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Archive News 2005

	20 December 2005 Monash strengthens links with China Monash University has expanded its exchange agreement with China's Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) to cover academic and research collaboration across multiple faculties.
	14 December 2005 Summer Scholarship recipients celebrated The Faculty of Engineering has established a summer scholarship program to enable talented undergraduate students to explore the world of engineering research.
	23 November 2005 Engineering students benefit from convention centre project Four first-year engineering students have won a Monash University Malaysia prize for their design of a convention centre.
	16 August 2005 Engineering a change Engineering is slowly but surely leaving behind the perception that it’s a male profession.
	22 September 2005 Kinet-E-Car Competition The first annual Kinet-E-Car Interschool Competition ran on Thursday, September 22, 2005 in the Chemical Engineering Department at Monash University.
	October 2005 Monash engineers in demand Monash University-trained engineers exceed the national average in securing employment in their chosen field, a survey has revealed.
	26 October 2005 Malaysia's most distinguished teacher Dr Teoh Kok Soo, a senior lecturer from the School of Engineering at Monash University Malaysia, has received that campus's inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.
	October 2005 Cars fuelled by mallee trees? Monash University is leading a research project to turn the humble Mallee tree into an alternative vehicle fuel that could also help solve Australia's soil salinity problem.
	October 2005 Istanbul trip for engineering students Two undergraduate engineering students have had the unusual honour of presenting a paper on their third-year student projects at an international conference in Istanbul.
	October 2005 New research student and post doc centre for Mechanical Engineering Official opening of new postgraduate research and post doc centre in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
	September 2005 Monash's student engineers bring about change About 100 Monash students have established a local chapter of Engineers Without Borders and are using their skills to help disadvantaged people in Australia and overseas.
	September 2005 Nanotechnology prize for solar cell research Mr David Menzies received the $3000 prize in the first NanoVic Awards for Innovation in Nanotechnology for Postgraduates.
	August 2005 Monash joins international collaboration with PACE Monash has become the first university in Australia to join forces with Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE).
	July 2005 Robots could remove suspicious bags in public places Monash University researchers are designing a robot to inspect and safely remove suspicious or abandoned luggage from public places, especially airports, train stations and bus depots.
	July 2005 Alumnus engineers Siemens donation Siemens Australia has donated about $3.5 million worth of equipment to Monash's Engineering faculty.
	July 2005 Biodegradable scaffolds for treatment of spinal injuries Treating damage caused by spinal injuries is not easy. But Monash postgraduate student Ms Rosalyn Jackson is tackling the problem head on, developing a new material to help regenerate spinal cord tissue.
	June 2005 Engineering dean encores in Top 100 Monash Engineering dean Professor Tam Sridhar has been recognised as one of the 100 most influential engineers in Australia for the second year in a row.