Team
The facility is an extension of existing UOW research, consulting and education expertise, combined with TAFE’s complementary training and facilities, and Weld Australia’s network of companies in the welding and fabrication space and internationally accredited certification.
Director, Facility for Intelligent Fabrication

Dr Paul Di Pietro
DirectorUniversity of Wollongong Personnel

Huijun Li
Professor
Zengxi (Stephen) Pan
Associate Professor
Stephen van Duin
Associate Professor
Philip Commins
Research Fellow
Joseph Polden
Research Fellow
Daniel Gailer
Research Engineer
Evan Brown
Research Engineer
Khoi Nguyen
Research Engineer
Emily Yap
Research EngineerTAFE NSW

Peter Buttenshaw
TAFE NSW
Veronica Keating
TAFE NSW
Craig Leighton
TAFE NSW
Phil Clarson
TAFE NSWWeld Australia

Geoff Crittenden
Weld Australia
Alistair Forbes
Weld Australia
Michael Pitt
Weld AustraliaSteering Committee

Valerie Linton
University of Wollongong
Peter Buttenshaw
TAFE NSW
Madeleine du Toit
University of Wollongong
George Tomka
University of Wollongong
Craig Leighton
TAFE NSW
Veronica Keating
TAFE NSW
Geoff Crittenden
Weld Australia
Alistair Forbes
Weld Australia
Michael Pitt
Weld AustraliaAdvisory

John Norrish
University of Wollongong
Alan Hellier
University of Wollongong