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Mr Chris Snook

Name :	Mr Chris Snook
Position :	Head of Discipline (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Office :	Z419
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2534
Extension :	2534
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BEng(Hons) Adelaide

Professional Memberships

Member of Institution of Engineers, Australia

Professional Affiliations

Member of the National Committee for Engineering Design, Engineers Australia
Member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education

Research Interests

Biomechanics
Solid Mechanics
Computational Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering Design Education

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Leis, John W. and Snook, Chris (2009) A zero-cost, real-time, windows signal laboratory. International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 46 (1). pp. 1-10.
Churches, Alex and Green, Cliff and Field, Bruce and Wightley, Allan and Green, Lance and van de Loo, Paul and Burvill, Colin and Smith, Warren and Snook, Chris (2007) Creating tomorrow's engineering designers. In: ConnectED 2007: International Conference on Design Education, 9-12 July, 2007, Sydney, Australia.
Ku, H, Ang, SF, Snook, C and Baddeley, D (2007) "Micrographs of Fractured Vinyl Ester Composites" Journal of Reinforced Plastics & Composites", vol 26, No 11, pp 1111--1133.

Most notable :

Ku, Harry S. and Tsang, Shing Hin and Baddeley, D. and Snook, Chris (2006) "Short bar tests for vinyl ester particulate reinforced composites cured by microwaves" Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 7 (1).
Fulcher, RL and Snook, CP (2003) "Mechatronic Engineering by Distance Education" 10th Annual Conference of Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Perth, Western Australia, December. Also published in: Mechatronics and Machine Vision 2003: Future Trends, Research Studies Press Ltd, Hertfordshire, England, pp 25-34.
Brell, E, VanErp, G and Snook, C (1999) "Train Crashworthiness and its Impact on Society" International Journal of Crashworthiness, vol 4(4), pp 419-431.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

MEC2301 Design of Machine Elements
MEC3303 System Design
MEC3403 Dynamics 2
MEC2902 Mechanical Practice 2
ENG3111 Technology Design Project
ENG4111 Research Project Part 1
ENG4112 Research Project Part 2
CIV1500 Applied Mechanics

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 21 years
Other : 5 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Acting Head of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Program Coordinator, Mechatronic Engineering (and Mechanical and Mechatronic combined degrees), Faculty of Engineering and Surveying