Biography
David M. Harcombe graduated from The University Of Newcastle, Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours Class 1) with the University Medal in 2016. He is currently a PhD student within the Precision Mechatronics Lab, located in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, The University of Newcastle. His research areas include high-speed AFM and piezoelectric cantilever gas sensors.
Awards
- Winner of the 2017 Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Poster Competition
- The University Medal (2017)
- AmpRes Industry Scholarship (2017)
- Australian Postgraduate Award (2016)
- Dean of Engineering’s Medal (2016)
- Dean’s Merit List (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016)
- Faculty of Built Environment Electrical Engineering Summer Scholarships (2015 and 2016)
- Vice Chancellor’s Honours Scholarship (2015)
Education
The University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) with Honours Class 1 and The University Medal
Thesis title: High-speed estimation in Multifrequency Atomic Force Microscopy
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Ruppert
Teaching Experience
The University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus
- ELEC1310 – Electircal Circuits I
Tutor and Lab Demonstrator (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
- ELEC2320 – Electircal Circuits II
Tutor and Lab Demonstrator (2015 and 2019)
- ELEC3540 – Analog and Digital Communications
Tutor, Lab Demonstrator and Substitute Lecturer (2017)
- ELEC4210 – Electronics Design
Tutor and Lab Demonstrator (2018 and 2019)
- ENGG2440 – Modelling and Control
Tutor (2018)
Conferences Attended
- 2015 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC), September 21-23, Sydney, Australia.
- 2017 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), July 3-7, Munich, Germany.
- 2017 World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), July 9-14, Toulouse, France.
- 2018 7th Multifrequency AFM Conference, April 18-20, Madrid, Spain.
- 2018 11th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), August 9-11, Newcastle, Australia.
- 2019 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), July 1-5, Helsinki, Finland.
- 2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), July 8-12, Hong Kong.