacket', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 194, pp. 51-61. 58 51
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, J, Skinner, W, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Roychand, R & Gravina, R 2019, 'Influence of mixing procedures, rubber treatment, and fibre additives on rubcrete performance', Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-17. Open access 84 78
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, JE & Zhuge, Y 2019, 'Axial compression behaviour of hybrid double-skin tubular columns filled with rubcrete', Journal of Composites Science, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 1-19. Open access 38 38
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, JE, Ma, X & Zhuge, Y 2019, 'Cyclic performance of steel-concrete-steel sandwich beams with Rubcrete and LECA concrete core', Journal of Composites Science, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-18. Open access 20 19
2018	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Mills, J & Ma, X 2018, 'A review of transmission line systems under downburst wind loads', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 179, pp. 503-513. Open access 48 38
2018	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2018, 'Numerical simulation of downburst wind flow over real topography', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 172, pp. 85-95. Open access 27 24
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, J 2018, 'Contact buckling behaviour of corrugated plates subjected to linearly varying in-plane loads', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol.29, pp. 1-16. Open access 2 2
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, J 2018, 'Local buckling of thin plate on tensionless elastic foundations under interactive uniaxial compression and shear', Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, vol. 8, pp. 75-82. Open access 7 5
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2018, 'Buckling analysis of laminated composite plate on tensionless elastic foundations under uniaxial compression', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 18, no. 6, article no. 1850079, pp. 1-21. Open access 8 8
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2018, 'Unilateral contact buckling behaviour of orthotropic plates subjected to combined in-plane shear and bending', International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 150, pp. 135-153. Open access 10 9
2018	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O, Mills, JE, Karim, R & Vincent, T 2018, 'Performance of segmental self-centering rubberized concrete columns under different loading directions', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 20, pp. 285-302. 38 34
2018	Li, D, Zhuge, Y, Gravina, R & Mills, JE 2018, 'Compressive stress strain behavior of crumb rubber concrete (CRC) and application in reinforced CRC slab', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 166, pp. 745-759. Open access 128 116
2018	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2018, 'Cyclic performance of reinforced legs in retrofitted transmission towers', Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1608-1625. Open access 7 4
2018	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2018, 'Cyclic performance of bolted cruciform and splice connectors in retrofitted transmission tower legs', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 122, pp. 264-285. Open access 11 11
2018	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, JE & Abd Elrahman, M 2018, 'An experimental investigation of the mechanical performance and structural application of LECA-Rubcrete', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 175, pp. 239-253. Open access 57 53
2017	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2017, 'Shear buckling analysis of laminated plates on tensionless elastic foundations', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 697-709. Open access 11 11
2017	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2017, 'In-plane flexural strength of unbonded post-tensioned concrete masonry walls', Engineering Structures, vol. 136, pp. 245-260. 23 22
2017	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2017, 'Simplified approach to predict the flexural strength of self-centering masonry walls', Engineering Structures, vol. 142, pp. 255-271. 10 9
2017	Hassanli, R, Mills, J, Li, D & Benn, T 2017, 'Experimental and numerical study on the behavior of rubberized concrete', Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 134-156. Open access 24
2017	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O & Mills, JE 2017, 'Experimental investigations of reinforced rubberized concrete structural members', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 10, pp. 149-165. 95 73
2017	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O & Mills, JE 2017, 'Seismic performance of precast posttensioned segmental FRP-confined and unconfined crumb rubber concrete columns', Journal of Composites for Construction, vol. 21, no. 4, article no. 04017006, pp. 1-19. 66 61
2017	Hassanli, R, Youssf, O, Mills, J & Fakharifar, M 2017, 'Analytical study of force-displacement behavior and ductility of self-centering segmental concrete columns', International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 489-511. Open access 9 6
2017	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R & Mills, JE 2017, 'Mechanical performance of FRP-confined and unconfined crumb rubber concrete containing high rubber content', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 11, pp. 115-126. Open access 6 124
2017	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R & Mills, JE 2017, 'Retrofitting square columns using FRP-confined crumb rubber concrete to improve confinement efficiency', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 153, pp. 146-156. Open access 46 40
2016	Dong, J, Ma, X, Mills, JE & Zhuge, Y 2016, 'A review of skin buckling theory in composite members', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 846, pp. 312-317. Open access
2016	Dong, J, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2016, 'Local buckling of profiled skin sheets resting on tensionless elastic foundations under in-plane shear loading', European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, vol. 58, pp. 131-139. Open access 8 7
2016	Dong, J, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2016, 'Local buckling of profiled skin sheets resting on tensionless elastic foundations under uniaxial compression', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 103, pp. 81-89. Open access 12 10
2016	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2016, 'Experimental investigation of in-plane cyclic response of unbonded posttensioned masonry walls', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 142, no. 5, pp. 1-15. Open access 47 40
2016	Hassanli, R, Elgawady, M & Mills, JE 2016, 'Force-displacement behavior of unbonded post-tensioned concrete walls', Engineering Structures, vol. 106, pp. 495-505. 28 25
2016	Li, D, Mills, J, Benn, T, Ma, X, Gravina, R & Zhuge, Y 2016, 'Review of the performance of high-strength rubberized concrete and its potential structural applications', Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 149-166. Open access 47 25
2016	Lu, C, Ou, Y, Xing, M & Mills, J 2016, 'Structural analysis of lattice steel transmission towers: a review', Journal of Steel Structures & Construction, vol. 2, no, 1, pp. 1-11. Open access
2016	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2016, 'Static cyclic behaviour of FRP-confined crumb rubber concrete columns', Engineering Structures, vol. 113, pp. 371-387. Open access 108 91
2016	Youssf, O, Mills, JE & Hassanli, R 2016, 'Assessment of the mechanical performance of crumb rubber concrete', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 125, pp. 175-183. Open access 238 202
2015	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, J 2015, 'Effect of dimensions on the compressive strength of concrete masonry prisms', Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 175-201. 9 5
2015	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2015, 'Strength and seismic performance factors of posttensioned masonry walls', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 141, no. 11, article no. 04015038, pp. 1-15. 20 22
2015	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2015, 'Modeling of retrofitted steel transmission towers', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 112, pp. 138-154. 28 22
2015	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2015, 'Displacement and plastic hinge length of FRP-confined circular reinforced concrete columns', Engineering Structures, vol. 101, pp. 465-476. Open access 78 66
2015	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2015, 'Experimental investigation of crumb rubber concrete columns under seismic loading', Structures, vol. 3, pp. 13-27. 157 81
2014	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Empirical models for predicting unsteady-state downburst wind speeds', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 129, pp. 49-63. 28 16
2014	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, M & Mills, JE 2014, 'An evaluation of design code expressions for estimating in-plane shear strength of partially grouted masonry walls', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 299-320. 12
2014	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2014, 'The structural effect of bolted splices on retrofitted transmission tower angle members', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 95, pp. 263-278. 34 30
2014	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'An experimental investigation of crumb rubber concrete confined by fibre reinforced polymer tubes', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 53, pp. 522-532. 248 203
2014	Youssf, O, Elgawady, M, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Finite element modelling and dilation of FRP-confined concrete columns', Engineering Structures, vol. 79, pp. 70-85. 89 83
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'A coupled parametric-CFD study for determining ages of downbursts through investigation of different field parameters', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 123, pp. 30-42. 17 13
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'An analytical model for simulating steady state flows of downburst', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 115, pp. 53-64. 36 31
2013	Ayre, M, Mills, J & Gill, J 2013, ''Yes, I do belong': the women who stay in engineering', Engineering Studies, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 216-232. 88 57
2013	Macdonald, J & Mills, J 2013, 'An IPD approach to construction education', Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building: Conference Series, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 93-103. Open access 17
2012	Ma, X, Mills, JE, Brown, G & Zhuge, Y 2012, 'A force method model for static analysis of transmission line system subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loadings', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 368-373, pp. 3535-3538. Open access
2012	Mills, J 2012, 'Knee joints in cold-formed channel portal frames: problems and pitfalls', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 191-201. 3
2012	Mills, JE, Ma, X & Zhuge, Y 2012, 'Experimental study on multi-panel retrofitted steel transmission towers', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 78, pp. 58-67. 40 33
2012	Sharp, R, Franzway, S, Mills, J & Gill, J 2012, 'Flawed policy, failed politics? Challenging the sexual politics of managing diversity in engineering organizations', Gender, Work and Organization, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 555-572. 41 35
2012	Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2012, 'Modelling of steel lattice tower angle legs reinforced for increased load capacity', Engineering Structures, vol. 43, pp. 160-168. 53 34
2011	Ayre, M, Mills, J & Gill, J 2011, 'Two steps forward, one step back : women in professional engineering in Australia', International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 293-312. Open access
2011	Mills, JE, Gill, J, Sharp, RD & Franzway, SM 2011, 'Getting it together: feminist interdisciplinary research on women and engineering', Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 34, pp. 13-19. 18 11
2009	Gill, J, Mills, JE, Sharp, RD & Franzway, SM 2009, 'Engineering Ignorance: The Problem of Gender Equity in Engineering', Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 89-106. 54 5
2009	Mills, JE, Myers, BR & Smith, EJ 2009, 'Using wikis and blogs for assessment in first-year engineering', Campus Wide Information Systems.
2009	Smith, EJ, Mills, JE & Myers, B 2009, 'Using wikis and blogs for assessment in first-year engineering', Campus Wide Information Systems, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 424-432. 7
2008	Franzway, SM, Mills, JE, Gill, J & Sharp, RD 2008, 'I still wanna be an engineer! Women, education and the engineering profession', European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 391-402. 97 61
2008	Mills, JE, Gill, J, Sharp, RD & Franzway, SM 2008, ''Oh you must be very clever!' High-achieving women, professional power and the ongoing negotiation of workplace identity', Gender and Education, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 223-236. Open access 42 31

Conferences

Year	Output
2019	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Gamage, SH & Mills, JE 2019, 'Artificial intelligence is a tool for cheating academic integrity', AAEE 2019 Annual Conference, Australasian Association for Engineering Education, no. 1-7.
2019	Li, D, Zhuge, Y, Xiao, J, Mills, J & Ma, X 2019, 'Experimental study on crumb rubberised concrete (CRC) and reinforced CRC slabs under impact loads', in F Ren, C Wu &TS Lok (eds), 13th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, CI Premier, pp. 253-261.
2019	Mills, JE, Youssf, O & Hassanli, R 2019, 'An experimental study on the mechanical properties of lightweight rubberized concrete', The International Federation for Structural Concrete 5th International fib Congress, FIB International, pp. 400-409.
2019	Yi, O, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, R & Mills, J 2019, 'Small-scale testing on bond behaviour of profiled steel reinforced CRC composite slabs', in S Foster et al. (eds.), 5th fib Congress, FIB 2018, Federation Internationale du Beton, pp. 1192-1206.
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Skinner, W, Mills, JE, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Gravina, R 2019, 'Best mixing procedures of crumb rubber concrete', in S Foster et al. (eds.), 5th fib Congress, FIB 2018, Federation Internationale du Beton, pp. 616-625.
2018	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, M & Mills, J 2018, 'A note on the MSJC 2016 strength prediction and ductility criteria for pre-stressed masonry', 10th International masonry conference, International Masonry Society, article no. 222279, pp. 1909-1917.
2017	Dong, J, Ma, X, Mills, J & Zhuge, Y 2017, 'Shear buckling of composite plates on tensionless elastic foundations', in H Hao & C Zhang (eds), Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV; ACMSM24, CRC Press, pp. 181-186.
2017	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, M & Mills, J 2017, 'Comparison of available expressions in predicting the flexural strength of self-centering masonry walls', 13th Canadian masonry symposium, Dalhousie University, pp. 1-11. Open access
2017	Ma, X, Xiao, J, Mills, J & Li, D 2017, 'Mechanical properties of recycled aggregated concrete with crumb rubber particles', The 15th East Asia-Pacific conference on structural engineering and construction (EASEC) conference, East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, pp. 386-391. Open access
2017	Parks, A, Mills, J, Weber, D, Westwell, M & Barovich, K 2017, 'Ready or not, here I come! Learning to support: year 12 students' university study choices', HERDSA, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, vol. 40, pp. 272-281. Open access
2017	Parks, A, Mills, J, Weber, D, Westwell, M & Barovich, K 2017, 'What should I study? An exploration of the study choice process of year 12 students', 2017 CDAA National Conference: Career Development Association of Australia, Career Development Association of Australia, pp. 1-6. Open access
2017	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2017, 'Analytical modeling of the main characteristics of crumb rubber concrete', in ML Nehdi (ed.), Eco-Efficient and Sustainable Concrete Incorporating Recycled Post-Consumer and Industrial Byproducts at the ACI Fall 2013 Convention, American Concrete Institute, article no. 2, pp. 1-18. 28
2015	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, M & Mills, JE 2015, 'Plastic hinge length of unbonded post-tensioned masonry walls', North American Masonry Conference Masonry: Science • Craft • Art, The Masonry Society, pp. 1-11.
2015	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, M & Mills, JE 2015, 'Structural response parameters of post-tensioned masonry walls', North American Masonry Conference Masonry: Science • Craft • Art, The Masonry Society, pp. 1-15.
2015	Hassanli, R, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2015, 'Structural testing of unbonded post-tensioned masonry walls', 5th International conference on construction materials: performance, innovations and structural implications, University of British Columbia, pp. 1-13. Open access
2015	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2015, 'Structural performance of bolted connectors in retrofitted transmission tower leg members', Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Conference: Technical Challenges and Innovative Solutions in Grid Modernization, ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 489-499. 3 3
2015	Parks, A, Mills, J & Weber, D 2015, 'What to study? Supporting prospective student enrolment choice', Students Transitions Achievement Retention and Success (STARS), Students Transitions Achievement Retention and Success, pp. 1-6. Open access
2015	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA & Mills, JE 2015, 'Plastic hinge length and ultimate drift of FRP-confined circular columns under seismic loading', The Third Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Structures, SMAR, pp. 1-8. Open access
2015	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE, Ma, X & Benn, T 2015, 'Behaviour of crumb rubber concrete columns under seismic loading', 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia / the 69th RILEM Week conference, Construction Innovations: Research into Practice, Concrete Institute of Australia, pp. 482-491. Open access
2014	Benn, B, Baweja, D & Mills, J 2014, 'The compressive strength of mortar made with cement containing limestone mineral addition, cement kiln dust and fly ash', in ST Smith (ed.), 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), Southern Cross University, vol. 1, pp. 119-124. Open access
2014	Benn, BT, Baweja, D & Mills, JE 2014, 'The influence of increased levels of limestone mineral addition used in combination with cement kiln dust on chloride ion penetration', in T Zunec (ed.), RILEM International workshop on performance-based specification and control of concrete durability, University of Zagreb, pp. 1-8.
2014	Li, D, Mills, J, Benn, B & Ma, X 2014, 'Abrasion and impact resistance investigation of crumbed rubber concrete (CRC)', in ST Smith (ed.), Australasian conference on the mechanics of structures and materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 1-6.
2014	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2014, 'Modelling and parametric analysis of bolted connections on retrofitted transmission tower leg members', in ST Smith (ed.), 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 571-576. Open access
2014	Ma, X & Mills, J 2014, 'Structural performance of composite panels filled with light-weight crumb rubber concrete', in ST Smith (ed.), Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 669-674. Open access
2014	Mills, J & Smith, E 2014, 'Developing professional skills: you can't leave it all to final year!', in (eds), AAEE2014: Australasian Association for Education Conference, Australasian Association for Engineering Education, pp. 1-9.
2014	Youssf, O, Elgawady, M, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Prediction of crumb rubber concrete strength', in Smith, Scott T (ed.), 23rd Australasian conference on the mechanics of structures and materials (ACMSM23), Southern Cross University, pp. 261-266. Open access
2013	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Ma, X & Mills, J 2013, 'A newly developed analytical model of transient downburst wind loads', in B Samali, 21st Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials: From materials to structures: advancement through innovation, CRC Press, pp. 425-430.
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'A simplified design charts for the vertical profile of horizontal downburst wind speeds', in NR Iyer et al. (eds), Eighth Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering; APCWE-VIII, Research Publishing, pp. 511-521. Open access
2013	Benn, BT, Baweja, D & Mills, JE 2013, 'Chloride ion ingress of concrete: the influence of increased levels of limestone mineral addition', in V Dao & P Dux (eds), Concrete institute of Australia's biennial national conference 2013, Arinex Pty Ltd, pp. 1-11. Open access
2013	Mills, JE, Macdonald, JA & Tran, AL 2013, 'Architects and civil engineers collaborating in project-based learning settings : a bridge too far?', 2013 Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2013), Universiti Teknologi Malysia, pp. 437-442. Open access
2013	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'Experimental and finite element investigation of rubberized concrete confined by FRP', in V Dao & P Dux (eds), Concrete 2013 : Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference 2013, Arinex, pp. 1-10. Open access
2012	Benn, BT, Baweja, D & Mills, JE 2012, 'Increased limestone mineral addition in cement the affect on chloride ion ingress of concrete: a literature review', IQA-CCAA Construction Materials Industry Conference (CMIC 12): Essential Industry for Australia's Future, Construction Materials Industry Conference, pp. 1-27. Open access
2012	Tran, AL, Mills, J, Morris, D & Phillips, M 2012, 'All hands on deck : collaborative building design education for architects and engineers', EE2012 International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering, Loughborough University, pp. 1-14. Open access 5
2012	Zhuge, Y, Brodie, L & Mills, J 2012, 'The effectiveness of team project work for distance education students', in D Campbell (ed.), 8th International CDIO Conference, Queensland University of Technology, pp. 1-9.
2011	Ayre, M, Mills, JE & Gill, J 2011, 'Not all women leave: reflections on a cohort of "stayers" in civil engineering', American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition 2011, American Society for Engineering Education, vol. 20, pp. 15376-15389. Open access 4 1
2011	Ayre, ME, Mills, JE & Gill, J 2011, ''I like the challenge':a study of women engineers who have stayed in the profession', in J Mills & D Gravina (eds), 15th International Conference for Women Engineers and Scientists-ICWES, Engineers Australia, pp. 1-10.
2011	Macdonald, JA & Mills, JE 2011, 'The potential of BIM to facilitate collaborative AEC education', 118th ASEE annual conference and exposition,, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1-7. 16
2011	Zhuge, Y & Mills, J 2011, 'Modelling of multi-panel transmission tower retrofitted with leg reinforcement', 21st Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, CRC Press, pp. 673-678.
2010	Macdonald, JA & Mills, JE 2010, 'Can BIM be used to Improve Building Design Education?', in Paulo Tombesi, Australasian Universities Building Education Association, 35th Annual Conference, University of Melbourne, pp. 1-10.
2010	Mills, JE & Cameron, DA 2010, 'Experiential and reflective learning in Soil Mechanics', in Anne Gardner & Lesley Jolly, 21st Annual Australasian Association for Engineering Education conference, University of Technology, Sydney, pp. 546-551.
2010	Mills, JE 2010, 'Reflections on the past, present and future of women in engineering', in Anne Gardner & Lesley Jolly, 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, University of Technology Sydney, pp. 590-595.
2010	Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2010, 'Identifying the issues of team project work for distance education students: a case study in civil engineering', in A Gardner (ed.), 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Engineers Australia, pp. 76-81.
2009	Mills, J, Gill, J, Franzway, S & Sharp, R 2009, 'Sustaining and enjoying a multi-disciplinary, multi-department, multi-campus research collaboration on women in engineering', in SA Rajala (ed.), 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1-10. Open access 2
2009	Mills, JE & Gill, J 2009, 'New constructions of gender inclusive engineering curriculum', in L Mann & R Hadgraft (eds), 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, University of Melbourne, pp. 1-7. 5
2009	Mills, JE & Smith, EJ 2009, 'E-portfolios and first year students - do we assume too much?', in Kestell, Grainger & Cheung, 20th Annual conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, University of Adelaide, pp. 400-404.
2009	Smith, EJ & Mills, JE 2009, 'Using blogs for course evaluation in first year engineering', in Michael E Auer, International Conference on Computer Aided Learning 2009, Kassel University Press, pp. 1-11.
2009	Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2009, 'Teaching finite element modelling at the undergraduate level: a PBL approach', in C Kestell (ed.), 20th Annual conference for the Australsian Association for Engineering Education, Engineers Australia, pp. 105-110.
2008	Mills, J, Ayre, M & Gill, J 2008, 'Perceptions and understanding of gender inclusive curriculum in engineering education', SEFI 36th Annual Conference: Quality Assessment, Employability and Innovation, SEFI, pp. 1-10.
2008	Mills, JE 2008, 'Students' perceptions of the effectiveness of project-based learning curriculum in Structural Engineering', in Annette Kolmos & Xiangyun Du, Aalborg University, pp. 1-7.
2008	Mills, JE, Smith, EJ & Myers, BR 2008, 'Online Learning Techniques: Using Wikis and Blogs for Assessment in First Year Engineering', in Diana Quinn, University of South Australia.

Reports

Year	Output
2008	Mills, J, Mehrtens, V, Smith, E & Adams, V 2008, CREW revisited in 2007 the year of women in engineering: an update on women's progress in the Australian engineering workforce, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT.

Other

Year	Output
2011	Mills, JE 2011, Editor of Proceedings, ICWES, Australia.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

2017: Co-Chair of Concrete 2017 the 28th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia and Australia's largest specialist conference on concrete materials and structures - see http://concrete2017.com.au/

2009: National Teaching Excellence Award from Australasian Association for Engineering Education.

2006: Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: For outstanding contributions to student equity and diversity and to project-based learning in engineering education.

2004 - 2006: Chair of National Women in Engineering committee of Engineers Australia

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Adelaide Brighton Cement	AUSTRALIA
Ancon Beton Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Bluescope Steel	AUSTRALIA
Delta University for Science and Technology	EGYPT
Enerven Company	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
FMG Engineering	AUSTRALIA
Gifu University	JAPAN
Islamic University of Gaza	PALESTINE
Jouf University	SAUDI ARABIA
LYSAGHT Bluescope	AUSTRALIA
Mansoura University	EGYPT
Missouri University of Science and Technology	UNITED STATES
O'Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Suez University	EGYPT
Technical University of Berlin	GERMANY
Tianjin University	CHINA
Tongji University	CHINA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Missouri	UNITED STATES
University of Missouri - St Louis	UNITED STATES
University of Missouri System	UNITED STATES
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of South Wales	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Southern Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Fellow Governor's Leadership Foundation	2018
Fellow Engineers Australia (EA)	2018
Member American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)	2018
Member European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)	2018
Member Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)	2018
Co-Chair 28th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia	2017
Fellow Engineers Australia (EA)	2017
Fellow Governor's Leadership Foundation	2017
Member American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)	2017
Member Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)	2017
Member European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)	2017
National Teaching Excellence Award Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)	2011

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Teaching strengths

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Highlights

Although Professor Mills is no longer teaching regularly, she remains passionate about high quality, industry-focussed and project-based teaching that develops high calibre future professionals who have the ability to think independently, work collaboratively and maintain high ethical standards.

Professor Mills has received multiple university and national teaching awards including:

2009: National Teaching Excellence Award from Australasian Association for Engineering Education.

2006: Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning: For outstanding contributions to student equity and diversity and to project-based learning in engineering education.

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Design and support of program-level professional practice skills in engineering studies	Current
A harder hat to wear? Women in professional engineering.	Completed
Behaviour of unbonded post-tensioned masonary walls	Completed
CODE BIM: Collaborative design education utilising Building Information Modelling	Completed
Compressive and shear behaviour of profiled steel composite walls incorporating foam rubberised concrete	Completed
Development of innovative thin-walled composite cold-formed steel/ECC structural elements	Completed
Durability of crumbed rubber concrete	Completed
FRP-confined crumb rubber concrete and conventional concrete columns under seismic load.	Completed
Learning to support Year 12 student university study choice	Completed
Mechanical properties of crumb rubber concrete (CRC) and its structural application	Completed
Modelling of downburst wind for applications on extended structural systems	Completed
Structural behaviour of retrofitted steel transmission towers	Completed
The bond behaviour and flexural capacity of profiled steel reinforced CRC composite slab	Completed
The effect of limestone mineral addition in combination with cement kiln dust on chloride penetration of concrete	Completed
Theoretical study on the buckling behavior of profiled skin sheets in steel and concrete composite members	Completed

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