AUT - Professor Darius Singh
Professor Darius Singh
Location: WS331A Auckland City Campus
MA107 Manukau City Campus
- MBA (Technology Management)
- PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
- Master of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Board of Trustees, Enterprising Manukau
- Board of Director and Deputy Chair elect of Northern Region, NZ Institute of Management
- Fellow, NZ Institute of Management (FNZIM)
- Advisory Board Member, AUT Business Incubation Centre
- Co-founder and President of NZ Chapter, Australasian Industrial Research Group
- Chairperson elect, NZ Light Alloy Manufacturing Inc
- Member, Institute of Directors NZ
- Member, The Royal Society of NZ
- Organising Committee Chair, Australasian Association for Engineering Education (2006 Conference)
- Governing Board Member, CRC CAST, Australia (2000-2005)
Research/Development Interests
- Technology management
- Casting processes (gravity [PM, sand], injection molding, LPPM, HPDC, semi solid)
- Aluminium / Magnesium / Titanium alloy processing
- Six sigma methodologies
- Product design and development
- Computer modelling / Process simulation and optimisation techniques
- Implementation of RDD™ philosophy into industry
- Lean manufacturing
- Rapid manufacturing, Rapid service design
Teaching Areas
- Engineering / Technology / Innovation Management
- Advanced Casting Processes
- Final Year Undergraduate BE and BET Industrial Projects Coordinator
Major Research Grants and Contracts
2010
$150,000 industry sponsorship by Casting Technology NZ (in-kind)
$93,000 PhD, Technology for Industry Fellowship grant, FRST
$90,000 PhD Technology for Industry Fellowship grant, FRST
$25,000 ME, Technology for Industry Fellowship grant, FRST
2009
$600,000 TRST grant, FRST, joint lead applicant
$50,000 casting industry sponsorship
$10,000 Indian automotive industry sponsorship for feasibility studies (NZ Trade and Enterprise)
2008
$750,000 Research for Industry, FRST, joint lead applicant
2007$600,000 International Investments Opportunities Fund, FRST, sole lead applicant
$125,000 CSIRO / CAST contract
$50,000 Sponsorship, AAEE
$15,000 US Automotive industry contract
$15,000 Start up company consultation contracts, FRST
2006
$50,000 European business development grant, NZ Trade and Enterprise
$30,000 Start up company consultation grants, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
2005
$33.5m Australian industry CRC CAST grant, DEST, Australia, (joint lead applicant)
2004
$2.0m Technology for Business growth grant Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, (sole lead applicant)
$1.0m TIF Strategic grant, Technology NZ, (sole lead applicant).
$200,000 Business investment grant, NZ Trade and Enterprise, (sole lead applicant)
2003
$6.4m RFI: LAM-NZ industry development grant, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (joint lead applicant)
$1.0m TIF Strategic grant, Technology NZ, (sole lead applicant)
2001
$1.0m TIF Strategic grant, Technology NZ, (sole lead applicant)
1996
$90,000 Research Fellowship, Technology NZ
Patents and Trademarks Patents
- Mahadeva S.,Singh D.P.K., Palle N., Mahadeva S., Martin G., Muller D., Renwick P., “Simulations Based Mold Design Technology to Achieve a Target Casting Cycle Time in a Low Pressure Permanent Mold”, US Patent 6,298,898, also Europe, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Australia, NZ, Issued Oct 2001.
- Singh, D.P.K, Mitchell D.J., “Practical Technique for Reducing Molten Metal Turbulence, Entrained Impurities and Particle Stimulation during Ladle Transfer into Casting Furnaces”. Invention disclosure 201-0620, Patent pending.
- Singh, D.P.K, Sheng, PY “New diecoat application using Geopolymers”, Invention disclosure IP-214, Patent pending.
- Singh, D.P.K, Lee R, “Method of efficient insulation for casting dies using heat shields”, Invention disclosure IP-213, Patent pending.
Trademarks
- Singh, D.P.K., (2001) RDD™ - Research, Development and Deployment - the new R&D, Global trademark #968070