School of Materials Science & Engineering

Professor, Director of UNSW Electron Microscope Unit

Director - Electron Microscope Unit
Technical Director: NANO-MNRF
School of Materials Science and Engineering
University of New South Wales
NSW 2052, Australia

Tel +61 2 9385 4435
Fax +61 2 9385 6400
Email p.munroe@unsw.edu.au

Research Areas

Composites
Physical metallurgy

Education

B.Sc (Hons), 1984
Ph.D., 1987 ( University of Birmingham)
Grad. Dip. H. ed. 1996 (UNSW)

Research Interests

Scanning and transmission electron microscopy
Channeling-enhanced microanalysis
Microstructural analysis of novel compounds
Properties of intermetallic compounds
Focused ion beam milling of materials
Deformation of thin films

Projects

Specimen preparation effects in Focused Ion Beam milling
Deformation effects in thin films
Pre-ageing effects in aluminium alloys
Microstructure-property relationships in wear-resistant coating
Structural evolution of semiconductor thin films

Awards

Philips Cowley-Moodie Award for outstanding Physical Sciences Electron Microscopy - 1996

Professional Societies

Electron Microscope Society of Australia - member
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society - member
Materials Research Society - member
Microscopy Society of America - member

Publications

Have published ~160 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. Some recent significant publications below:

"The Mechanical Properties of FeAl", I. Baker and P.R. Munroe, International Materials Reviews, 42, 181-205 (1997).
"The Development of Fe-Zn Intermetallic Compounds in Solid Fe/Zn And Fe/Zn-Al Diffusion Couples During Short-Term Annealing at 400C", Syahbuddin, P.R. Munroe and B. Gleeson, Mater. Sci. and Eng., A264, 201-209 (1999).
"Transmission Electron Microscope Specimen Preparation of Metal Matrix Composites Using the Focused Ion Beam Miller", J. M. Cairney, R. D. Smith and P. R. Munroe, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 5, 452-462 (2000).
"Microstructural Analysis of Carbonitrided Austenitic Steels", S. Ford, P.R. Munroe and D.J. Young, Micron, 32, 817-824, (2001).
"Microstructural Analysis of FeAl-Quasicrystal Composites Prepared Using a Focused Ion Beam Miller", J.M. Cairney, P.R. Munroe and D.J. Sordelet J. Microscopy, 201, 201-211, (2001).
"Metal Dusting of Fe-Cr and Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys under Cyclic Conditions", C.H. Toh, D.J. Young and P.R. Munroe, Oxidation of Metals, 58, 1-21 (2002).
"Phase transformations induced by spherical indentation in ion-implanted amorphous silicon", B. Haberl, J. E. Bradby, S. Ruffell, J. S. Williams and P. Munroe, J. App. Physics, 100, 013520 (2006).
"Nanoindentation-Induced Deformation Behaviour of Diamond-like Carbon Coatings on Silicon Substrates" A. J. Haq, P.R. Munroe, M. Hoffman, P.J. Martin and A. Bendavid, Thin Solid Films, 515, 100-1004, (2006).
"Effect of the Substrate Hardness on Particle Morphology in High Velocity Thermal Spray Coatings", W. Trompetter, M. Hyland, D. McGrouther, P. Munroe and A. Markwitz, J. Thermal Spray Technology, 15, 663-669 (2006).
"The Yield Strength Anomaly and Ductility of Single-Slip-Oriented Fe-Al Single Crystals", D. Wu, I Baker, E.P. George and P.R. Munroe, Intermetallics, 15, 103-107, (2007).
"Three Dimensional Imaging of Deformation Modes in TiN-Based Thin Film Coatings", L.W. Ma, J.M. Cairney, D. McGrouther, M. Hoffman and P.R. Munroe, Thin Solid Films, 515, pp. 3190-3195, (2007).
"Contact Damage Evolution in Diamond-like Carbon Coatings Coating on a Stainless Steel Substrate" Z.-H. Xie, R. Singh, A. Bendavid, P. J. Martin, P. R. Munroe and M. Hoffman, Thin Solid Films, 515, pp. 3196-3201, (2007).
"Giant Pop-in and Amorphisation in Germanium During Indentation", D.J. Oliver, J.E. Bradby, J.S. Williams, M.V. Swain and P. Munroe, J. Applied Physics.,101, 043524, (2007).
"Imaging and Analysis of 3-D Structure using a Dual Beam FIB", D. McGrouther and P.R. Munroe, Microscopy Research and Technique, 70, 186-194 (2007).
"3D Microstructural Characterisation Using Focused Ion Beam Tomography", M.D. Uchic, L. Hozler, B. Inkson, E.L. Principe and P.R. Munroe, MRS Bulletin, 32, pp. 408-416 (2007).