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Chemical engineering

Contact: Ms Wren Schoppe
Telephone: +61 3 9905 3555
Email: Wren.Schoppe@monash.edu
URL: http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/chemical/

Effects of mass and heat transfers on chemical reactions at high pressures and temperatures design of novel multi-phase reactors for cleaner production efficient synthesis of chemical intermediates
hazardous waste destruction under supercritical conditions fundamental understanding of catalytic systems of major industrial significance catalytic conversion of natural gas
analysis of advanced power generation systems process economics use of biomass and solid wastes as renewable energy
novel fluidised bed reactors fluidisation and particle technology advanced coal drying systems
process integration and modelling life cycle analysis heat and mass transfer
separation processes pressure/vacuum-swing adsorption systems membrane technology
distillation biochemical engineering fermentation and bioprocess
food and dairy process engineering environmental engineering polymers and polymer processing
minerals and mineral processing food rheology development of pulp and paper technology with minimised environmental impacts
pulping and bleaching properties of wood pulp fibres properties of paper (paper physics)
papers for modern information technology such as high-quality colour printing rheology and fluid mechanics of non-Newtonian systems hydrometallurgy and electrochemistry for the recovery of precious metals
circulating fluidised bed reactors and their applications in advanced coal combustion systems development of efficient gasification/reforming-based advanced power generation technology from coal with minimised environmental impacts control of chemical processes including batch, semi-batch and continuous chemical processes, profitability and economics of chemical process control
corrosion and its prevention

 

 

Civil engineering

Contact: Ms Narelle Ayson
Telephone: +61 3 9905 4986
Email: Narelle.Ayson@monash.edu
URL: http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/civil/

Structural Engineering

Retrofitting of concrete steel and timber structures using FRP composites concrete technology
fundamental mechanisms of shrinkage and creep use of industrial wastes such as slag in concrete strength assessment and lifetime performance of ageing concrete and steel bridges steel tubular structures
thin-walled structures such as box-girders stiffened plates and pipe-bends structural steel connections
crashworthiness of structures performance of structures subject to fire fatigue and large deformation cyclic loading
timber structural members and systems

 

 

Structural Geoengineering

Drilled foundations in weak rock and soils  soil filtration and drainage  the behaviour of rock joints and rock masses
rock dynamics  tunnelling in soft rocks  stabilisation of soils and crushed rocks
ground improvement  unsaturated soil and rock behaviour pavement and railway geotechnics

Environmental Geoengineering

geotechnical properties of waste materials performance of natural innovative cover and systems and hybrid containment barriers for waste disposal soil remediation
geosynthetics applications to waste containment geosynthetics applications for soil reinforcement filtration and drainage
contaminant transport and multiphase flow gas outburst and groundwater inundation site characterisation

Water resources/ Environmental Engineering

water sensitive urban design integrated urban water management flood hydrology
physical modelling of rivers and water infrastructure specialised hydrologic and hydraulic engineering studies aquatic ecology
water quality river rehabilitation the role of stream condition assessment in environmental management
rain water tanks as a water resource in urban areas wetlands for storm water treatment characterising the hydraulic environment of streams
design and modelling of fishways optimising water allocation improving flood estimation methods

Transport and Traffic Engineering

travel demand transport operations transport and traffic planning and management
 public transport planning management transport and location choice modelling transport management
 intelligent transport systems public transport use and operation traffic management
traffic flow parking urban and non-urban freight
 transport systems modelling

 

 

Timber Engineering

timber engineering  life-time integrity development of engineered timber products and quality assurance
timber bridge load rating and repair with an emphasis on fibre reinforced plastic techniques  timber portal frame behaviour epoxy grouted bars used in structural timber joints
mechano-sorptive response of timber timber floor systems timber composites
 structural applications of particleboard wood adhesive bonding

 

Electrical and Computer System Engineering

Contact: Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Phone: +61 3 9905 3486
Email: ecse.enquiries@eng.monash.edu.au
URL: http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/ecse/

circuit theory and signal processing antennas and wave propagation internetworking and multimedia communications
ionospheric propagation  control systems  next generation internet
video compression and archiving optical fiber communications optical computing
quantum computing operations research applications to telecommunications high performance computing for simulating complex systems
discrete-event simulation of telecommunication networks cogeneration electronic design
semiconductor device modelling computer software engineering artificial intelligence
computer vision ultrasonic sensing robot sensor fusion
robot navigation and sensing tactile sensing autonomous aircraft
 high-performance computing  mobile computing power electronics
high-voltage engineering monitoring and diagnostics of power plant renewable energy and distributed generation
electric motors and drive systems electric and hybrid vehicle propulsion systems power system modelling and identification
 power system dynamics power quality improvement power system reliability robust control
muscle physiology muscle injury prevention biomedical engineering
non-invasive techniques for monitoring substance in human body auditory and vestibular systems and prostheses.

Materials Engineering

Contact: Department of Material Engineering
Tel: +61 3 9905 4941
Email: mateng.enquiries@eng.monash.edu.au
URL: http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/materials/

properties of engineering plastics, rubbers and adhesives polymer alloys and blends  polymer viscoelasticity
solvent and gas permeability in polymers  ageing of polymers  thermosets
liquid crystalline and hyperbranched polymers conducting polymers and blends polymer composites
elastomers sol-gel, polymer-ceramic nanocomposites corrosion and corrosion protection
damage and remanent life in engineering materials electrical and magnetic properties of alloys ultra-high-strength aluminium alloys
cast light alloys light alloy design  thermo-mechanical processing of steels
metals and metal forming morphology and deformation modelling and simulation stress analysis
wear, erosion and lifetime assessment of metals and ceramics metal-matrix composites solidification processing
biomaterials refractories  structural ceramics
ceramic processing ceramic powder processing mechanical properties of ceramics
 thermal sprayed coatings properties of surface coatings and films analytical and high resolution electron microscopy
solid electrolyte materials fuel cell materials nanotube science
and atom probe field ion microscopy corrosion of materials

 
tissue engineering nanotechnology

 

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Contact: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Tel: +61 3 9905 3545
Email: research.mecheng@eng.monash.edu.au
URL: http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/mechanial/

robotics and mechatronics kinematics and mechanisms  manufacturing and technology management
fluid mechanics direct simulation of turbulence aeroacoustics
free surface flows flow stability fluid-structure interaction
computer modelling of industrial flows flow transition swirling flows
flows in bioreactors and physiological flows heat transfer and energy including energy conversion
computer modelling of heat transfer processes combustion and fuel technologies aerospace and aeronautical engineering
solid and structural mechanics composite structures smart materials
computer modelling of structures experimental structural mechanics  bonded structures
repair technology ageing structures marine and estuary engineering
hydrodynamics and water quality in bays and estuaries environmental fluid dynamics fluid-structural dynamics of marine structures and scalar mixing
wind engineering wind effects on building and structures high Reynolds number flows around structures
control and systems  machine maintenance engineering management
including agile manufacturing real-time computing quality systems design
business planning project maintenance micromachines
 surface friction