He is coordinator for the postgraduate by research programs in aerospace and aviation and the Program Leader for Aerospace Design and Manufacturing Processes in the Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre. He received the William Sweet Smith Prize and the RMIT Research Publications Award for his research achievements. He is a councilor in the RAeS Australian Division and AIAAFaculty Advisor and Deputy-Director Education for AIAA Region VII. He is also active in the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) as a member of the program committee and the Australian representative on ICAS Council.