UNSW Faculty of Engineering
Established | 1950 |
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Dean | Professor Mark Hoffman |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Website | www.eng.unsw.edu.au |
The Faculty of Engineering is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales, Australia and was established on 8 May 1950.[1] It is the largest engineering faculty in Australia, offering the widest range of engineering programmes.
Organisation
The Faculty comprises nine schools:
- UNSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
- UNSW School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- UNSW School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering
- UNSW School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
- UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- UNSW School of Mining Engineering
- UNSW School of Petroleum Engineering
- UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Rankings and Achievements
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Computer Science - ARWU, 2010
- The UNSW Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering currently holds the world record for single-crystalline silicon solar cell efficiency (25%). It also holds the world record for multi-layer solar cell efficiency (43%).[2] It is one of the leading solar cell research centres in the world with ongoing active research in the area of wafer-based solar cell technologies, thin film cell technologies and advanced third-generation cell concepts.
- 23% of "Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers"[3] as listed by Engineers Australia graduated from UNSW, the highest percentage for any university.
MyUniversity Results
MyUniversity[4] is an Australian Government website providing information about Australian universities. As data is collected from different sources, percentages may collate to over 100%. Information is provided university wide, and on select disciplines. Results for all Engineering disciplines are listed below.
- Aerospace Engineering Students
- Computing and Information Systems
- Civil Engineering Students
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering students
- Mechanical Engineering student
Projects
Students of the faculty are involved in a number of high-profile projects:
- Sunswift Solar Car (officially the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle at 88 km/h,[5] and winner of the Silicon Class of the 2009 Global Green Challenge[6]).
- Formula SAE-A Racing Car (National winners in 2000)
- BLUEsat Satellite (Development in Progress).
Notable alumni
Main article: List of University of New South Wales alumni
- Ori Allon, Computer Science and Engineering PhD - Orion Search Engine (bought by Google); BRW Young Rich List 2013 [7]
- Rose Amal, Chemical Engineering - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, University of NSW; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Robert Care (Civil Engineering) - Chair for UK, Middle East and Africa, Arup Group Limited; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013" [8]
- Greg Combet (Mining Engineering) - Former Federal Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013" [8]
- Bob Every (Metallurgist) - Chair, Wesfarmers; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Mick Farrell (Chemical Engineering) - Chief Executive, ResMed; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Mehreen Faruqi (MEngSc in Waste Management) - Greens MLC - NSW Parliament; Daily Life's 20 Women of the Year; Judy Raper Award for Leadership in Engineering
- Andrew Harding (Mining) - Chief Executive - Iron Ore, Rio Tinto, Perth; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2014 [8]
- Philip Hercus (Naval Architecture) - Founder of International Catamaran Designs; Engineers Australia's AGM Michell Award for achievements in Engineering, 1992 [9]
- Chris Jenkins (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director, Thales Australia; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Grant King (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Origin Energy; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Warren King (Electrical Engineering) - CEO, Defence Material Organisation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Richard Leupen (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director and CEO, UGL Limited; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Peter McIntyre (Electrical Engineering) - Managing Director, TransGrid; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [8]
- Bruce Munro (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Thiess; [8]
- Campbell Newman (Civil Engineering, ADFA) - Premier of Queensland; [8]
- Mike Quigley (Electrical Engineering) - CEO, NBN Co; [8]
- Chris Raine (Mechanical Engineering) - President and CEO, Alstom Australia and New Zealand; [8]
- Judy Raper (Chemical Engineering) - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Wollongong; [8]
- Chris Roberts (Chemical Engineering) - Chief Executive & President, Cochlear Limited; [8]
- George Savvides (Industrial Engineering) - Managing Director, Medibank Private; [8]
- Jamie Shelton (Structural Engineering) - National President, Consult Australia; [8]
- Shi Zhengrong (Photovoltaic PhD) - Founder and CEO, Suntech
- Ian Smith (Mining Engineering) - Managing Director and CEO, Orica; [8]
- Elizabeth Taylor (Civil Engineering) - Chair, RedR International; [8]
- Guy Templeton (Electrical Engineering) - President & Chief Operating Officer Asia/Australia-Pacific/Southern Africa, Parsons Brinckerhoff; [8]
- Michael Uzzell (Electrical Engineering) - Head of Navy Engineering, Royal Australian Navy; [8]
- Stuart Wenham (Photovoltaic Engineering) - Director, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence, University of NSW; [8]
- Les Wielinga (Civil Engineering) - Director-General, Transport for NSW, NSW Government; [8]
References
- ↑ http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/documents/A7-Eng.pdf
- ↑ "Latest News". iTWire. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ http://engineerstop100.realviewtechnologies.com/#folio=48
- ↑ "MyUniversity". MyUniversity. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Aussie car breaks a world speed record". News.smh.com.au. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ World Solar Challenge#2009 race
- ↑ "Young Rich 2013". Brw.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 http://engineerstop100.realviewtechnologies.com/#folio=1
- ↑ "AGM Michell Medal". Engineers Australia. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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