Calender 2008

Chapter 4 – Academic and research focus

Faculty of Engineering

This information is current as at January 2008. The latest information is available from the Faculty of Engineering.

The mission of the Faculty of Engineering is to be the Australian leader, and among the world leaders, in practice-based engineering education and research. The Faculty's researchers are world-class and recognised leaders in their fields, responsible for delivering new, better and more cost-effective solutions to complex engineering challenges.

The Faculty of Engineering has a lively and cutting-edge research culture, driving advances in engineering technology, practice and education. The Faculty's research is needs-driven and collaborative and it works with many companies in business partnerships.

The Faculty is presently structured into four interdisciplinary academic groups.

  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Infrastructure and the Environment
  • Management, Policy and Practice
  • Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems.

    • In addition, the Faculty has a number of University research strengths and supports several centres which provide research in engineering and related fields. These include:

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems
  • Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
  • Centre for Built Infrastructure Research
  • Centre for Health Technologies
  • Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management
  • Institute for Nanoscale Technology
  • Centre for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
  • Centre for Real-Time Information Networks.

    • Inquiries

    Office of the Dean
    Faculty of Engineering
    CB02.7, City campus
    telephone +61 2 9514 2596
    fax +61 2 9514 2695
    email engineering@uts.edu.au
    http://www.eng.uts.edu.au

     

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