Dr Hadis Khakbaz
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Researcher biography
Hadis is a materials researcher in the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering and in the Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) at the University of Queensland, where she works as a post-doctoral research fellow and the lab manager in the UQ Composites lab. She received her Ph.D. from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute at the University of Wollongong for her research on the development of nano-filled bio-thermoplastics as print media for 3D additive fabrication.
Hadis has an interest in a wide range of materials research activities, including additive manufacturing, nanocomposites, polymers processing, thermal conductivity, tribological properties, and corrosion.
Book Chapter
Kannan, M. Bobby, Lenin, Praneesh, Khakbaz, Hadis and Zeng, Rong-Chang (2022). Recent approaches for enhancing of /MAO-Coated Mg and its alloys. Conversion Coatings for Magnesium and its Alloys. (pp. 465-488) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-89976-9_21
Journal Articles
Khakbaz, Hadis, Basnayake, Asanka Pradeep, Harikumar, Akshay Krishna Ambika, Firouzi, Mahshid, Martin, Darren and Heitzmann, Michael (2024). Tribological and mechanical characterization of glass fiber polyamide composites under hydrothermal aging. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 227 110870, 110870. doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110870
Khakbaz, Hadis, Sayyar, Sepidar, Beirne, Stephen, Heitzmann, Michael and Innis, Peter C. (2023). Towards three‐dimensional printed thermal conductive polymeric composites using a binary‐composite hybrid based on boron nitride nanoparticles and micro‐diamonds. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 44 (21) 2300335, e2300335. doi: 10.1002/marc.202300335
Rezoanur Rahman, Md, Bake, Abdulhakim, Jumlat Ahmed, Al, Md Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sheik, Wu, Liang, Khakbaz, Hadis, FitzGerald, Sara, Chalifour, Artek, Livesey, Karen L., Knott, Jonathan C., Innis, Peter C., Beirne, Stephen and Cortie, David (2023). Interplay between thermal and magnetic properties of polymer nanocomposites with superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 579 170859, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170859
Knott, Jonathan C., Khakbaz, Hadis, Allen, Jackson, Wu, Liang, Mole, Richard A., Baldwin, Christopher, Nelson, Andrew, Sokolova, Anna, Beirne, Stephen, Innis, Peter C., Frost, Dillon, Cortie, David and Rule, Kirrily C. (2023). Few-layer hexagonal boron nitride / 3D printable polyurethane composite for neutron radiation shielding applications. Composites Science and Technology, 233 109876, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109876
Bobby Kannan, M., Rahuma, Mohamed, Khakbaz, Hadis and Melchers, Robert (2022). Antipsychotic drug waste: a potential corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in the oil and gas industry. Waste Management, 145, 38-47. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.04.029
Khakbaz, Hadis, Ruberu, Kalani, Kang, Lingzhi, Talebian, Sepehr, Sayyar, Sepidar, Filippi, Benjamin, Khatamifar, Mehdi, Beirne, Stephen and Innis, Peter C. (2021). 3D printing of highly flexible, cytocompatible nanocomposites for thermal management. Journal of Materials Science, 56 (10), 6385-6400. doi: 10.1007/s10853-020-05661-9
Bobby Kannan, M, Chappell, Jonathon, Khakbaz, Hadis, Taherishargh, Mehdi and Fiedler, Thomas (2020). Biodegradable 3D porous zinc alloy scaffold for bone fracture fixation devices. Medical Devices and Sensors, 3 (6). doi: 10.1002/mds3.10108
Bobby Kannan, Mathan, Walter, Rhys, Khakbaz, Hadis, Zeng, Rong‐Chang and Blawert, Carsten (2020). A triple‐layered hybrid coating with self‐organized microporous polymer film on magnesium for biodegradable implant applications. Medical Devices and Sensors, 3 (3). doi: 10.1002/mds3.10070
Kannan, M. Bobby, Walter, R., Yamamoto, A., Khakbaz, H. and Blawert, C. (2018). Electrochemical surface engineering of magnesium metal by plasma electrolytic oxidation and calcium phosphate deposition: biocompatibility and in vitro degradation studies. RSC Advances, 8 (51), 29189-29200. doi: 10.1039/c8ra05278f
Kannan, M. Bobby, Khakbaz, Hadis and Yamamoto, A. (2017). Understanding the influence of HEPES buffer concentration on the biodegradation of pure magnesium: An electrochemical study. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 197, 47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.05.024
Murray, A., Khakbaz, H., Pranowo, A., Aslin, N. and Kannan, M. Bobby (2016). Effects of process parameters on the adhesive strength of copper electrodeposits in a bench-scale electrowinning cell. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 125 (1), 10-16. doi: 10.1080/03719553.2015.1109183
Surmeneva, Maria A., Mukhametkaliyev, Timur M., Khakbaz, Hadis, Surmenev, Roman A. and Bobby Kannan, M. (2015). Ultrathin film coating of hydroxyapatite (HA) on a magnesium–calcium alloy using RF magnetron sputtering for bioimplant applications. Materials Letters, 152, 280-282. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.03.140
Kannan, M. Bobby, Yamamoto, A. and Khakbaz, Hadis (2015). Influence of living cells (L929) on the biodegradation of magnesium–calcium alloy. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 126, 603-606. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.01.015
Kesteven, Jazmin, Kannan, M. Bobby, Walter, Rhys, Khakbaz, Hadis and Choe, Han-Choel (2015). Low elastic modulus Ti–Ta alloys for load-bearing permanent implants: Enhancing the biodegradation resistance by electrochemical surface engineering. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 46, 226-231. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.10.038
Khakbaz, Hadis, Walter, Rhys, Gordon, Timothy and Bobby Kannan, M (2014). Self-dissolution assisted coating on magnesium metal for biodegradable bone fixation devices. Materials Research Express, 1 (4) 045406. doi: 10.1088/2053-1591/1/4/045406
Conference Paper
Ambika Harikumar, Akshay Krishna, Basnayake, Asanka, Khakbaz, Hadis, Martin, Darren and Heitzmann, Michael (2023). Tribological performance of nylon-6/oyster shell composites. ASME 2023 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11 - 16 June 2023. New York, NY, United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). doi: 10.1115/OMAE2023-104611