News: electrical and mechanical engineering
AusOcean summer internship applications now open
!["I got to do a bunch of cool and fun things, such as getting my diving certificate, going on boat trips, and meeting a group of fantastic people. But the major thing I have learnt this summer is that I can use my own unique and individual skills to make lasting and impactful change to benefit our world and oceans." Ella Pietratroia, Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Science graduate and intern with AusOcean, 2019/2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/Ausocean-testimonial.jpg?h=952f3ffe&itok=52DiOkeN)
This 3 month paid engineering internship runs from December to February providing real-world, multidisciplinary learning experiences and counts towards fulfilling engineering degree requirements. Applications close 1 September.
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Get a head start with the Top100 Future Leader Competition 2022
![GC Top 100 Awards](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/GCTop100_2022_SocialCreative-for-web.jpg?h=b646a0fe&itok=r-fJqsWu)
Applications are now open for GradConnection’s annual #GCTop100 Awards! Applications close 30 August.
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PhD opportunity: Microgrid Battery Deployment
![Battery automation FBI CRC](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/PhDBattery-FBI-CRC.jpg?h=fe60423b&itok=rnCODAJI)
This scholarship is jointly funded by Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBI CRC) and University of Adelaide to support a full-time PhD student who is undertaking research in Power Systems Engineering and application of large-scale energy storage for microgrid operation.
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2022 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship
![Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship. Valued up to $120000](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/0113_StaticCarousel_Instagram1_FL.png?h=57024e64&itok=_r8GVH1c)
The Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship, valued up to $120,000, provides final year, honours and postgrad students access to support and networks to help them back their ideas and make a real difference through their research and studies. Applications close 2 September 2021.
Defence Industry Internship Program
![Working with PHM Technology has been a great experience for me. I learnt a lot about how important reliability and maintainability are in the defence industry. I would love to give my thanks to the DIIP team for organising this placement and giving me the opportunity to develop my engineering skills. Emily Lok](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-07/DIIP-04-for-web.jpg?h=68be8fde&itok=bNp9ogkU)
Aimed at engineering students studying at Universities all around Australia that are in their last or second last years of study, DIIP is an opportunity to gain practical engineering experience at a Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) that supports the Defence Industry in Australia. Applications close 1 August.
Student project making waves in floating wind-turbine testing technology
![Caitlin with project](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/Caitlin-sq-with-platform.jpg?h=b646a0fe&itok=tfrfXDP6)
Mechanical Engineering Honours student, Caitlin Scarborough alone designed, built and tested a floating platform that can support a 5MW wind turbine. Her platform was tested at the University of Adelaide wave flume under a range of wave and wind conditions, and the platform motion was detected using a motion capturing system OptiTrack.
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Women in STEM Alumni Network Launch success
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On Thursday 20 May the Women in STEM Alumni Network (WiSAN) was officially launched.
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ECMS InDaily 40 Under 40 success
![Qi Wu 40 Under 40](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/40u40-5.jpg?h=04d92ac6&itok=wS8KE5zA)
Congratulations to the ECMS researchers, current students and alumni who received awards and were named in the recent InDaily 40 Under 40 Awards.
Join the Adelaide Rover Team for the 2022 challenge
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Applications are now open to join the Adelaide Rover Team for the 2022 Australian Rover Challenge. Apply by 28 June.
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ECMS remains in top 100 ARWU rankings
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ECMS remains a leading research and education institute both nationally and internationally with 10 disciplines ranking within the top 100 in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).