Habibah Ghazali is a Teaching Focussed Academic at the College of Sport, Health & Engineering, and an expert in the field of material engineering.

She obtained her PhD in Engineering from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at The University of Sydney, Australia, in 2016. Her PhD focused on microencapsulation of polymeric self-healing agents, processing of polymer composites, mechanics of solids and fracture, as well as the development of experimental and characterisation methods to accurately measure the properties of high-performance self-healing carbon fibre reinforced polymer.

Her research papers have been published in the top journals in her field, including Composites Science & Technology and Composites Part A.

Before joining Victoria University, Habibah held teaching positions at various institutions including University Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia) in 2009-2012, University of Sydney (Australia) in 2016-2017, and University of Technology Malaysia (Malaysia) in 2019-2022.

Habibah’s major research interests are in the areas of:

  • composites science and technology,
  • smart materials and structures,
  • nano-materials and nano-composites,
  • structural integrity and durability.

Portfolios

Mechanical Engineering - College of Sport, Health and Engineering

Areas of expertise

  • Composites science & technology
  • Smart materials & structures
  • Nano-materials & nano-composites
  • Structural integrity & durability
Habibah Ghazali portrait

Contact details

(03) 9919 4048

Teaching responsibilities

Coordination

  • NEM3202 – Stress Analysis
  • NEM2102 – Introduction to Engineering Materials
  • NEM3201 – Manufacturing Materials

Teaching

  • NEM3202 – Stress Analysis
  • NEM2102 – Introduction to Engineering Materials
  • NEM3201 – Manufacturing Materials
  • NEM3102 – Design of Mechanical Systems
  • NEC2102 – Solid Mechanics

 

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Habibah Ghazali, Lin Ye, Amie N Amir (2021) Microencapsulated healing agents for an elevated-temperature cured epoxy: Influence of viscosity on healing efficiency, Polymers and Polymer Composites (29), S1317-S1327

Abdulmunem R. Abdulmunem, Pakharuddin Mohd Samin, Hasimah Abdul Rahman, Hashim A. Hussien, Izhari Izmi Mazali, Habibah Ghazali, (2021) Numerical and experimental analysis of the tilt angle’s effects on the characteristics of the melting process of PCM-based as PV cell’s backside heat sink, Renewable Energy (173), 520-530,

Abdulmunem R. Abdulmunem, Pakharuddin Mohd. Samin, Hasimah Abdul Rahman, Hashim A. Hussien, Habibah Ghazali, (2021), A novel thermal regulation method for photovoltaic panels using porous metals filled with phase change material and nanoparticle additives, Journal of Energy Storage (39), 102621.

Habibah Ghazali, Lin Ye, Ming Q. Zhang, (2017) Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of CF/EP composite containing microencapsulated healing resins, Composites Science and Technology (142), 275-285

Habibah Ghazali, Lin Ye, Ming Q. Zhang, (2016) Interlaminar fracture of CF/EP composite containing a dual-component microencapsulated self-healant, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing (82), 226-234

Conference presentations

Ghazali, H., A. Amir, L. Ye and S. Dullah (2021). Fracture toughness of epoxy adhesive containing dual-capsules self-healing system. AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing LLC.

Ghazali, H., L. Ye and M.-Q. Zhang (2016). “Lap shear strength and healing capability of self-healing adhesive containing epoxy/mercaptan microcapsules.” AIP Conference Proceedings 1713(1): 140004.

Ghazali, H., Ye, L. and Zhang, M. (2015). Interlaminar Fracture of CF/EP Composite Containing a Dual-Component Microencapsulated Self-Healant. In: 20th International Conference on Composite Materials. [online] Copenhagen, p.12.

H Ghazali, K Ghazali and R Yusoff (2022), In situ poly(melamine-formaldehyde) microencapsulation of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A epoxy and pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate) for self-healing applications, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1217 012017.

Professional memberships

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)