News: electrical and mechanical engineering
Research shaping the future – research strategy

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

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

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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Sovereign radar expertise is focus for new centre

A new Centre at the University of Adelaide for research into high-frequency (HF) radar technology will play a critical role in the nation’s safety and prosperity.
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Aerodynamics innovator Richard Kelso named finalist in SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards 2023

Adjunct Associate Professor Richard Kelso has been shortlisted for ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the prestigious SA Science and Innovation Awards for his world record-breaking bicycle systems and helmet technology. Winners to be announced in November 2023.
Australian Rover Challenge 2022

University students from across Australia tested their rovers by competing in a full-scale simulated lunar mission at the Australian Rover Challenge.
The right attitude helps launch a career in space

Georgia is studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Aerospace) (Honours) with a Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences.
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Career services final year employability series
Career Services offers the Final Year Employability series annually to assist students sourcing and applying for graduate roles.
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