Research Areas/Expertise

• Engineering asset management
• Machine condition assessment
• Equipment reliability
• Centrifugal pumps and pump system performance
• Data quality for maintenance and reliability decisions
• Education in engineering asset management

Senior Lecturer
School of Mechanical Engineering,
The University of Western Australia

 

WA:ERA projects

Early Life Equipment Failures

 

Background

After completing her degree in Metallurgy and Science of Materials at Oxford University, Melinda worked for the Gold Fields Group in London and Nevada.  She held positions as Senior Process Engineer and Senior Maintenance Engineer at Barrick's Goldstrike Mine in Nevada.  Since completing her PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Melinda has been lecturing in The School of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Western Australia.

Education

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)
B.A. (Metallurgy and Science of Materials)(Hons) 

 

Grants

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Publications

List of Publications (PDF)

Contact

Email: melinda.hodkiewicz(at)uwa.edu.au