Gladstone researcher Gopi off to a flying start in 2011
Published on 11 April, 2011
CQUniversity Gladstone researcher Gopinath Chattopadhyay has had a flying start to 2011, facilitating a major conference and attracting media attention to his work on rail grinding and lubrication.
And he's also been making his mark across the globe, with one of his publications based on collaboration with Sweden's Lulea University of Technology making International journal publisher Emerald Group's top reading list for the maintenance performance measurement area. The cited publication is about Development of a multi-criteria hierarchical framework for maintenance performance measurement.
Dr Chattopadhyay continues his research in the area of rail wheel maintenance and asset management as Professor in Industrial Asset Management under the Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE) and the Process Engineering and Light Metals (PELM) Centre and as Head of the Engineering Postgraduate Program.
Around 130 delegates recently attended a conference tailormade for businesses, industries and organisations seeking to extract the maximum performance and value from their assets.
As Conference Chair, Professor Chattopadhyay said the Conference on Asset and Maintenance Management 2011 held at CQUniversity Gladstone in mid-March was a major success as it showcased some of the latest developments in this field.
Professor Chattopadhyay says the conference, and a related workshop session for 50 participants, showed how CQUniversity could help provide solutions.
"We have had participation from power generation, railways, process industries, regional council, mining, ports, consulting and many other industries, professional bodies including Asset Management Council, Engineers Australia and Australian Society of Operations Research, and universities including CQUni, Swinburne, Griffith and QUT, as well as government and wider community representatives," he said.
"This conference included a panel discussion on challenges and issues confronting industry in the area of asset and maintenance management. The day concluded with a networking session."