Archive News 2007, Monash University

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Archive News 2007

	20 December 2007 Tri-University advanced research workshop Monash University Faculty of Engineering hosted the Tri-University Advanced Research Workshop on the 6th and 7th of December 2007.
	14 December 2007 General Sir John Monash award winner One of this years recipients of the General Sir John Monash Awards is Engineering graduate Dilani Kahawala.
	29 November 2007 Engineering Faculty launches Leadership in a Technological Environment program Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering officially launched the Leadership in a Technological Environment Program at a formal dinner, on Friday 16 November 2007.
	27 November 2007 Dynamic Crowd-Structure Interaction In Stadium Structures Seminar Dr Williams is a Reader in Structural Engineering and Deputy Head of the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University.
	21 November 2007 Australian industry leaders honoured Leading business, academic, research and government names are among 30 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering whose elections were announced recently at the Annual General Meeting of the Academy in Perth.
	20 November 2007 Tubular steel study a winner for engineering student Blast-resistant tall buildings, sports stadiums, oil platforms and train stations are closer to reality thanks to the work of engineer Hussein Jama.
	20 November 2007 Sky's the limit Associate Professor Jean Armstrong is a pioneer in her field. Thirty years ago she was the first woman to lecture in an Australian university engineering department and today continues to pioneer research.
	20 November 2007 Storm warning An 80-year-old principle discovered by Albert Einstein is being applied by Monash University scientists to develop an 'electronic canary', capable of detecting tiny grains of biohazardous materials.
	31 October2007 Solar Car Aerodynamic Testing Testing of the University of Michigan's solar car Continuum was undertaken in Monash University's wind tunnel earlier this month.
	31 October 2007 Lifting the Fog on Atoms Scientists will be better able to 'see' the shapes of atoms thanks to a scientific breakthrough by Dr Philip Nakashima from the Department of Materials Engineering and Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM).
	31 October 2007 The mining boom is fading fast A Monash University environmental engineer has warned in a new report that mineral resources are running out, excavation costs are escalating and the environmental costs of mining are devastating.
	24 October 2007 It’s time to leave the fossil fuels behind Dr Gavin Mudd is a senior lecturer and course director in Environmental Engineering at Monash University, Faculty of Engineering. In this article Dr Mudd argues the point for renewable energy sources.
	23 October 2007 Small is the new Big Anyone who can find a use for earthquakes and tornadoes has to be admitted – they are not on most people’s must-have list.
	19 October 2007 Establishment of Australia-China International Centre for Light Alloys Research On the 29th of September the Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, Professor Richard Larkins, signed an agreement with the President of the Chinese Aluminium Company (CHALCO), Dr. Yaqing Xiao.
	09 October 2007 Transport crisis focus of new research New research launched by Monash University, has exposed the critical nature of transport disadvantage in Australia.
	05 October 2007 Microbots within five years? Associate Professor James Friend, a senior lecturer with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured on the ABC show ‘Catalyst’ last week.
	02 October 2007 Research in full colour In conjunction with Research Matters Month, Engineering research students were asked to create posters depicting their individual research topic.
	28 September 2007 Master of Aerospace Engineering Aerospace engineering, as the name suggests, is all about flight. It's the idea, design, development and production of aircraft and spacecraft that will fly within the atmosphere and beyond.
	25 September 2007 Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications flavour Monash University have redesigned the undergraduate Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) discipline of the Bachelor of Engineering.
	17 September 2007 Chemeca 2007 a showcase for knowlegde Chemeca 2007 (September 23rd - 26th 2007) is an international platform to showcase knowledge, share innovation and provide a forum to discuss current issues and insights.
	12 September 2007 Did you know? Fatigued sections from the 1970 Westgate bridge collapse can be found at Monash University’s Clayton campus in the Engineering Faculty.
	5 September 2007 Nanotechnology innovations spark up Science and Engineering Week Trafalgar High, Traralgon Secondary and Gippsland Education Precinct students were inspired to learn more about nanotechnology during National Science and Engineering Week.
	22 August 2007 60 seconds with ... Dr Leslie Yeo Dr Leslie Yeo, Senior Lecturer & Researcher
	31 July 2007 Monash welcomes a bright new era in Synchrotron research Monash University today welcomed a new era in scientific research with the official opening of the Australian Synchrotron by Victorian Premier John Brumby.
	19 July 2007 Monash student gives back to his community A Monash Engineering student, of refugee background, is taking part in a western suburbs mentorship program to boost the morale of other children who have arrived in the West as refugees.
	18 July 2007 Leadership in a Technological Environment Program 2007 The first undergraduate Leadership in a Technological Environment seminar for Semester 2 was very well attended and guest speaker: John Sturdy ( Director Education/Government Sector: Hudson) Be(Hons), MEng Sci, MBA FIEA, AIM, MAWA, MIPA was animated in his discussions about networking, presenting for interviews and the importance of a mentor.
	28 June 2007 Poor on fringes will be isolated as car costs rise Professor Graham Currie, Chair of Public Transport in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University says low income families forced to rely on cars.
	27 June 2007 Australian and Indian research giants combine The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, has announced two new research partnerships between India and Australia.
	20 June 2007 Big hand for ACES opening The new ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) launched last week brings together eminent scientists to develop new advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
	13 June 2007 The Queen's Birthday 2007 honours list Emeritus Professor Peter LePoer Darvall was made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to education.
	23 May 2007 Monash University hosts breakfast for international journalists Monash University experts are telling their story to the world.
	17 May 2007 Dr Alan Finkel addresses faculty awards night The annual Faculty of Engineering Awards Presentation Dinner was held on Wednesday 9th May at the Monash Banquet Hall.
	17 May 2007 Women in Engineering Bursary Winners 10 female commencing students met with the Dean of Engineering this week to receive their $2000 bursaries as part of the Faculty's Women in Engineering Program.
	17 May 2007 Engineering clean coal At a time of greater awareness of climate change, Monash University researchers are leading the way in development of clean coal technologies
	17 May 2007 Five minutes with our new Chancellor He has established a world-class supplier of electronic and robotic instruments, invented a device that was successfully commercialised to speed drug research, and co-founded the award-winning science magazine Cosmos.
	17 May 2007 Shallow debate? When it comes to uranium mining, have industry and government looked at the true long term environmental costs?
	9 May 2007 APEC delegation visits accident research centre Automotive specialists from across the Asia-Pacific region are learning from Monash University.
	26 April 2007 Groundbreaking opportunities for next generation of scientists Three more Monash University postgraduate students have received Fulbright Scholarships to pursue cutting-edge research that may change the way we treat cancer, fly supersonic jets, and manage our water supplies.
	19 April 2007 Engineering professor receives 2007 ATSE Clunies Ross award Professor Arthur Lowery, Head of the Department Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Victoria is the recipient of a 2007 ATSE Clunies Ross Award for his contribution to the area of photonics.
	18 April 2007 High-level delegation visits Monash to promote shared research Monash University recently hosted a high-level delegation from China that explored ways to further promote international research in light metals.
	16 April 2007 Monash leads on clean coal research Monash University is a major beneficiary of grants for brown coal research announced by the Victorian Government today.
	14 March 2007 Inaugural leadership program for Engineering undergraduates Thongs flying, Nikes swooshing, mobiles ringing, frantic dialling, colourful bandanas in orange, hot pink, blue, some tied to arms, others to ponytails or belt loops, all against a backdrop of deep blue sea...
	07 March 2007 Providing engineers for the future The Faculty of Engineering launched a new Leadership Program for engineering graduates at the Melbourne Business School in Mount Eliza last week.
	06 March 2007 Engineering scholarship students return to Botswana with honours Professor Tam Sridhar, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Monash University hosted a dinner reception at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on Tuesday evening (27 February 2007) for the first cohort of graduates...
	28 February 2007 Engaging youth through science A lecturer from the University's Engineering faculty is inspiring teenagers to build their own computers.
	22 Febuary 2007 A fitting end to a successful summer research season Over the past few months, while some other engineering students have been wiling away their summer holidays at the beach or at the movies, a group of 32 dedicated students have spent 13 weeks working on research projects in the Faculty of Engineering.
	04 January 2007 Engineers without frontiers True to form, Monash engineers are making a difference in the world - some even before they graduate.