The Faculty is associated with:
National Research
Centres
ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon
Photovoltaics and Photonics
Photovoltaics, a key to photon science, is also the most
rapidly growing electricity source, with the strongest potential
for providing a sustainable energy future. Australia has been
a major photovoltaics player as a user, manufacturer and technology
provider and, with appropriate nurturing, could maintain this
position as the industry grows to a size that may rival the
automobile. In this context, the Centre’s broad aims
are to generate the technology and staff to maintain this
pre-eminency and to exploit silicon photonics “spin-offs”.
Further information:
Website: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au
ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous
Systems
Autonomous systems represent the next great step in the fusion
of machines, computing, sensing, and software to create intelligent
systems capable of interacting with the complexities of the
real world. Autonomous systems are the physical embodiment
of machine intelligence. The aim of the Centre is to research
and explore the nature of intelligence in problems of perception
learning and control, and thus to lay the scientific groundwork
for the development and application of intelligent autonomous
systems.
Further information:
Website: http://www.cas.edu.au
ARC Centre for Quantum Computing
The development of a quantum computer has been listed as
one of the ten major challenges in science and engineering
this century. The ability of a quantum computer to carry out
calculations via superposition and entanglement of quantum
states offers the potential for massively parallel computing
and has led to significant activity internationally in the
past few years due to its economic and strategic importance.
Key targets on a 5-year timescale include: realisation of
few-qubit spin- and charge-based silicon quantum computer
devices, single-charge and single-spin readout, demonstration
of few-qubit linear optics quantum gate operations, and a
firm understanding of decoherence mechanisms in these systems.
The Centre’s longer term goal is to develop key technologies
underpinning a large scale quantum computer aligned with the
world’s existing computer industry dominated by silicon,
as well as opening a pathway for quantum photonics.
Further information:
Website: http://www.qcaustralia.org/
National Information Communications
Technology Australia (NICTA)
National ICT Australia (NICTA) is a publicly funded company
with a charter to build Australia’s pre-eminent centre
of excellence for information and communication technology.
NICTA’s mission is to build Australia's Information
and Communication Technology research capability with the
long term aim of generating wealth for the country. It is
doing this via the four pillars of research, education, commercialisation
and linkages.
Further information:
Website: http://nicta.com.au/
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Cooperative Research
Centres
Advanced Composite Structures
Initially established as a CRC for Aerospace Structures,
the Centre has played a key role in the development of the
Australian aerospace industry. Research now focuses on the
design, manufacture and performance of structural composites
for marine, transport and civil infrastructure applications,
as well as aerospace. The Centre also has a very active education
program, addressing the needs of the whole structural composites
industry.
Further information:
Website: http://www.crc-acs.com.au/
CO2 CRC (Greenhouse Gas Technologies)
CO2CRC researches the logistic, technical, financial and
environmental issues of storing industrial carbon dioxide
emissions in deep geological formations. The CRC researches
the capture and separation of carbon dioxide from industrial
systems as well as geological storage.
Further information:
Website: http://www.co2crc.com.au/
Australian Photonics
Photonics is the control, manipulation, transfer and storage
of energy and information using photons - the fundamental
particles of light - and photonics research aims to utilise
the almost limitless capacity of optical fibres to transmit
large volumes of information. The Centre will play a significant
global role in research and commercialisation in these areas
which currently include the development of optical waveguide
devices and photonic networks and systems for communications
and information processing; devices for sensing, including
temperature, electric current and vibration; and other industrial
applications through collaborative research between its university
and industry partners.
Further information:
Website: http://www.photonics.com.au/
Coal in Sustainable Development
The Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development’s
vision is to optimise the contribution of coal to a sustainable
future. It will invest $61 million over a seven-year period
in pursuit of this goal. The Centre's mission is to provide
solutions and pathways for coal in sustainable development
through: collaborative and responsive research focusing on
utilisation and by-products; together with related synergistic
research opportunities in other coal chain areas.
Further information:
Website: http://www.ccsd.biz/
Polymers
The Centre’s research has been focussed on expanding the
range of processing and mechanical properties of commodity
thermoplastic and thermoset polymers so they can be used more
widely and effectively in Australian manufacturing. Research
has been undertaken in five major Research Programs: Reactive
Extrusion, Melt Strength Enhancement, Thermoplastic Blends,
Improved Thermosets, Modelling and Prediction.
Further information:
Website: http://www.crcp.com.au
Smart Internet Technology
The Cooperative Research Centre for Smart Internet Technology
combines research in the Internet environment to create enabling
technolgies for smart Internet applications that will allow
users and network providers to manage access and complexity.
There are five core Research Programs: Natural Adaptive User
Interface, Smart Personal Assistant, Intelligent Environments,
Smart Networks and User Environment.
Further information:
Website: http://www.smartinternet.com.au/
Spatial Information
The mission of the CRC-SI is to develop the concept of a
Virtual Australia, uniting research and commercial innovation
in SI. In order to address the integrated R&D needs, the
CRC-SI has five core research programs: Integrated Positioning
and Mapping Systems, Metric Imagery as a Spatial Information
Source, Spatial Information System Design and Spatial Data
Infrastructures, Earth Observation for Renewable Natural Resource
Management, Modelling and Visualisation for Spatial Decision
Support.
Further information:
Website: http://spatialinfocrc.org/
Waste Management and Pollution
Control
The Centre aims to contribute positively to the economic,
social and environmental well-being of Australia through focusing
pre-eminent research expertise to provide solutions for the
environmental industry.
Further information:
Website: http://www.crcwmpc.com.au/
Water Quality and Treatment
The Centre exists to assist the Australian water industry
deliver high quality drinking water to consumers' taps at
an affordable price. The significant and overarching feature
of the Centre s strategic research program has been to bring
the medical profession back into the study of water quality
issues. Health risk reduction and water quality improvement
feature in all the Centre s activities.
Further information:
Website: http://www.waterquality.crc.org.au/
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University Research
Centres
Advanced Macromolecular Design
The Centre is focused on the synthesis and application of
novel macromolecules. To achieve this aim the Centre combines
advanced polymerization techniques and biomolecular science
to produce materials for high technology applications.
Further information:
Website: http://www.camd.unsw.edu.au
Biofluid Mechanics Laboratory
The laboratory conducts experimental investigations and numerical modelling of fluid-mechanics and fluid/structure interactions arising in the human body and in biomedical engineering devices.
Further information:
Website: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/bfml/
Energy and Environmental Markets
The Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM) at the University of New South Wales brings together researchers in UNSW and partner organisations with the key objective of providing Australian research leadership in the interdisciplinary design, analysis and performance monitoring of energy and environmental markets and their associated policy frameworks.
Further information:
Website: http://www.ceem.unsw.edu.au
Health Informatics
The Centre for Health Informatics engages in research, development
and commercialisation of advanced information and communication
technologies for health care delivery. The Centre pursues
research into clinical decision-support, clinical communication,
home telecare and evaluation.
Further information:
Website: http://www.chi.unsw.edu.au/
The Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety
The Centre was established as a University of New South Wales Research Centre in 2007 to undertake advanced research in all aspects of civil engineering infrastructure embodying building structures, bridges, dams, tunnels, roads, pavements and more.
Further information:
Website: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/cies/
Particle and Catalyst Technologies
The Centre is a focus for inter-disciplinary research and
consulting in the School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial
Chemistry, especially research in particulate systems and
heterogeneous catalysis, and promotes the unique facilities
and services available to industry and government bodies.
This research includes the development of optimal car exhaust
catalysts and particle size analysis for the pharmaceutical
and paint industries. The Centre is also part of the Australian
Research Council Special Research Centre for Multiphase Processes
with the Universities of Newcastle and Queensland.
Further information:
Website: http://www.ceic.unsw.edu.au/centers/partcat/
UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science
and Technology
The Centre involves collaboration between the School of Chemical
Engineering and Industrial Chemistry (Faculty of Engineering)
and the Department of Biophysics (School of Physics, Faculty
of Science), both of which have long standing membrane research
programs. The activities of the Centre for Membrane Science
and Technology span a very broad spectrum of research and
development in the field of membrane science and technology.
It maintains a balance between fundamental research, both
on biological and synthetic membranes, and more applied studies.
The research carried out in the Centre covers such areas as:
- Fundamental studies aimed at elucidating molecular structure,
transport mechanisms and electrical properties of synthetic
and biological cell membranes.
- Fundamental studies and development of novel conducting
membranes and Field Effect Membranes.
- Development of new instruments and theoretical analytical
tools for the physical characterisation of membranes and
membrane processes.
- Development and evaluation of membrane modules and systems.
- The application of membranes to food and biotechnology,
water and waste water, process industries and biomedicine.
Further information:
Website: http://www.membrane.unsw.edu.au/
Centre for Water and Waste Treatment
The Centre for Water and Waste Treatment is one of the University’s
cross-Faculty centres located within the School of Civil and
Environmental Engineering but created to make use of all related
resources at The University of New South Wales. The Centre
undertakes high quality applied research in the fields of
water and wastewater treatment and waste management. A variety
of staff, all supported on externally sourced income, are
employed within the Centre for Water and Waste Treatment,
including professional engineers, specialist research scientists
and technical, professional and administrative support staff.
The Centre’s activities are currently focussed within
five programs under the Directorship of Professor David Waite,
namely Physico-Chemical Processes, Solid Waste, Atmospheric
Admissions and Odours, Life Cycle Analysis, and Wastewater
Treatment and Microbial Risk Assessment.
The Centre is self-funding and operates as a commercial enterprise
in an academic setting. Services include collaborative fundamental
and applied research, consultation on water and waste management
issues and education and training, including specialised short
courses and seminars.
Further information:
Website: http://www.cwwt.unsw.edu.au
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