UNSW_Faculty_of_Engineering

UNSW Faculty of Engineering

UNSW Faculty of Engineering

UNSW Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. UNSW was formed on 1 July 1949, and the Faculty was established on 8 May 1950 with the inaugural meeting of the Faculty taking place on 7 June 1950. It was one of the first three University faculties which were established by Council (resolution 54),[1] and was initially formed of four departments including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering, headed by Dean Professor Harold Brown.[2]

Quick Facts Established, Dean ...

Today, it is the largest engineering faculty in Australia, offering the widest range of engineering programmes.

Organisations

The Faculty comprises eight schools:

  • UNSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
  • UNSW School of Chemical 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 Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering
  • UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

The UNSW School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering (1970 to 2013) was a school of this faculty.

Women in Engineering

Eleonora Kopalinsky, the first woman to graduate in engineering at UNSW, graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1966.[3] Other early female engineering graduates were:[4]

  • Lee Eng SIM. She came from Malaysia to Australia to do her leaving certificate at Sydney Girls' High, then enrolled as a full time electrical engineering student the next year.
  • Zanir Zakir. She came from Sumatra in 1963 under the Columbo Plan. She graduated from the School of Mechanical Engineering.

Rankings and achievements

rUNSWift in a Standard Platform League game from RoboCup 2010 in Singapore.
  • Ranked Number 1 Engineering faculty in Australia - ARWU, 2016; NTU Ranking,[5] 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Civil Engineering - ARWU, 2016; QS Rankings, 2017
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ARWU, 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Mechanical Engineering - ARWU, 2016; NTU Ranking, 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Energy Science & Engineering - ARWU, 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Chemical Engineering - NTU Ranking, 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Computer Science - THES, 2021,[6] ARWU, 2016
  • Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Materials Science and Engineering - ARWU, 2016
  • 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%).[7] 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"[8] as listed by Engineers Australia graduated from UNSW, the highest percentage for any university.
  • In the top 5 universities in Australia for the proportion of graduates who were employed full-time four months after completing their course - Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Results[9]

MyUniversity Results

MyUniversity[10] 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
    • 97.7% of students have a positive outcome:
      • 89.9% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
      • 7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
    • 7.8% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
  • Computing and Information Systems
    • 100% of students have a positive outcome:
      • 93.5% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
      • 7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
    • 8.6% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
  • Civil Engineering Students
    • 100% of students have a positive outcome:
      • 94.9% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
      • 9.1% of students go onto further full-time study
    • 5.2% Attrition Rate (second lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering students
    • 100% of students have a positive outcome:
      • 92.4% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
      • 10.6% of students go onto further full-time study
    • 5.0% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
  • Mechanical Engineering student
    • 100% of students have a positive outcome:
      • 90.1% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
      • 13.1% of students go onto further full-time study
    • 6.7% Attrition Rate (second lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)

Projects

Sunswift IVy During the World Solar-Car Speed Record attempt.

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,[11] and winner of the Silicon Class of the 2009 Global Green Challenge[12]).
  • UNSW Redback Racing, Formula SAE-A racing car (National winners in 2000)
  • BLUEsat Satellite (Development in Progress).
  • UNSW Competitive Robotics Group (building award-winning autonomous vehicles[13]).

Notable alumni

For a more comprehensive list, see 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 [14]
  • Rose Amal, Chemical Engineering - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, University of NSW; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Robert Care (Civil Engineering) - Chair for UK, Middle East and Africa, Arup Group; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013" [15]
  • Greg Combet (Mining Engineering) - Former Federal Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013" [15]
Greg Combet
  • Bob Every (Metallurgist) - Chair, Wesfarmers; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Mick Farrell (Chemical Engineering) - Chief Executive, ResMed; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • 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 [15]
  • Philip Hercus (Naval Architecture) - Founder of International Catamaran Designs; Engineers Australia's AGM Michell Award for achievements in Engineering, 1992 [16]
  • Chris Jenkins (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director, Thales Australia; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Grant King (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Origin Energy; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Warren King (Electrical Engineering) - CEO, Defence Material Organisation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Richard Leupen (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director and CEO, UGL; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Peter McIntyre (Electrical Engineering) - Managing Director, TransGrid; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
  • Bruce Munro (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Thiess;[15]
  • Campbell Newman (Civil Engineering, ADFA) - Premier of Queensland;[15]
  • Daniel Lambert (Civil Engineering) - Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year 2021;[17]
    Campbell Newman
  • Mike Quigley (Electrical Engineering) - CEO, NBN Co;[15]
  • Chris Raine (Mechanical Engineering) - President and CEO, Alstom Australia and New Zealand;[15]
  • Judy Raper (Chemical Engineering) - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Wollongong;[15]
  • Chris Roberts (Chemical Engineering) - Chief Executive & President, Cochlear Limited;[15]
  • George Savvides (Industrial Engineering) - Managing Director, Medibank Private;[15]
  • Jamie Shelton (Structural Engineering) - National President, Consult Australia;[15]
  • Shi Zhengrong (Photovoltaic PhD) - Founder and CEO, Suntech
Shi Zhengrong
  • Ian Smith (Mining Engineering) - Managing Director and CEO, Orica;[15]
  • Elizabeth Taylor (Civil Engineering) - Chair, RedR International;[15]
  • Guy Templeton (Electrical Engineering) - President & Chief Operating Officer Asia/Australia-Pacific/Southern Africa, WSP USA;[15]
  • Michael Uzzell (Electrical Engineering) - Head of Navy Engineering, Royal Australian Navy;[15]
  • Stuart Wenham (Photovoltaic Engineering) - Director, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence, University of NSW;[15]
  • Les Wielinga (Civil Engineering) - Director-General, Transport for NSW;[15]

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    Rigby, Ron H., ed. (1969). The Engineering Year Book of 1969 for The undergraduate Society of Engineers at UNSW. North Sydney: Michael B. Bassett. pp. 118, 121, 130, 139.
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    World Solar Challenge#2009 race
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