Rate My Professor Maksym Rybachuk

Dr. Maksym Rybachuk is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design. He is a researcher at the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Research Institute (QUATRI) and the Australian Attosecond Science Facility within the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, where he leads a research group investigating low-temperature plasmas and femtosecond laser-matter interactions. Possessing over 20 years of professional experience in advanced manufacturing technology across mechanical, chemical, and biomedical engineering, Dr. Rybachuk holds a PhD and Dipl.-Eng. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), listed on the National Engineering Register (NER), Member of the Australian Institute of Physics (MAIP), APEC Engineer, and International Professional Engineer (IntPE(Aus)). He also serves as a Council Member of the International Council on Materials Education.

Dr. Rybachuk's research specializes in the synthesis, processing, and modification of advanced materials using plasma and ultra-short femtosecond laser technologies, particularly ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors including diamond, diamond-like carbon (DLC), amorphous carbon nitride (aC:N), and carbyne. His efforts target industry applications in space and defence through strategic collaborations. He has authored 48 publications garnering over 1,340 citations. Key publications encompass 'Ultrashort 30 fs Laser Photoablation for High-Precision and Damage-Free Diamond Machining' (2025), 'Assessment of dose-dependent surface modification of human enamel and dentin with ultrashort femtosecond 30-fs 800 nm laser irradiation' (2024), 'Effects of Xanthan Gum Biopolymer on Soil Mechanical Properties' (2023), 'Optimised diamond to graphite conversion via a metastable sp1-bonded carbon chain formation under an ultra-short femtosecond (30 fs) laser irradiation' (2023), and 'Femtosecond laser micromachining of diamond: Current research status, applications and challenges' (2021). In teaching, he delivers courses on materials science, materials engineering, and materials processing technology, including plasma and high-energy processes, within BEng (Hons) and MEng programs.