Monash University Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering at Monash University is one of the largest engineering faculties in Australia, with over 6,700 students in 2015.^[1]

The faculty was established when the university opened in 1961.

It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including bachelor's degrees, Masters by coursework and research and

. Undergraduate students can choose from thirteen engineering specialisations at the end of their first year.

Rankings and achievements

• The Faculty of Engineering at Monash was ranked as the top engineering faculty in Australia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2016 – 2017).^[2]
• The quality of the faculty's research was rated well above world standard by the Australian Research Council's Excellence in Research for Australia reports in 2012 and 2015.^[3]
• The Monash Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is accredited by Engineers Australia.

Organisation

The faculty comprises several departments and schools including:

• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Department of Mechanical, Mechatronics and Aerospace Engineering
• School of Engineering, Malaysia

The Faculty of Engineering operates at the

.

Facilities

Monash University hosts a range of engineering facilities, including:

• The Monash Wind Tunnel, the largest wind tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere, which is used to test the aerodynamics of vehicles,
• The CAVE2, providing an immersive visualisation platform for exploring data,
• The New Horizons Centre, a Monash University/
  CSIRO
  collaboration dedicated to research addressing technological challenges in Australia and around the world,
• The Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, housing one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes.

Clubs and teams

Students of the faculty are involved in a range of co-curricular activities including;

• Nova Rover Team, a group of multidisciplinary students across multiple faculties developing a Mars Rover to compete in the University Rover Challenge.^[4] The team was the first team from the southern hemisphere to compete and placed 14th globally.^[5]
• Monash Motorsport, a multi-disciplinary student team which competes in Formula SAE Australasia and other Formula SAE events. Monash Motorsport were Australasian champions from 2009-2015,^[6]
• Monash Unmanned Aerial Systems, a team who design, construct and fly a fully autonomous plane,^[7]
• Engineers Without Borders,
• Female Engineers at Monash (FEM),
• Robogals,
• High Powered Rocketry, a group of enthusiastic students working towards the design, manufacture and flight of Rockets, for entry into Australian Universities Rocket Competition,
• Precious Plastic.
• Monash Solar Decathlon Team (A multidisciplinary student team striving to design and improve feasible zero-emission buildings)

Notable alumni

The Faculty of Engineering has produced a number of notable graduates who are leaders in their field, including:

• Alan Finkel (Electrical Engineering), Chief Scientist of Australia and Chancellor of Monash University from 2008 to 2016,^[8]
• Stephen Durkin (Civil Engineering), CEO of Engineers Australia,^[8]
• Peter Coleman (Civil Engineering), Managing Director of
  Woodside Petroleum,^[8]
• Professor Scott William Sloan (Civil Engineering), Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Geotechnical Science and Engineering,[8]
• Samantha Read (Materials Engineering), Chief Executive Officer of the Plastics and Chemical Industries Association (PACIA),
• Freddy Boey (Materials Engineering), Provost at Nanyang Technological University Singapore,^[9]
• Ahmad Belhoul, United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Higher Education Affairs.^[10]
• Daniel Lambert (Civil Engineering), Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year 2021.^[11][12]

References

External links

• Faculty of Engineering, Monash University website