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2008 Events 2007-2008 News Events Faculty of Engineering events UNSW events High School Careers Markets attended by the Faculty of Engineering Graduation ceremonies Contacts Faculty of Engineering events National Youth Science Forum - Summer School Session 1 Tues, 8 January 8.30am-4.30pm Canberra Donna Bailey http://www.nysf.edu.au/ National Youth Science Forum - Summer School Session 2 Thurs, 22 January 8.30am-4.30pm Canberra Donna Bailey http://www.nysf.edu.au/ UNSW Academic Advising Day Tue, 12 February 9am-4pm Engineering Student Centre Lisa Saifoloi Taste of Research Poster Presentation Thu, 14 February 4-6pm Scientia Meredith Lowe http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/news/2008/0215.htm Faculty of Engineering O-Week Welcome Thurs, 6 March 12noon-2pm Clancy Auditorium Lisa Saifoloi http://www.oweek.arc.unsw.edu.au/owiki/Faculty_of_Engineering Faculty of Engineering Schools' O-Week Welcome Thurs, 6 March Various Various Lisa Saifoloi http://www.oweek.arc.unsw.edu.au/owiki/Faculty_of_Engineering National Youth Science Forum - visit to UNSW Campus Sat, 8 March 10.30am-4.30pm Rex Vowels Theatre, Eletrical Engineering Building Donna Bailey Faculty of Engineering Dean's Awards Presentation Fri, 14 March 5pm Parade Theatre, NIDA Celine Oerlemans http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/current/dawards/da2008.htm Golden Jubilee Luncheon of 1958 Engineering Graduates Fri, 18 April 10am-3pm Tyree Room, Scientia Celine Oerlemans See last year's story on http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/news/2007/0427.htm Faculty of Engineering Scholarships Presentation & Reception Fri, 9 May 5pm Ritchie Theatre, Scientia Celine Oerlemans http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/news/2008/0603.htm High Schools Information Day May To be advised To be advised Donna Bailey Faculty of Engineering Open Day Sat, 6 September 9am-4pm Various Donna Bailey / Celine Oerlemans Faculty of Engineering Alumni Anniversary Dinner (celebrating the Graduation Classes of 1958, 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998) Fri, 26 September 7pm Leighton Hall, Scientia Celine Oerlemans FEAS 2009 Main Admission Round Interviews Mon, 29 September - Fri, 3 October All day To be advised Lisa Saifoloi http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/feas/index.htm Engineering Postgraduate Information Evening Thu, 9 October 4-7pm Scientia Celine Oerlemans Faculty of Engineering Donors Reception Tue, 14 October 6pm Leighton Hall, Scientia Luciano Ferracin High Schools Information Day October To be advised To be advised Donna Bailey Faculty of Engineering Dean's Awards for Excellence in Postgraduate Research November To be advised To be advised Celine Oerlemans See last year's award on http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/news/2007/1107.htm Rural Scholarships Pre-Interview Briefing Session November To be advised To be advised Meredith Lowe http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/prospect/rural/index.htm FEAS 2009 Second Admission Round Interviews Tues, 9 - Thurs, 11 December All day To be advised Lisa Saifoloi http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/feas/index.htm Honeywell Engineering Summer School Thurs, 11th December 9am-2pm Various Donna Bailey [Top of Page] UNSW events UNSW Info Day Thurs, 3 January 9am-4pm Scientia SRO / Donna Bailey http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/sad/infoday.html Careers Advisers Seminar Fri 22 February 9am-2pm Scientia SRO / Donna Bailey http://www.unsw.edu.au/careers/sad/careeradvisers.html Vice-Chancellor’s O-Week Welcome Mon, 3 March 6.30-7.30pm Clancy Auditorium Lisa Saifoloi PG Coursework Orientation Evening Wed, 5 March 5pm Clancy Auditorium David Clements UPP Information evening Wedn, 5 March 6pm-8pm Central Lecture Block Donna Bailey Careers Expo Thurs, 10 April 12noon-5pm AJC Convention Centre Luciano Ferracin http://www.careers.unsw.edu.au/student/expo/ Foundation Studies Information Day Thurs, 17 April 2pm-4pm Scientia Donna Bailey Year 10 evening Wed, 28 May 6pm-8.30pm To be advised SRO / Donna Bailey http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/sad/Year10.html Year 10 evening Thurs, 29 May 6pm-8.30pm To be advised SRO / Donna Bailey http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/sad/Year10.html Mid Year O-Week July To be advised To be advised Lisa Saifoloi Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Winter School July To be advised Various Donna Bailey http://www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au/ UNSW Courses & Careers Day Sat, 6 September 9am-4pm Roundhouse SRO / Donna Bailey / Celine Oerlemans http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/sad/coursesandcareersday.html Foundation Studies Information Day Thurs, 25 September 2pm-4pm Scientia Donna Bailey UNSW Postgraduate Expo Thu, 9 October 4-7pm Scientia SRO / Celine Oerlemans http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/postgradCourse/sad/postgradexpo.html A day at UNSW December To be advised Various Donna Bailey [Top of Page] High School Careers Markets attended by the Faculty of Engineering Tertiary Education Information Evening at Cranbrook School Tuesday, 18 March PLC Sydney Careers Forum Monday, 31st March Tamworth Regional Careers Expo Wednesday, 30th April Armidale Careers Expo Thursday, 1st May Illawarra Credit Union Careers Expo Tuesday, 6th May Illawarra Credit Union Careers Expo Wednesday, 7th May Southern Districts Uni Information Day Thursday, 8th May St Ignatius College Careers Expo Monday, 12th May Lower North Shore Tertiary Information Evening Tuesday, 13th May Northern Suburbs Tertiary Information Day Wednesday, 14th May Northern Suburbs Tertiary Information Day Thursday, 15th May Northern Beaches Career Expo Friday, 16th May Pymble Ladies College Careers Night Monday, 19th May Inner West Tertiary and Careers Expo Friday, 23rd May Western Plains Tertiary Information Day Wednesday, 28th May FACTS Day Bathurst Thursday, 29th May St George District University Day Friday, 30th May Sydney CBD Careers Convention Monday, 2nd June Eastern Suburbs Course and Careers Expo Tuesday, 3rd June Western Sydney Careers Expo Wednesday, 4th June Western Sydney Careers Expo Thursday, 5th June North Sydney Girls High School Careers Day Friday, 7th June Macarthur Area Careers Expo Thursday, 12th June Careers Search Bankstown Wednesday, 2nd July Careers Search Bankstown Thursday, 3rd July Newington College Careers Expo Monday, 21st July Nepean Careers Market Thursday, 24th July [Top of Page] Graduation ceremonies The graduation ceremonies are organised by the University Protocol Office. The dates, time and venue of Semester 1 Graduation ceremonies are outlined on https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/GraduationsSchedule.pdf Semester 2 graduation ceremonies will be held in August/September/October 2008. These dates will be finalised and published in July 2008. Information on graduation, the ceremonies and transcripts is available on myUNSW: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/graduations.html [Top of Page] Contacts Donna Bailey Tel: +61 2 9385 6437 Email: d.bailey@unsw.edu.au Celine Oerlemans Tel: +61 2 9385 4023 Email: c.oerlemans@unsw.edu.au Lisa Saifoloi Tel: +61 2 9385 5128 Email: l.saifoloi@unsw.edu.au http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/studentcentre/index.htm Luciano Ferracin Tel: +61 2 9385 5364 Email: l.ferracin@unsw.edu.au Meredith Lowe Tel: +61 2 9385 6135 Email: m.lowe@unsw.edu.au SRO – Student Recruitment Office Tel: +61 2 9385 1844 Email: studentrecruitment@unsw.edu.au Nura Gili Tel: + 61 2 9385 3805 Email: nuragili@unsw.edu.au Careers and Employment Tel: 61 2 9385 5429 Email: careers@unsw.edu.au [Top of Page] News Day for good sports 25 June 2008 Aspiring engineers took time out from designing the future to showcase their soccer abilities at the recent UNSW Engineering Sports Day – a welcome return for the event, which has not been held for some years. More... Nuclear partnership boosts eco research 23 June 2008 UNSW’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the Faculty of Engineering, has formed a partnership with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to tackle major environmental degradation challenges. More... Recognition for extraordinary intelligence 18 June 2008 UNSW Conjoint Professor Toby Walsh, from the School of Computer Science and Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, has achieved a major coup by becoming the first Australian in a decade to be admitted as a fellow to the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. More... Brothers start their own UNSW Engineering tradition 03 June 2008 Brothers Anthony and Michael Curry have set up a proud family tradition at UNSW, with both boys now having won prestigious scholarships to study Engineering at the University of New South Wales. More... UNSW team helps in China earthquake 30 May 2008 Researchers from the University of New South Wales are providing Chinese authorities with highly detailed satellite assessment of the area devastated by the earthquake which hit China on May 12, killing more than 60,000 people. More... Award for UNSW solar visionary 19 May 2008 Pioneering UNSW solar energy innovator, Professor Stuart Wenham, has won a prestigious ATSE Clunies Ross Award for his enormous contributions to solar cell development and commercialisation. More... Fellowships provide career kickstart 16 May 2008 The first-ever Postdoctoral Academic Fellows appointed by the UNSW Faculty of Engineering are looking forward to the opportunities offered by their new positions to build a successful academic career. More... A Bionic Eye by 2020 08 May 2008 A working bionic eye could be an Australian world first by 2020 if action is taken quickly, leading researchers at the University of New South Wales say. More... New award honours lifetime in Engineering 28 April 2008 A generous gesture by the family of the late Professor Douglas Archer has allowed the creation of a new prize for excellence in Aerospace Engineering. More... High-Tech Training for Oil and Gas Industry 01 April 2008 The University of New South Wales’ School of Petroleum Engineering, in collaboration with the Australian oil and gas industry, opened a state-of-the-art drilling rig training facility in Perth on Monday, March 31. More... Navigating Through GPS Dropouts 25 February 2008 Global Positioning System technology (GPS) is a great invention, able to map your movements and save you from getting lost in strange city streets – until you go into a tunnel, between tall buildings or hit any other barrier that might block the satellite signal your device relies on. More... 2007/8 Taste of Research Poster Presentation 15 February 2008 The 2007/8 Taste of Research Summer Scholarship Program concluded last night with a Poster Presentation attended by participants, project supervisors, sponsors, and Heads of School. More... Faculty of Engineering Student Ambassadors Scheme 14 February 2008 The Faculty of Engineering is looking for current UNSW students to apply for the Faculty of Engineering Student Ambassadors Scheme. More... Congratulations Ross Dunbar 13 February 2008 UNSW Chemical Sciences and Engineering graduate Ross Dunbar has been recognised for his impressive work in oil and gas production operations with a prestigious industry award. More... Honoured on Australia Day 05 February 2008 Associate Professor Alex Churches, from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, was appointed as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the 2008 Australia Day Honours. More... Excellence reaps new awards 30 January 2008 Richard Buckland from the School of Computer Science and Engineering has added yet another award to a groaning mantlepiece after winning the Australasian Association of Engineering Educators 2007 Teaching Excellence Award. More... Mapping out strong China ties 23 January 2008 UNSW’s School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems has signed a five-year deal to conduct training workshops for China’s key surveying and mapping authority – a sign of the growing international reputation of UNSW’s spatial information researchers. More... The great white hope 11 January 2008 UNSW researchers have developed a more accurate, less confronting and more convenient way of administering insulin to diabetics. More... Designing a better world 21 December 2007 A team of first year Civil and Environmental Engineering students from UNSW is about to gain first-hand experience helping developing communities in India after winning the inaugural national "2007 Engineers Without Borders Challenge". More... 2007 Faculty of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards 12 December 2007 The recipients of the 2007 Faculty of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards have been announced by the Dean, Professor Dianne Wiley. More... Surveying the State of NSW 12 December 2007 Dr Linlin Ge from the School of Surveying and Spatial Information has been appointed to the inaugural position of Professor of Spatial Information at UNSW and the NSW Department of Lands. More... Going the raw prawn 05 December 2007 Prawn shells have the potential to do a lot more than create a fearsome smell in the garbage bin, with a UNSW food science researcher developing a new technique for extracting a powerful antioxidant found in one of Australia’s favourite seafood snacks. More... Mapping a proud history 30 November 2007 For half a century UNSW’s School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems has produced the vast majority of surveyors working in NSW and stayed at the forefront of surveying and positioning education and research. More... Safety is their strength 28 November 2007 The University of New South Wales has positioned itself as a key authority on critical infrastructure risks and requirements with the establishment of the new Centre for Infrastructure Engineering & Safety (CIES). More... Honour for Engineering innovators 21 November 2007 UNSW engineers Professor Mark Bradford and Professor Neil Foster have been honoured as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering for their outstanding contributions to advancing engineering knowledge. More... Solar success builds China links 14 November 2007 UNSW’s role in China’s solar future was the focus of attention during a visit from the head of one of that country’s fastest-growing cities - and the former photovoltaics student who is now one of China’s richest men. More... Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Postgraduate Research 07 November 2007 The development of a sensor system which will enable unmanned aircraft to land on the deck of a moving ship has won the 2007 Faculty of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research. More... Solar rollers dazzle in the desert 31 October 2007 The UNSW Solar Racing Team has completed its World Solar Challenge campaign with an impressive result, finishing fourth in its class and winning the CSIRO’s award for the most energy efficient vehicle. More... Setting course for the future 30 October 2007 UNSW’s Faculty of Engineering attracted strong interest from potential students at the launch of the new suite of Postgraduate Coursework Programs on October 11. More... Kate’s leading by example 25 October 2007 In between studying hard and landing a job overseas even before she’s graduated, UNSW student Kate Fairlie has spent a lot of time getting other students as excited about engineering as she is. More... Influencing Australian engineering 25 October 2007 UNSW Dean of Engineering Dianne Wiley has been named among Australia’s 25 Most Influential Female Engineers in a list compiled to mark 2007 as the Year of Women in Engineering. More... Funding success for UNSW Engineering 20 October 2007 The Faculty of Engineering had great success in the latest round of ARC Grants with more than $10 million in funding received. More... Clever design cleans up for UNSW 19 October 2007 A combination of innovative thinking and months of painstaking work has paid off for a team of UNSW mechanical engineering students with a win in this year’s Warman Design and Build Competition. More... Passion for teaching recognised 12 October 2007 UNSW computer science lecturer Richard Buckland has been named among Australia’s most outstanding university teachers in the 2007 Carrick Awards For Teaching Excellence. More... China honours UNSW solar researcher 12 October 2007 UNSW solar energy researcher Professor Martin Green has been given the Chinese Government’s highest award for foreign experts for his contribution to China’s scientific progress through his work in renewable energy. More... Focus on the future 08 October 2007 UNSW Engineering gave a special thanks to the many industry partners and sponsors who provide invaluable support to its students at the 2007 Donors Reception. More... UNSW Engineering’s Bright Spark 28 September 2007 The School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering’s Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik has been named as one of Australia’s top 10 young scientists in the 2007 Cosmos Bright Sparks Awards. More... New program 27 September 2007 The Diploma of Science, Engineering and Technology program has been designed by the Faculties of Engineering and Science as an enabling program that provides a flexible pathway for students who have a range of gaps in their assumed knowledge and do currently not meet the entry requirements for B Engineering or B Science at UNSW. More... Major new sponsorship for students from China, India and Korea 27 September 2007 The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering is excited to announce the availability of new sponsored places for PhD and MEngSc students from China, India and Korea. In addition, students from particular programs at selected Chinese universities will be sponsored to study their third and fourth years in the School. Further Information on the APP sponsorships here. Sunswift shines again 24 September 2007 UNSW’s record-breaking solar car racers, Sunswift, have taken out one of the state’s most prestigious engineering prizes at the 2007 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards. More... ProgComp 2007: Clever coding 19 September 2007 One computer, three people, five brain-bending programming problems and a looming deadline. To the average person it sounds like torture but to the winners of the UNSW High Schools Programming Competition, or ProgComp, this is a recipe for fun. More... Off to Oxford: Carla Bissett 19 September 2007 The future of the world’s precious water resources and how they are managed are a key concern of UNSW Engineering graduate Carla Bissett, who has just won a scholarship to study the topic at Oxford University. More... Flights of fancy 17 September 2007 A plane which can drop a military patrol boat into a high-seas hot spot or a micro-blimp which can float through a building in search of bad guys or injured people sound like fantasy machines out of a Hollywood action flick. More... UNSW's own Einstein 10 September 2007 UNSW scientist Professor Martin Green has won the 2007 SolarWorld Einstein Award for his work in photovoltaics, developing new solar power technologies. More... Dr Ted Spooner 10 September 2007 At the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) conference on Friday 3 August 2007, Dr Ted Spooner from the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications received an annual award 'in recognition and appreciation of dedication and exceptional service over 25 years to the Australian solar energy industry', presented by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. More... NAWIC/Bovis Lend Lease Scholarship for Future Leaders 04 September 2007 Monique Alfris, an alumna of Photovoltaic and Solar Energy Engineering at UNSW has been awarded the Bovis Lend Lease Scholarship for Future Leaders. More... Evans & Peck Partnership with the Faculty of Engineering 30 August 2007 Civil and Environmental Engineering students now have access to a $9,000 annual scholarship sponsored by Evans & Peck Pty Ltd. More... PB strengthens its partnership with UNSW Faculty of Engineering 27 August 2007 Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has established a new scholarship to support students undertaking study in their undergraduate final year in 2008 of a BE Civil Engineering program in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW. More... Carrick honours announced 23 August 2007 Several staff in the Faculty have been honoured by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education for their contribution to student learning. More... UNSW signs multi-million dollar virtual reality training deal 15 August 2007 UNSW's commercialisation division, New South Innovations (NSi) has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Coal Services Pty Ltd to supply a suite of software and virtual-reality theatres to support mine safety training. More... UNSW engineering scores again 06 August 2007 UNSW has been ranked in the top 75 institutions for engineering, technology and computer science, according to the latest world university rankings. More... 2007 Eureka Prizes – UNSW Engineering Finalists 30 July 2007 The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, and Professor Andrew Dzurak from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology have been recognised in the list of finalists for the 2007 Eureka Prizes. More... PhD Scholarship in Biocatalysis 06 July 2007 An industry-sponsored PhD scholarship is available in the area of biocatalysis for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the underground coal mining industry. More... Students’ robots strut their stuff at UNSW 02 July 2007 UNSW COMPUTING runs a series of specialised robotics workshop for school students, years 4 - 12 focusing on the use of the new Lego Mindstorm NXT. More... Suntech Power backs solar students 27 June 2007 Suntech Power Holdings' chief executive Dr Zhengrong Shi and the University of New South Wales have signed a three-year agreement in which Suntech will sponsor up to 30 Chinese students and Suntech employees to study a Masters program in photovoltaics at UNSW. More... True Believers 27 June 2007 2 students from the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE), have set up The N&M Fund for the school. More... National mining centre up and running 27 June 2007 UNSW is supporting a new national effort to increase the supply of high quality mining engineer graduates in the midst of Australia’s mining and minerals boom. More... 2006 Staff Safety Award winners 08 May 2007 The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fred Hilmer, has announced the winners of the inaugural UNSW Staff Safety Awards. More... The Golden Boys: the graduates of ’57 27 April 2007 More than half the class of 1957 returned to UNSW for a day of celebration for the Golden Jubilee of their graduation – as one speaker joked, probably a higher attendance than for many of their lectures. More... New agreement strengthens dam building skills at UNSW 28 March 2007 The NSW Government has committed to work with the University of New South Wales to build local dam engineering skills with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by UNSW and the NSW Minister for Water Utilities, David Campbell. More... ARC success 15 March 2007 Research groups within the Faculty of Engineering have had outstanding success in the recent renewals of Centre's of Excellence announced by the ARC. More... The Chief Internet Evangelist speaks at CSE 09 March 2007 One of the founding fathers of the Internet and self-styled Chief Internet Evangelist of Google, Vinton G. Cerf, was the guest speaker at the School of Computer Science and Engineering on Friday 9 March. More... Acting Dean of Engineering appointed 08 March 2007 Associate Dean (Academic), Professor Dianne Wiley has been appointed Acting Dean of Engineering, following the retirement of Professor Brendon Parker. More... Faculty of Engineering Student Ambassador Scheme 15 February 2007 The Faculty of Engineering is looking for current UNSW students to apply for the Faculty of Engineering Student Ambassadors Scheme. Applications close on Monday, 5 March 2007. More... Top ranking for Engineering 14 February 2007 UNSW’s Faculty of Engineering has been ranked among the top 100 in the world by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities. More... Presenting … a winning combination 06 February 2007 Two UNSW students have won a major engineering competition, triumphing over entrants from several of the world’s leading universities, including Oxford. More... Indigenous students explore a future in engineering 05 February 2007 Twenty talented young Indigenous students have spent a week in January experiencing a taste of university life and exploring the careers open to engineering graduates. More... Global IT Community Supports UNSW 02 February 2007 The IT community has acted to support technical teaching of computer engineering at UNSW by donating more then $100,000 to the John Lions Chair in Operating Systems. More... Student Solar Car Gains World Record 16 January 2007 UNSW’s solar car, Jaycar Sunswift III, beat Dick Smith’s world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney by three days, completing the journey in just 5 ½ days. More... [Top of Page]

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