Title:	Senior Research Fellow
E-mail:	rimma.lapovok@eng.monash.edu.au
Mail:	Dr. R. Lapovok, Monash University,  Materials Engineering Department,  Clayton, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Phone:	(61) (3) 9905-92-94
Fax:	(61) (3) 9905-49-40

Education:

Academic Experience:

• Lecturer, Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Ural Polytechnic Institute (1979-1982).
• Senior Researcher. Basic Research Laboratory of Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals.
• Leader of the Group. Ural Polytechnic Institute (1986-1991).
• Research Fellow, Materials Engineering Department, Monash University (1991-1993).
• Senior Research Scientist, Division of Manufacturing Technology, CSIRO (1993-2000).
• Senior Research Fellow, Materials Engineering Department, Monash University, (CAST CRC) (2000-present)

Areas of Expertise:

Scientific interests include models of nonisothermal plastic flow, phenomenological theory of the fracture of metals, models for micro- and macrodamage of metal in metal forming processes. Applications to the design parameters of heavy machinery including metal working machinery, aerospace equipment and technological parameters of metallurgical processes.
 

Publications:

Personal Interests:

• Poetry writing, drawing.
• Badminton, skiing, sauna.
• Organizer of "KBH" games in Australia.