Faculty of Engineering

Engineering Leadership Program drives the leaders of tomorrow
The annual dinner for Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering Leadership in a Technological Environment Program was held at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne in November 2008 with around 200 guests

Monash awarded $89.9m funding for New Horizons project
Monash University has today received $89.9 million from the Federal Government's Education Investment Fund (EIF) to create a new platform for excellence in Future Manufacturing research and teaching.

Life in the fast lane for Box Hill students
Year 9 Box Hill High School students visited Monash University on Thursday 4 December to get a taste for university life and life as an engineering student.

Winner of student challenge - European microwave conference 2008
Stevan Preradovic, an Engineering postgraduate student in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, recently won the first prize at the Student Challenge held at the European Microwave Conference 2008

The annual Victorian Chinese PhD students and young scholars research Workshop
Monash Engineering hosted the annual Victorian Chinese PhD Students and Young Scholars Research Workshop on October 11 for over 100 Chinese academics and scholars from around Victoria.

CAST recognised at B-HERT Awards
Monash University has become home to one of the world's most powerful electron microscopes, part of a new facility to study the structure of materials.

World class facility opens at Monash University
Monash University has become home to one of the world's most powerful electron microscopes, part of a new facility to study the structure of materials.

AFSIA award for excellence in drying research
Professor Xiao Dong Chen was presented with the AFSIA Award for Excellence in Drying Research - recognizing an individual’s career achievements and contributions to drying.

New chapter in Australia-India relations
Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay (IITB) have opened a new chapter in Australia-India relations with the formal launch of a joint-venture research academy.

2008 Engineering alumni of the year awards
The Faculty of Engineering Alumni Awards were presented at a cocktail event on Tuesday 21 October in the Banquet Rooms at the Clayton Campus.

Water harvesting takes Syndal South Primary School by storm
Professor John Thwaites, Chair of the Monash University Sustainability Institute, opened a water harvesting system at Syndal South Primary School on Tuesday the 28th of October

Rod McGee medal winner
On Thursday 23 October 2008, Christopher Paxino was awarded the Rob McGee Medal by Engineers Australia.

Can-do engineering students go back to school
Monash engineering students have gone back to primary school to teach school students about the science and technology behind everyday phenomena.

$40,000 scholarship for Environmental Engineering students
A scholarship worth $40,000 is up for grabs for Environmental Engineering students. Read on for eligibility criteria.

$40,000 scholarship for Environmental Engineering students
A scholarship worth $40,000 is up for grabs for Environmental Engineering students. Read on for eligibility criteria.

The 4th annual Tri-University Workshop (1-2 Nov) 2008
Wuhan University of Technology in China will host the annual Tri-University Workshop which aims to provide a platform for Wuhan University of Technology, Central South University and Monash University to communicate and exchange ideas on engineering.

Finkel PhD scholarhips advance research for engineering graduates
Eighty final year high achieving Monash engineering students were invited to attend the launch of the Monash Engineering Finkel Scholarships and to celebrate their academic success.

Monash developing medical micro-robots
MINIATURE robots are being designed to enter the human body and assist with surgical procedures beyond the reach of present technology.

Australian institute of energy postgraduate student awards
Two outstanding Engineering postgraduate students were recognised for their achievements at the Australian Institute of Energy Post-Graduate Student Awards presented on 4 September 2008.

Award-winning researcher joins Engineering
Indonesian biochemical engineer Dr Penia Kresnowati will spend two years conducting stem-cell related research in Monash University's Department of Chemical Engineering

Monash International Students Ball (MISB)
The Monash International Students Ball was held on the 15th August 2008 at the Hilton on the Park. All the Monash International Student Organisations (ISOs) came together to organise this major event.

Engineering teaching excellence
Seven Monash staff members have been awarded a 2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

Dr Steven Pas - awarded Victoria Fellowship 2008
Dr Steven Pas, an ARC APD Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, working with ACES and CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering was awarded a prestigious Victoria Fellowship at Government House on the 13th August 2008.

Recycling energy offers huge potential savings
Each day, energy worth millions is literally blown away as cool air vented out from building air conditioning systems.

Monash 50th Anniversary Research awards
The Monash 50th Anniversary Research awards were presented on Monday 18 August at Government House in Melbourne.

Young Australian of the year finalist and Engineering student Daniel Adams
Daniel Adams, currently studying a double degree in Commerce and Aerospace Engineering at Monash, is a social justice advocate, educator, innovator, and project director.

Monash fuels the next generation of Hybrid cars
Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build.

2008 Finalist - People's choice awards - Leslie Yeo
The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes were established in 1990 and have grown to become Australia’s premier and most comprehensive science awards.

Monash helps Aussie cyclist go for gold
Cadel Evans will switch his focus from the Tour de France to the Olympic Games next week and the champion cyclist believes his partnership with Monash University's wind tunnel team could help him win gold.

Fabricating future metals
Hased at Monash University's Department of Materials Engineering, Federation Fellow Professor Barry Muddle is Research Director of the A$14.5 million ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals.

Iraqi Students trip to the Great Ocean Road
On the 12th July 2008, a day trip was organised for a group of Iraqi students, predominately studying Engineering, at Monash University.

Launch of the Monash Micro Nanophysics Research Laboratory
Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings opened the Monash Micro Nanophysics Research Laboratory this week, where the Nanotechnology Victoria pulmonary drug delivery project is being undertaken.

Monash engineer receives top Russian recognition
Professor Yuri Estrin from the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Materials Engineering has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

Monash graduate helps re-build New York
At the age of just 35, Monash engineering graduate Marc Colella is playing a key role in the huge rebuilding project at the World Trade Centre site in New York.

9th International Heat Pipe Symposium (9IHPS)
The 9th International Heat Pipe Symposium (9IHPS) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 17 to 20 November 2008.

MOU signed with South China University of Technology (SCUT)
A delegation from South China University of Technology (SCUT) visited the Faculty of Engineering on the 1st of April 2008.

Career lift off
An undergraduate Monash student's research thesis has allowed her the rare experience of watching a live space-shuttle launch in the US.

Dean’s Awards for Excellence
Faculty of Engineering staff were recognised for their outstanding contributions during 2007 at the recent Faculty of Engineering Awards Evening.

Celebrating excellence
Monash University Engineering students and staff were recognised for their outstanding achievements during 2007 at the Engineering Awards Presentation Dinner on the 21st of May 2008 at Monash Clayton.

60 seconds with... Kerry Hourigan
Ever since I have been at Monash, both as a student in more turbulent times and as an academic since 1995, I have been 180 cm long.

The Vice Chancellor's Ancora Imparo Student Leadership Program
Applications are now open for positions in the 2009 Vice Chancellors Ancora Imparo Student Leadership Program.

Sir Louis Matheson distinguished visiting engineering professor inspires R&D audience
Dr Mashelkar is in Australia during April and May as the Sir Louis Matheson Distinguished Visiting Professor at Monash University

Synchrotron up close
A group of fifty second-year chemical engineering students got a first-hand look at the most powerful research facility in Australia on a recent visit to the Australian Synchrotron.

Sustainable water futures for Melbourne?
As part of Monash University’s prestigious 50th Anniversary Public Lecture Series, the Faculty of Engineering delivered a timely and topical forum on, ‘Sustainable water futures for Melbourne’ on the 22nd of April 2008, at the BMW Edge Theatre at Federation Square.

2008 Future summit Leadership awards
Congratulations to James Friend, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Dr Gareth Forde, Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Chemical Engineering, who have each been awarded a highly prestigious 2008 Future Summit Leadership Award.

Engineering - preparing our leaders of tomorrow
The second cohort for the Monash Engineering Leadership in a Technological Environment Program were introduced to the program during a three day residential at Mt Eliza.

Welcoming Excursion for 2+2 Students
The Engineering Faculty has welcomed Chinese students from the 2+2 Linkage Program with an excursion day to Healesville Sanctuary.

The Victorian Honour Roll of Women celebrates women who have dared to make a difference!
The Engineering Faculty has welcomed Chinese students from the 2+2 Linkage Program with an excursion day to Healesville Sanctuary.

A family affair at Monash: The Chews
The Chew family are no strangers to Monash, with all five family members students of the University within the last 30 years.

Tokyo Tech Student Exchange Program - LAST CALL!
AOTULE (the Asia-Oceania Top Universities League on Engineering) via Tokyo Tech is offering a 3 month exchange program to members.

MTI's mining success
The Maintenance Technology Institute's (MTI) competitive grant success continues with them winning three nationally competitive grants from the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP).

Congratulations to Summer Research Experience Students
The Faculty of Engineering recently hosted an event to congratulate and present awards to this year’s crop of summer undergraduate researchers.

Dr Kenneth Cheah
Dr Kenneth Cheah chose to study Materials Engineering at Monash University because it offered a good balance of science and engineering and he is now working for a high-tech clean energy company.

IITB-Monash Research Academy to address ‘grand challenges’
Hio-engineered blood to overcome shortage of bloody supplies across the world, clean coal energy and low-cost fuel efficient cars – the IITB-Monash Research Academy will attempt to address such “grand challenges”.

Monash pioneers nano scaffold to rebuild nerve damage
A Monash University PhD student has developed a new technique that could revolutionise stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injury.

Monash University Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Engineering Faculty is calling for nominations for the Monash University Distinguished Alumni Awards 2008

Monash FSAE - Third Place
A team of Monash students have finished third in the Annual Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition for 2007 held in December.