The Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering (GSBmE) is an interdisciplinary unit promoting and coordinating biomedical engineering studies and research conducted by various Schools and Departments within UNSW and its teaching hospitals.
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering techniques to problem solving in medicine and life sciences. It encompasses the disciplines of Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Chemical Engineering, and includes areas such as biomaterials and medical electronics.
The primary research activities within the GSBmE are in the general areas of biofluid and solid mechanics, biophysical monitoring and modelling, and cell and tissue engineering. The School's in-house research has a dominant emphasis on health care delivery.
The focus on teaching and research in the School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) is to design, create and optimise the systems and equipment used in chemical, industrial, biological and environmental processes.
A key area within the School is Food Science and Technology, using the biological, chemical and physical sciences to understand food - from the components of the flavours and nutrition to product development, food storage and safety.
The School of Chemical Engineering also incorporates Industrial Chemistry. The focus is the optimisation of complex chemical processes and the environmental management of industrial processes as well as essential services like water delivery and pollution treatment.
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) undertakes teaching and research in the fields of Construction and Management and Geotechnical, Structural, Transport and Water Engineering as well as Waste Management.
The staff in the School covers a broad spectrum of expertise in the disciplines of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School conducts both fundamental and applied research across a wide range of sub-disciplines.
The School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) teaches the foundations of Computer and Information Technology (CIT), principles that will allow students to adapt to rapid changes in technology, in conjunction with practical skills using cutting-edge technologies.
Staff in the School are grouped into research groups of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Systems and Software Engineering. Courses in these areas are offered to students taking major studies in computer science or computer engineering, while introductory-level computing courses are available more generally to students studying Science, Arts or Engineering.
The School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications (EET) undertakes teaching and research in Telecommunications, Energy Systems, Electronics and Systems and Control. The focus is on design, development, manufacturing and management of complex hardware and software systems and reliable cost-effective devices, many involving the use of new information and computer-intensive technologies.
Telecommunications Engineering is concerned with communication information at a distance and is associated with data communications, due to the encoding, compressing and encrypting of information and the growing importance of wireless and digital networks.
The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) has five undergraduate plans: Aerospace Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering and Management; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronic Engineering; and Naval Architecture. All have the first two years in common, with specialisation occurring at the end of the second year.
Members of staff in the School have diverse research expertise in Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mechanics; Design; Fluid and Thermal Engineering; Industrial Management, Computer Integrated Manufacturing; Manufacturing Processes; Mechatronic Engineering; and Naval Architecture.
The School of Mining Engineering offers programs that include elements from a number of disciplines such as geology, metallurgy, commerce, economics and management.
Research in the School is focused at the applied end of the spectrum in four core areas of underground geomechanics, mine ventilation, workforce training using virtual reality (VR) technologies and industry sustainability.
The School of Petroleum Engineering prepares graduates for careers in the oil and natural gas industries. Its related operations apply physical, mathematical and engineering principles to identify and solve problems associated with exploration, exploitation, drilling and production as well as the economic and management aspects of recovery of hydrocarbons and geothermal energy from below the earth's surface.
The major research areas in the School are drilling and completion; petroleum economics; production engineering; reservoir characterisation; and reservoir engineering.
The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering delivers the world's first photovoltaic and renewable energy engineering undergraduate degree programs. UNSW academics in the photovoltaic field have been consistently ranked amongst the leaders worldwide through international peer review. This team has held the world record for silicon solar cell efficiencies for almost 15 years and has been responsible for developing the most successfully commercialised new photovoltaic technology internationally throughout the same period.
Research in the School focuses on key challenges facing the field of photovoltaics as well as as 'spin-off' applications in microelectronics and optoelectronics. The School has growing research programs in complementary fields of renewable energy including bioenergy and biofuels, energy efficiency and energy policy.
The programs in the School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering involve an integrated approach to the acquisition, analysis, storage, distribution, management and application of spatially referenced data.
Surveying encompasses satellite surveying; geodesy; hydrography; engineering surveying; cadastral surveying; and land management and development. Spatial Information Systems (SIS) includes land information management; geographic information systems (GIS); and photogrammetry and remote sensing.
Satellite Navigation and Positioning (SNAP) research themes are algorithms and software; geodesy and deformation monitoring; multi-sensor integration; and new positioning technologies and techniques. SNAPlab, based in the School, is Australia's largest academic GPS research group specialising in wireless, ground-based and satellite-based positioning technology and applications.
