Rodney Pratt is a Mechatronic Engineer at the Future Industries Institute (University of South Australia), working as part of the Thin Film Coatings Group. The group is focused on the commercial application of coating technology with a particular focus on plastic substrates.
Rodney brings 25+ years of direct industry experience in the manufacturing and R&D domains to provide expertise in equipment design to support research activities within the group. Rodney's background includes the design of vacuum based coating systems for sputter deposition of specialty coatings. He is also well experienced in the design of testing equipment and methods for the evaluation of coating optical and durability performance.
About me
Rodney Pratt is a Mechatronic Engineer at the Future Industries Institute (University of South Australia), working as part of the Thin Film Coatings Group. The group is focused on the commercial application of coating technology with a particular focus on plastic substrates.
Rodney brings 25+ years of direct industry experience in the manufacturing and R&D domains to provide expertise in equipment design to support research activities within the group. Rodney's background includes the design of vacuum based coating systems for sputter deposition of specialty coatings. He is also well experienced in the design of testing equipment and methods for the evaluation of coating optical and durability performance.
About me
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
American Society of Quality - Certifies Six Sigma Green Belt
About me
Masters of Engineering University of South Australia
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic) South Australian Institute of Technology
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below.
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| Year | Output |
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| 2017 |
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Energy | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
