Australia-China Research Centre for Light Metals

Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Light Metals is co-funded February 2013 by Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE), Australia and Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), China, under the initiative of Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF). In Australia this Centre is led by Monash University on behalf of six University partners in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals and 4 Australian companies and one European company, EADS. In China, this Centre is led by Central South University, including partners: Beijing University of Technology, Southeast University, Baosteel, COMAC, Chalco, Alnan and some other industrial partners. The joint research centre will bring together world experts from industry and academia in the fields of light alloy development and processing.