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Research in the School of Mechanical Engineering

The School of Mechanical Engineering has a history of world leading research in a number of areas of vital importance to the scientific understanding of natural phenomena and to the development of industrial and commercial application of these phenomena.

Many of our higher degree graduates from the School of Mechanical Engineering move into industrial companies or consultancies and most move rapidly to senior positions either in Australia or overseas. Others move into research in Australian or overseas universities or research in organisations such as DSTO or CSIRO.


Research Areas:

  • Acoustics, Vibration and Control
  • Centre for Energy Technology
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics

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Research Areas and Study Opportunities

Acoustics and Noise Control
Professor Colin Hansen, A/Prof Anthony Zander, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato, Dr Carl Howard, Dr Laura Brooks, Dr Con Doolan

Active Noise Control and Vibration Control
Professor Colin Hansen, A/Prof Anthony Zander, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato, Dr Carl Howard, Dr Ley Chen

Aeroacoustics
Dr Con Doolan, A/Prof Richard Kelso, Professor Colin Hansen, Dr Laura Brooks

Aerospace Engineering
Dr Maziar Arjomandi, Dr Con Doolan, A/Prof Richard Kelso, Dr Laura Brooks

Airconditioning and Building Services Engineering
A/Prof Bassam Dally, A/Prof Eric Hu, Dr Antoni Blazewicz

Alternative Fuels and Biomass Combustion
Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Bassam Dally, Dr Colin Kestell

Automotive Engineering
Dr Colin Kestell, Dr Con Doolan

Biomechanics and Sports Engineering
Dr Paul Grimshaw, Dr Andrei Kotousov, Dr John Codrington, A/Prof Richard Kelso

Combustion Systems
Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Bassam Dally, A/Prof Richard Kelso

Composite Materials and Biomechanics
Dr Andrei Kotousov

Corrosion
Dr Erwin Gamboa

Damage Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics and Impact Dynamics
Dr Andrei Kotousov, Dr John Codrington

Energy Systems and Management
Prof Gus Nathan, Dr Maziar Arjomandi

Engineering Education
Dr Colin Kestell, A/Prof Anthony Zander

Fluid Mechanics, Boundary Layers, Jet Turbulence, Wakes, Flow Structure, Biological Propulsion, Computational Fluid Mechanics
A/Prof Richard Kelso, Prof Gus Nathan, Dr Con Doolan, Dr Maziar Arjomandi, Dr Antoni Blazewicz

Geothermal Energy
Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Eric Hu, A/Prof Bassam Dally

Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering
A/Prof Eric Hu, A/Prof Bassam Dally, Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Richard Kelso

Hypersonic Propulsion and Vehicle Design
Dr Con Doolan

Industrial Air Pollution Control and Alternative Fuels
Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Richard Kelso

Intelligent Control Systems
Dr Ley Chen, Dr Tien-Fu Lu, A/Prof Amir Anvar, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato

Machine Condition Monitoring Automation
A/Prof Amir Anvar

Mining automation
Dr Tien-Fu Lu

Robotics
Dr Tien-Fu Lu, Dr Steven Granger, Dr Ley Chen, A/Prof Amir Anvar, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato

Smart Materials and Structures
Dr Ley Chen, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato

Structural Integrity, Non-destructive Techniques and Finite Element Analysis
Dr Andrei Kotousov, Dr John Codrington, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato, Dr Maziar Arjomandi

Sustainable Energy
Prof Gus Nathan, A/Prof Eric Hu, A/Prof Bassam Dally, Dr Maziar Arjomandi, A/Prof Richard Kelso

Systems of Systems
A/Prof Amir Anvar

Thermoacoustics
Dr Carl Howard, A/Prof Ben Cazzolato, A/Prof Anthony Zander

Ultrasound Applications
Dr Carl Howard, A/Prof Anthony Zander, Prof Colin Hansen

Welding and Materials Science and Technology
Mr Ian Brown, Dr Erwin Gamboa

Wind Engineering
Professor John Cheung, Dr Maziar Arjomandi, A/Prof Richard Kelso

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