His teaching and research activities are focused in the areas of materials and processing technologies with a particular emphasis on the development of advanced technologies to enable improved advanced materials science and engineering knowledge to enable improved product and production, capability and quality, for the benefit of companies and the broader society.

Research interests
Prof Dermot Brabazon (BEng, CEng, PhD, MIMechE, MIoM, MIEI) has been working in the area of materials and processing technologies research since 1995. His research is focused on the development of Near Net Shape Forming, Laser Processing and Separation Science technologies. In addition to laser surface modification, synthesis of nanoparticles, additive manufacturing, matrix composite production, and material phase structure analysis, these activities include the examination and development of advanced processing technologies to fabricate systems to enhance the separation and identification of chemical and biological species.