Dr Luigi Vandi
Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Affiliate of Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM)
Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing
0424 705763
Researcher biography
Luigi Vandi is the Co-Deputy Director for the Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. He conducts research in materials science, ranging from advanced manufacturing, in-life performance and end-of life conversion to higher value products. He obtained his PhD on hybrid materials from The University of Queensland, and his MSc from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine in France.
His translational research activities have a strong focus on industry relevant projects. His experience in high-performance composites manufacturing for automotive and aerospace applications, includes working at Ferrari F1 Team in Italy, where he was responsible for the manufacture of carbon fibre suspensions and gearbox of the F1 car. In Australia, he played a key role in developing a patented technology as part of a collaborative project with Airbus and CRC-ACS. He is currently responsible for AMPAM's sustainability theme and leads research in 'Biocomposites & Circular Economy'. He has secured over $9 million of funding in this field and delivered high impact sustainable solutions. He is the first author of 4 active patents, in the fields of advanced manufacturing, biocomposites and biopolymers, including the development of novel sustainable biocomposite materials that are marine biodegradable biopolymer.
Luigi is driven by solution-based research, and in particular bringing latest innovations in materials science to the benefits of a future circular economy. His goal is to provide an expertise at the crossover between materials science and sustainable development to address the challenges of today's linear economy.
Luigi lectured 4th year Aerospace Composites (course AERO4300), and 2nd year Engineering Investigation & Statistical Analysis (course CHEE2010)
Publications
Book Chapter
Pratt, Steven, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Gapes, Daniel, Werker, Alan, Oehmen, Adrian and Laycock, Bronwyn (2019). Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastics from organic waste. Biorefinery: integrated sustainable processes for biomass conversion to biomaterials, biofuels, and fertilizers. (pp. 615-638) edited by Juan-Rodrigo Bastidas-Oyanedel and Jens Ejbye Schmidt. Springer International Publishing: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-10961-5_26
Journal Articles
Dissanayaka, Nalinda, Novak, James I., Carluccio, Danilo and Vandi, Luigi-Jules (2024). Comparative analysis of mechanical and drilling properties: Human skull vs. 3D-printed replicas for neurosurgical training. Materials Today Communications, 41 110776, 110776. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.110776
Dissanayaka, Nalinda, Novak, James I., Alexander, Hamish, Carluccio, Danilo and Jules-Vandi, Luigi (2024). Advancing 3-Dimensional Printed Burr Hole and Craniotomy Models for Neurosurgical Simulation Through Multimaterial Methods. World Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.09.057
Colwell, John, Halley, Peter, Varley, Russell, Heidarian, Pejman, Mcnally, Tony, Peijs, Ton and Vandi, Luigi (2024). Self-reinforced biodegradable thermoplastic composites. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 7 (4) 128. doi: 10.1007/s42114-024-00939-x
Heidarian, Pejman, Aziz, Shazed, Halley, Peter J., McNally, Tony, Peijs, Ton, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Varley, Russell J. (2024). Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Self-Reinforced Composites via Solvent-Induced Interfiber Welding of Nanofibers. Biomacromolecules, 25 (8), 5039-5047. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00441
Dissanayaka, Nalinda, Alexander, Hamish, Redmond, Michael, Pearce, Patrick, Hobbins-King, Andrew, Lee, Kate, Carluccio, Danilo, Fakhr, Roozbeh, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Novak, James I. (2024). Evaluation of a Pilot Regional Neurotrauma Workshop Using 3D Printed Simulation Models. Annals of 3D Printed Medicine, 15 100169, 100169. doi: 10.1016/j.stlm.2024.100169
Dissanayaka, Nalinda, Alexander, Hamish, Carluccio, Danilo, Redmond, Michael, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Novak, James I. (2024). How safe are 3D-printed skull models for neurosurgical simulation? Measurement of airborne particles and VOCs while burr hole drilling. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 30 (5), 1046-1054. doi: 10.1108/rpj-09-2023-0318
Hülsen, Tim, Venturato, Daniel, Chan, Clement, Vandi, Luigi, Laycock, Bronwyn, Pratt, Steven, Stegman, Samuel, van Loosdrecht, Mark and Batstone, Damien J. (2024). Polyhydroxyalkanoate production in a biofilm by mixed culture phototrophic bacteria. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434 140001, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140001
Badar, Faizan, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Carluccio, Danilo, Redmond, Michael and Novak, James I. (2023). Preliminary colour characterisation of a Stratasys J750 digital anatomy printer with different fillings and face orientations. Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 9 (4), 1277-1287. doi: 10.1007/s40964-023-00519-3
Dissanayaka, Nalinda, Maclachlan, Liam R., Alexander, Hamish, Redmond, Michael, Carluccio, Danilo, Jules-Vandi, Luigi and Novak, James I. (2023). Evaluation of 3D printed burr hole simulation models using eight different materials. World Neurosurgery, 176, e651-e663. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.05.115
Fernando, Shanelle, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Heitzmann, Michael and Fernando, Dilum (2023). Cure cycle optimisation of structural epoxies used in composite civil infrastructure through the use of TTT diagrams. Construction and Building Materials, 383 131332, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131332
Badar, Faizan, Dean, Lionel T., Loy, Jennifer, Redmond, Michael, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Novak, James (2022). Preliminary color characterization of HP Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing with different orientations and surface finish. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 29 (3), 582-593. doi: 10.1108/rpj-04-2022-0136
Kudisonga, Christian, Villacorta, Byron, Chisholm, Harry, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Heitzmann, Michael (2021). Curing kinetics of a siloxane pre-ceramic prepreg resin. Ceramics International, 47 (14), 20678-20685. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.078
Nguyen, Thanh Tung , Redman, Adam, Leggate, William, Vandi, Luigii-j, Bailleres, Henri and Heitzmann, Michael (2021). Processing parameters optimization of cotton stalk (Gossypium hirsutum L.) particleboards with emulsifiable polymeric isocyanate adhesive. BioResources, 16 (2), 4149-4170. doi: 10.15376/biores.16.2.4149-4170
Nguyen, Thanh Tung, Bailleres, Henri, Redman, Adam, Leggate, William, Vandi, Luigi-j and Heiztmann, Michael (2020). Homogenous particleboard made from whole cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) stalk agricultural waste: optimisation of particle size and influence of cotton residue on performance. Bioresources, 15 (4), 7730-7748. doi: 10.15376/biores.15.4.7730-7748
Humphry, J., Yang, N., Vandi, L -J., Hernandez, B. Villacorta, Martin, D.J. and Heitzmann, M.T. (2020). Isothermal differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the anionic polymerisation of polyamide-6: separation by dual asymmetric Gaussians. Materials Today Communications, 25 101473, 101473. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101473
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2020). Mechanical stability of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based Wood Plastic Composites (WPCs). Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 28 (5), 1571-1577. doi: 10.1007/s10924-020-01697-9
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2019). Insights into the biodegradation of PHA/wood composites: micro- and macroscopic changes. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 21 e00099. doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2019.e00099
Matthew Chan, Clement, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Ma, Yiming, Chen, Guo-Qiang, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2019). Understanding the effect of copolymer content on the processability and mechanical properties of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)/wood composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 124 105437, 105437. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.05.005
Chen, Yunhui, Han, Pingping, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Humphry, Jarrad, Kent, Damon, Stefani, Ilaria, Lee, Peter, Heitzmann, Michael, Cooper-White, Justin and Dargusch, Matthew (2019). A biocompatible thermoset polymer binder for Direct Ink Writing of porous titanium scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 95, 160-165. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.033
Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Chan, Clement Matthew, Werker, Alan, Richardson, Des, Laycock, Bronwyn and Pratt, Steven (2018). Experimental data for extrusion processing and tensile properties of Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) polymer and wood fibre reinforced PHBV biocomposites. Data in Brief, 22, 687-692. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.084
Chan, Clement Matthew, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan, Laycock, Bronwyn and Vandi, Luigi-Jules (2018). Mechanical and physical stability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites (WPCs) under natural weathering. Polymer Testing, 73, 214-221. doi: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2018.11.028
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2018). Mechanical properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/wood flour composites: effect of interface modifiers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135 (43) 46828, 46828. doi: 10.1002/app.46828
Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Chan, Clement Matthew, Werker, Alan, Richardson, Des, Laycock, Bronwyn and Pratt, Steven (2018). Extrusion of wood fibre reinforced poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) biocomposites: Statistical analysis of the effect of processing conditions on mechanical performance. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 159, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.10.015
Diermann, Sven H., Lu, Mingyuan, Zhao, Yitian, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Dargusch, Matthew and Huang, Han (2018). Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical behaviour of a unique porous PHBV scaffold manufactured using selective laser sintering. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 84, 151-160. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.05.007
Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Chan, Clement, Werker, Alan, Richardson, Des, Laycock, Bronwyn and Pratt, Steven (2018). Wood-PHA composites: mapping opportunities. Polymers, 10 (7) 751, 751. doi: 10.3390/polym10070751
Humphry, J., Wolter, N., Yang, N., Vandi, L. J., Truss, R., Martin, D. J. and Heitzmann, M. T. (2018). Process modelling in Anionically Polymerised Polyamide-6 (APA6) for the in situ polymerisation of composite matrices. Composites Communications, 8, 111-114. doi: 10.1016/j.coco.2017.12.011
Rohner, Sven, Humphry, Jarrad, Chaleat, Celine M., Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Martin, Darren J., Amiralian, Nasim and Heitzmann, Michael T. (2018). Mechanical properties of polyamide 11 reinforced with cellulose nanofibres from Triodia pungens. Cellulose, 25 (4), 2367-2380. doi: 10.1007/s10570-018-1702-x
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2017). Mechanical performance and long-term indoor stability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites (WPCs) modified by non-reactive additives. European Polymer Journal, 98, 337-346. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.11.041
Chan, Clement Matthew, Johansson, Peter, Magnusson, Per, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Arcos-Hernandez, Monica, Halley, Peter, Laycock, Bronwyn, Pratt, Steven and Werker, Alan (2017). Mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate-rich biomass assessment and quality control using thermogravimetric measurement methods. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 144, 110-120. doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.07.029
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2017). Composites of wood and biodegradable thermoplastics: a review. Polymer Reviews, 58 (3), 444-494. doi: 10.1080/15583724.2017.1380039
Torres, J.,P., Vandi, L .-J., Veidt, M. and Heitzmann, M. T. (2017). The mechanical properties of natural fibre composite laminates: a statistical study. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 98, 99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.03.010
Torres, J. P., Vandi, L. -J., Veidt, M. and Heiztmann, M. T. (2017). Statistical data for the tensile properties of natural fibre composites. Data in Brief, 12, 222-226. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.03.043
Chan, Clement, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond, Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2016). Processing and characterisation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites: effect of non-reactive additives. Appita Journal, 69 (4), 352-360.
Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Truss, Rowan, Veidt, Martin, Rasch, Ronald, Heitzmann, Michael T. and Paton, Rowan (2013). Fluorine mobility during SEM-EDX analysis: A challenge for characterizing epoxy/fluoropolymer interfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117 (33), 16933-16941. doi: 10.1021/jp403314t
Heitzmann, Michael T., Hou, Meng, Veidt, Martin, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Paton, Rowan (2012). Morphology of an interface between polyetherimide and epoxy prepreg. Advanced Materials Research, 393-395, 184-188. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.393-395.184
Kaloshkin S.D., Vandi L.-J., Tcherdyntsev V.V., Shelekhov E.V. and Danilov V.D. (2009). Multi-scaled polymer-based composite materials synthesized by mechanical alloying. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 483 (1-2), 195-199. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.07.230
Conference Papers
Kudisonga, Christian, Mucha, Herbert, Deckmann, Horst, Vandi-Jules, Luigi and Heiztmann, Michael (2019). Dynamic mechanical in-situ analysis of ceramic matrix composites at 1300°c in oxidizing atmosphere. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials ICCM-22, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-16 August 2019. Melbourne, VIC Australia: International Committee on Composite Materials.
Fernando, S., Meng, X., Vandi, L. J., Torres, J. P. and Fernando, D. (2019). TTT cure diagram for an ambient temperature curing epoxy-amine thermoset. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials ICCM-22, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-16 August 2019. Melbourne, VIC Australia: International Committee on Composite Materials.
Humphry, Jarrad, Yang, Nan, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Truss, Rowan, Martin, Darren J. and Heitzmann, Michael T. (2019). Process modelling of anionically polymerised polyamide-6 for application in thermoplastic reactive resin transfer moulding (R-RTM). European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece, 24-28 June 2018. New York, NY, United States: Curran Associates.
Nguyen, Tung T., Heitzmann, Michael T., Vandi, Luigi, Bailleres, Henri and Redman, Adam (2019). The influences of particle sizes on performance of biodegradable wood plastic composites manufactured from lingo-cellulosic agricultural waste. 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials ICCM-22, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-16 August 2019. Melbourne, VIC Australia: International Committee on Composite Materials.
Chan, Clement Matthew, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Pratt, Steven, Halley, Peter, Richardson, Desmond E., Werker, Alan and Laycock, Bronwyn (2017). Stability of polyhydroxyalkanaote (PHA)-based wood plastic composites upon UV sunlight exposure. 2017 Fibre Value Chain Conference and Expo, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 14-16 November 2017. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Appita.
Humphry, Jarrad, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Martin, Darren and Heitzmann, Michael Tobias (2017). Time-temperature transformation modelling for the in situ processing of thermoplastics as a composite matrix. International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM), Auckland, New Zealand, 22-25 January 2017.
Chan, C., Vandi, L., Pratt, S., Halley, P., Richardson, D., Werker, A. and Laycock, B. (2016). Processing and characterisation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites: effect of non-reactive additives. Fibre Value Chain Conference and Expo 2016: Pulp and Paper Bioenergy Bioproducts, Rotorua, New Zealand, 12 - 14 October 2016. Appita.
Heitzmann, Michael T., Ali, Afifah Md, Legras, Angelica, Vandi, Luigi J. and Milne, John (2015). Hemp hurd flour as an alternative low cost filler in wood plastic composites. International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 December 2015. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.419
Heitzmann, Michael Tobias, Torres, Juan Pablo, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Schaber, Sarah (2015). Probabilistic design: a new approach to look at composite design. Composites Australia and CRC-ACS Composites Conference and Trade Show 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 21-23 April 2015.
Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Hou, Meng, Veidt, Martin, Truss, Rowan W., Heitzmann, M. and Paton, R. (2012). Interface diffusion and morphology of aerospace grade epoxy co-cured with thermoplastic polymers. 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 23-28 September 2012. [London], U.K.: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS).
Virk, Amandeep, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Meeuwissen, Marieke and Heitzmann, Michael (2012). Bond surface analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Diversity in Composites 2012 Conference, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia, 15-16 March 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Composites Australia.
Department Technical Report
Basnayake, Asanka, Medina, Juan Hidalgo, Vandi, Luigi and Heitzmann, Michael (2018). Literature review of natural fibre composite fire properties. CIC1_16-020-004_002. School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Thesis
Vandi, Luigi-Jules (2015). Understanding the Co-Cured Epoxy/Thermoplastic Interface in Thermoset Composite Welding (TCW). PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.333
Patents
Heitzmann, Michael, Vandi, Luigi-Jules and Kudisonga, Christian (2019). Composite Material suitable for producing 3D printed Carbon Matrix Composite. Patent 19333953.