By Associate Professor Edward Obbard

Book Chapters

Obbard E; Yu E; Dharma Putra G, 2022, 'Blockchain tools for nuclear safeguards', in Vestergaard C (ed.), Blockchain for International Security The Potential of Distributed Ledger Technology for Nonproliferation and Export Controls, Springer

Journal articles

Setayandeh SS; Stansby JH; Obbard EG; Brand MI; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Peterson VK; Çetinkaya S; Astbury JO; Wilson CL; Irukuvarghula S; Burr PA, 2025, 'Corrigendum to “A Combined DFT and NPD Approach to Determine the Structure and Composition of the ε-Phase of Tungsten Boride” [Acta Materialia 259 (2023) 119282] (Acta Materialia (2023) 259, (S1359645423006122), (10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119282))', Acta Materialia, 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121067

Setayandeh SS; Brand MI; Khan AH; Obbard EG; Astbury JO; Wilson CL; Irukuvarghula S; Burr PA, 2025, 'Vacancy diffusion in non-stoichiometric ε-WB2-x', Computational Materials Science, 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2025.113978

Stansby JH; Lopes DA; Sweidan F; Mishchenko Y; Ranger M; Jolkkonen M; Peterson VK; Obbard EG; Olsson P, 2025, 'Fission product solubility and speciation in UN SIMFUEL', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.155815

Çetinkaya S; Laws KJ; Stansby JH; Miskovic D; Peterson VK; Setayandeh SS; Burr PA; Obbard EG, 2025, 'Investigating the stoichiometry of the ε-phase of boron-11 enriched tungsten boride derived from arc melting for radiation shielding application', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180472

N G; Burr PA; Obbard E; Stockings C; Kruzic JJ; Seitenzahl I; Ata S; Maartensson E; Niven RK, 2025, 'Discussing possible futures to neutralise nuclear energy discourse', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115105

Brand MI; Obbard EG; Wilson C; Naish J; Kamal G; Astbury J; Burr PA, 2025, 'Material selection charts for optimised radiation shielding', Materials Today, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2025.05.007

Frost DG; Burr PA; Obbard EG; Veliscek-Carolan J, 2024, 'Controlling low temperature sintering of UO2+x', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155269

Stansby JH; Mishchenko Y; Patnaik S; Peterson VK; Baldwin C; Burr PA; Adorno Lopes D; Obbard EG, 2024, 'Enhanced steam oxidation resistance of uranium nitride nuclear fuel pellets', Corrosion Science, 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.111877

Brand MI; Obbard EG; Burr PA, 2023, 'Spatial distribution of primary radiation damage in microstructures', Npj Materials Degradation, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41529-023-00337-6

Gilmore N; Koskinen I; Burr P; Obbard E; Sproul A; Konstantinou G; Bilbao J; Daiyan R; Kay M; Corkish R; Macgill I; Lovell E; Menictas C; Bruce A, 2023, 'Identifying weak signals to prepare for uncertainty in the energy sector', Heliyon, 9, pp. e21295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21295

Setayandeh SS; Stansby JH; Obbard EG; Brand MI; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Peterson VK; Astbury JO; Wilson CL; Irukuvarghula S; Burr PA, 2023, 'A combined DFT and NPD approach to determine the structure and composition of the ε-phase of tungsten boride', Acta Materialia, 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119282

Patnaik S; Mischenko Y; Stansby J; Fazi A; Peterson V; Jädernäs D; Thuvander M; Johnson KD; Obbard E; Lopes DA, 2023, 'Crystallographic characterization of U2CrN3: A neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy approach', Nuclear Materials and Energy, 35, pp. 101441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2023.101441

Liu J; Gasparrini C; White JT; Johnson K; Lopes DA; Peterson VK; Studer A; Griffiths GJ; Lumpkin GR; Wenman MR; Burr PA; Sooby ES; Obbard EG, 2023, 'Thermal expansion and steam oxidation of uranium mononitride analysed via in situ neutron diffraction', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154215

Gilmore N; Koskinen I; van Gennip D; Paget G; Burr PA; Obbard EG; Daiyan R; Sproul A; Kay M; Lennon A; Konstantinou G; Hemer M; Gui EM; Gurieff N, 2022, 'Clean energy futures: An Australian based foresight study', Energy, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125089

Moschetti M; Burr P; Obbard E; Kruzic JJ; Hosemann P; Gludovatz B, 2022, 'Design considerations for high entropy alloys in advanced nuclear applications', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 567, pp. 153814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153814

Setayandeh SS; Obbard EG; Stansby J; Frost D; Astbury JO; Wilson CL; Burr PA, 2022, 'A DFT study to determine the structure and composition of ε-W2B5−x', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 911, pp. 164962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164962

Liu J; Burr PA; White JT; Peterson VK; Dayal P; Baldwin C; Wakeham D; Gregg DJ; Sooby ES; Obbard EG, 2022, 'Structural and phase evolution in U₃Si₂ during steam corrosion', Corrosion Science, 204, pp. 110373 - 110373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110373

Gong DL; Wang HL; Obbard EG; Li SJ; Yang R; Hao YL, 2021, 'Tuning thermal expansion by a continuing atomic rearrangement mechanism in a multifunctional titanium alloy', Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 80, pp. 234 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2020.11.053

Yu E; Putra GD; Green GB; Vestergaard C; Obbard E, 2021, 'The SLUMBAT Demo of Blockchain Based Nuclear Safeguards', Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58, pp. 725 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2020.1858990

Frost DG; Galvin COT; Cooper MWD; Obbard EG; Burr PA, 2020, 'Thermophysical properties of urania-zirconia (U,Zr)O2 mixed oxides by molecular dynamics', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 528, pp. 151876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151876

Ho M; Obbard E; Burr PA; Yeoh G, 2019, 'A review on the development of nuclear power reactors', Energy Procedia, 160, pp. 459 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.193

Ikeuchi D; King DJM; Laws KJ; Knowles AJ; Aughterson RD; Lumpkin GR; Obbard EG, 2019, 'Cr-Mo-V-W: A new refractory and transition metal high-entropy alloy system', Scripta Materialia, 158, pp. 141 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.08.045

Hao YL; Gong DL; Li T; Wang HL; Cairney JM; Wang YD; Obbard EG; Sun F; Prima F; Li SJ; Du K; Yang R, 2018, 'Continuous and reversible atomic rearrangement in a multifunctional titanium alloy', Materialia, 2, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2018.08.013

Obbard EG; Johnson KD; Burr PA; Lopes DA; Gregg DJ; Liss KD; Griffiths G; Scales N; Middleburgh SC, 2018, 'Anisotropy in the thermal expansion of uranium silicide measured by neutron diffraction', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 508, pp. 516 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.04.049

Fan DS; Xiao G; Obbard E; davies J; sporea D; luo Y; peng G, 2018, 'Radiation-induced reversible thermal effect in Er3+/Yb3+ codoped silica fibers', Optics Letters, 43, pp. 3385 - 3388

Wang HL; Hao YL; He SY; Li T; Cairney JM; Wang YD; Wang Y; Obbard EG; Prima F; Du K; Li SJ; Yang R, 2017, 'Elastically confined martensitic transformation at the nano-scale in a multifunctional titanium alloy', Acta Materialia, 135, pp. 330 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.06.040

King DJM; Burr PA; Obbard EG; Middleburgh SC, 2017, 'DFT study of the hexagonal high-entropy alloy fission product system', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 488, pp. 70 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.02.042

Wang HL; Hao YL; He SY; Du K; Li T; Obbard EG; Hudspeth J; Wang JG; Wang YD; Wang Y; Prima F; Lu N; Kim MJ; Cairney JM; Li SJ; Yang R, 2017, 'Tracing the coupled atomic shear and shuffle for a cubic to a hexagonal crystal transition', Scripta Materialia, 133, pp. 70 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.02.024

Wang HL; Shah SAA; Hao YL; Li SJ; Yang R, 2017, 'Stabilizing the body centered cubic crystal in titanium alloys by a nano-scale concentration modulation', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 700, pp. 155 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.406

Obbard E, 2017, 'Let’s Engineer Better Nuclear Fuel', Materials Australia, 50, pp. 22 - 23

Hao YL; Wang HL; Li T; Cairney JM; Ceguerra AV; Wang YD; Wang Y; Wang D; Obbard EG; Li SJ; Yang R, 2016, 'Superelasticity and Tunable Thermal Expansion across a Wide Temperature Range', Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 32, pp. 705 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2016.06.017

Zhang YW; Li SJ; Obbard EG; Wang H; Wang SC; Hao YL; Yang R, 2011, 'Elastic properties of Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn single crystals with bcc crystal structure', Acta Materialia, 59, pp. 3081 - 3090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.01.048

Obbard EG; Hao YL; Talling RJ; Li SJ; Zhang YW; Dye D; Yang R, 2011, 'The effect of oxygen on α″ martensite and superelasticity in Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn', Acta Materialia, 59, pp. 112 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.015

Yang R; Hao Y; Obbard EG; Dong L; Lu B, 2010, 'Orthorhombic phase transformations in titanium alloys and their applications', Jinshu Xuebao Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 46, pp. 1443 - 1449, http://dx.doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1037.2010.00483

Obbard EG; Hao YL; Akahori T; Talling RJ; Niinomi M; Dye D; Yang R, 2010, 'Mechanics of superelasticity in Ti-30Nb-(8-10)Ta-5Zr alloy', Acta Materialia, 58, pp. 3557 - 3567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.02.010

Zhan YQ; Zhou J; Zhou YC; Wu Y; Obbard EG; Ding XM; Hou XY, 2008, 'Non-doped red emission: A solution for bias-independent red emission', Displays, 29, pp. 541 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2008.02.005

Wang XL; Wang YB; Wang YM; Wang BQ; Guo JD, 2007, 'Oriented nanotwins induced by electric current pulses in Cu–Zn alloy', Applied Physics Letters, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2800790

Ge J; Yin WJ; Ma LL; Obbard E; Ding XM; Hou XY, 2007, 'Systematic study on pulse parameters in fabricating porous silicon-layered structures by pulse electrochemical etching', Semiconductor Science and Technology, 22, pp. 925 - 928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/22/8/017

Song QL; Wang ML; Obbard EG; Sun XY; Ding XM; Hou XY; Li CM, 2006, 'Degradation of small-molecule organic solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2422911

Xu Z; Zhong GY; Ding XM; Obbard E; Ding HJ; Wang XJ; Zhan YQ; Zhang ST; Zhao JM; Zhao BL; Xiong ZH; Shi HZ; Huang W; Hou XY, 2005, 'Effect of electric fields on photoluminescence of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2- methyl- 6-(p-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran', Applied Physics A Materials Science and Processing, 80, pp. 1753 - 1756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2472-2

Wu Y; Liu Y; Ding XM; Obbard EG; Wang XZ; Ding HJ; Hou XY; Li XB, 2004, 'Passivation of GaAs field-effect transistors in diluted S 2 Cl 2 solution', Applied Surface Science, 228, pp. 5 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.01.037

Wang XJ; Zhao JM; Zhou YC; Wang XZ; Zhang ST; Zhan YQ; Xu Z; Ding HJ; Zhong GY; Shi HZ; Xiong ZH; Liu Y; Wang ZJ; Obbard EG; Ding XM; Huang W; Hou XY, 2004, 'Enhancement of electron injection in organic light-emitting devices using an Ag/LiF cathode', Journal of Applied Physics, 95, pp. 3828 - 3830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1655676

Zhang ST; Ding XM; Zhao JM; Shi HZ; He J; Xiong ZH; Ding HJ; Obbard EG; Zhan YQ; Huang W; Hou XY, 2004, 'Buffer-layer-induced barrier reduction: Role of tunneling in organic light-emitting devices', Applied Physics Letters, 84, pp. 425 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1641166

Zhan YQ; Xiong ZH; Shi HZ; Zhang ST; Xu Z; Zhong GY; He J; Zhao JM; Wang ZJ; Obbard E; Ding HJ; Wang XJ; Ding XM; Huang W; Hou XY, 2003, 'Sodium stearate, an effective amphiphilic molecule buffer material between organic and metal layers in organic light-emitting devices', Applied Physics Letters, 83, pp. 1656 - 1658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1601675

Liu Y; Xiong ZH; Liu Y; Xu SH; Liu XB; Ding XM; Hou XY, 2003, 'A novel method of fabricating porous silicon material: ultrasonically enhanced anodic electrochemical etching', Solid State Communications, 127, pp. 583 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0038-1098(03)00489-7

Obbard EG; Luyckx S; Hamar-Thibault S; Allibert CH, 2001, 'Determination of the composition range suitable to the formation of WC-(V,W)Cx-Co materials', International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 19, pp. 349 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-4368(01)00047-6

Conference Papers

Baradaran T; Sill A; Koskinen I; Ionescu M; Obbard EG, 2024, 'Exploring the Education and Training of Nuclear Engineers in Australia', in Sefi 2024 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Proceedings Educating Responsible Engineers, pp. 320 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14254806

Baradaran T; Torok M; Myers M; Gilmore N; Koskinen I; Obbard E, 2023, 'Employing a nuclear engineering case study to teach foundational concepts in Engineering Design and Innovation', in 2023 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, College Station, Texas, presented at FIE 2023, College Station, Texas, 18 October 2023 - 21 October 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/hepp-2v15

Baradaran T; Stansby J; Ionescu M; Saint C; Koskinen I; Obbard E, 2023, 'Learning nuclear engineering in the workplace: Developing an understanding of on-the-job training of nuclear engineers in Australia', in 2023 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, College Station, Texas, presented at FIE 2023, College Station, Texas, 18 October 2023 - 21 October 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/wnsf-hg38

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