News: electrical and mechanical engineering
Researchers awarded significant grants to progress pathway to renewable energy in Australia
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School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering researcher awarded millions of dollars in grants by HILT CRC to progress pathway to renewable energy in Australia.
Grant to support transformative research
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Professor Derek Abbott from the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering has been named Australian Research Council (ARC) 2024 Australian Laureate Fellow for his work in transforming terahertz biosensing.
Researchers outline cost efficient pathway to renewable energy in Australia
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering researchers published in prestigious journal for outlining cost-efficient pathway to renewable energy in Australia.
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Class of 2023 engineers recognised at prize awards night
The School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering recognised the outstanding academic performance of students across the school’s Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering disciplines from the 2023 academic year at its annual Prize and Awards Night.
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University of Adelaide Named Winner of Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium’s Inaugural Prize Challenge
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Professor Eric Fusil and Dr. Kim Harvey at the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering together with Dr. Rachel Pawling at University College London (UCL) have been awarded the prestigious Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium Prize Challenge for Workforce Development.
Research shaping the future – research strategy
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The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is committed to producing research with excellence, curiosity, and impact, and our research strategy underpins this.
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University of Adelaide academics elected as IEEE Fellows
The University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Mathias Baumert and Adjunct Associate Professor Luke Rosenberg have been elected as IEEE Fellows for their impactful contributions to biomedical technologies and radar image formation, respectively. This accolade demonstrates the university’s leadership in technological advancement.
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AUMT Wins First Place at 2023 Formula SAE-A competition for Endurance of Electric Vehicle
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Adelaide University’s Motorsport Team (AUMT) won first place in the Electric Vehicle Endurance Event at the 2023 Formula SAE-A competition, hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia (SAE-A). This showcases AUMT’s leadership in electric vehicle engineering amongst university-level peers.
Symposium brings together world leading experts in ultra-high power lasers to drive innovation
The DualTech Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers (USPL) Group ran two-day symposium to drive innovation within this multi-billion-dollar industry. Joined by prestigious industry partners, UoA is becoming a hub for this technology.
Students race through the outback to support a sustainable future
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University of Adelaide students will race through the outback in a specially designed solar-powered vehicle – which they built themselves – as part of the world’s biggest solar challenge event, charting a route from Darwin to Adelaide this October.
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