Research Degrees

Postgraduate projects range from fundamental topics, to many which involve collaboration and funding from industry and government. Many of the Departments' research staff are involved in Cooperative Research Centres - the main areas being the ARC Centre of Excellence in Light Metal Design, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, the CRC for Polymers and the CRC for Cast Metals Manufacturing (Light Alloys), as well as other Centres such as the National Key Centre for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT).

Areas of research strengths cover experimental, applied and theoretical physics and materials science and engineering. They include:

• advanced polymer engineering
• alternative energy sources and green materials engineering
• advanced characterisation of materials
• biomaterials and tissue engineering
• ceramics
• engineering light alloys
• functional (magnetic, electrical) materials
• materials conservation
• metals and concrete corrosion
• nanomaterials including nanograined materials and nanocomposites
• thermomechanical processing of metals.

Nanotechnology in science and medicine, and bioengineering, are the future, and our research graduates are well placed for jobs in nanotechnology and bioengineering!

More details on areas of interest can be found in Research Activities and Staff Profiles

DEGREES OFFERED

The Department of Materials Engineering offers the M.Eng.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees by research and major thesis. Within the Department of Materials Engineering all candidates for a higher degree who do not possess an Australian Master's degree by research, are required to enrol initially for a Master's degree. Candidates may transfer to PhD after successfully completing a 'transfer examination' (12 months after enrolment) with the date of commencement of studies backdated to the original date on which they started their research. Applicants must hold an Australian Honours degree or equivalent.

English Language Requirements

Fees

Visa Requirements

APPLY TO THE SCHOOL FOR A POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP!

A range of scholarships is available from Monash University and from Department of Materials Engineering. These are tax-free stipends which cover living expenses. For Australian citizens, most postgraduate courses are exempt from HECs fees.

There are also scholarships available which pay course fees for international students.

An Honours degree in Engineering or Science is required.

Further information can be obtained by contacting:

Administrative Officer-Graduate Programs,
Department of Materials Engineering,
Monash University, PO Box 69M, Monash University 3800,
Victoria, Australia
Phone +61 3 9905 5697
Fax +61 3 9905 4940
Email: Admin.Officer@eng.monash.edu.au

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