UNSW Faculty of Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales, Australia. UNSW was formed on the 1st of July 1949, and the Faculty was established on the 8th of May 1950 with the inaugural meeting of the Faculty taking place on the 7th June, 1950. It was one of the first three University faculties which were established by Council, and was initially formed of four departments including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering. Today, it is the largest engineering faculty in Australia, offering the widest range of engineering programmes.
Organisation
The Faculty comprises eight schools:- UNSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
- UNSW School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- UNSW School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering
- UNSW School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
- UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- UNSW School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering
- UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Rankings and Achievements
- Ranked Number 1 Engineering faculty in Australia - ARWU, 2016; NTU Ranking, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Civil Engineering - ARWU, 2016; QS Rankings, 2017
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ARWU, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Mechanical Engineering - ARWU, 2016; NTU Ranking, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Energy Science & Engineering - ARWU, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Chemical Engineering - NTU Ranking, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Computer Science - ARWU, 2016
- Ranked Number 1 in Australia for Materials Science and Engineering - ARWU, 2016
- The UNSW Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering currently holds the world record for single-crystalline silicon solar cell efficiency. It also holds the world record for multi-layer solar cell efficiency. It is one of the leading solar cell research centres in the world with ongoing active research in the area of wafer-based solar cell technologies, thin film cell technologies and advanced third-generation cell concepts.
- 23% of "Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers" as listed by Engineers Australia graduated from UNSW, the highest percentage for any university.
- In the top 5 universities in Australia for the proportion of graduates who were employed full-time four months after completing their course - Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching Results
MyUniversity Results
- Aerospace Engineering Students
- *97.7% of students have a positive outcome:
- **89.9% full-time job rate
- **7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
- *7.8% Attrition Rate
- Computing and Information Systems
- *100% of students have a positive outcome:
- **93.5% full-time job rate
- **7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
- *8.6% Attrition Rate
- Civil Engineering Students
- *100% of students have a positive outcome:
- **94.9% full-time job rate
- **9.1% of students go onto further full-time study
- *5.2% Attrition Rate
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering students
- *100% of students have a positive outcome:
- **92.4% full-time job rate
- **10.6% of students go onto further full-time study
- *5.0% Attrition Rate
- Mechanical Engineering student
- *100% of students have a positive outcome:
- **90.1% full-time job rate
- **13.1% of students go onto further full-time study
- *6.7% Attrition Rate
Projects
- Sunswift Solar Car.
- Formula SAE-A Racing Car
- BLUEsat Satellite.
- UNSW Competitive Robotics Group.
Notable alumni
- Ori Allon, Computer Science and Engineering PhD - Orion Search Engine ; BRW Young Rich List 2013
- Rose Amal, Chemical Engineering - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, University of NSW; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Robert Care - Chair for UK, Middle East and Africa, Arup Group Limited; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013"
- Greg Combet - Former Federal Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013"
- Bob Every - Chair, Wesfarmers; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Mick Farrell - Chief Executive, ResMed; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Mehreen Faruqi - Greens MLC - NSW Parliament; Daily Life's 20 Women of the Year; Judy Raper Award for Leadership in Engineering
- Andrew Harding - Chief Executive - Iron Ore, Rio Tinto, Perth; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2014
- Philip Hercus - Founder of International Catamaran Designs; Engineers Australia's AGM Michell Award for achievements in Engineering, 1992
- Chris Jenkins - Managing Director, Thales Australia; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Grant King - Managing Director, Origin Energy; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Warren King - CEO, Defence Material Organisation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Richard Leupen - Managing Director and CEO, UGL Limited; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Peter McIntyre - Managing Director, TransGrid; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014
- Bruce Munro - Managing Director, Thiess;
- Campbell Newman - Premier of Queensland;
- Mike Quigley - CEO, NBN Co;
- Chris Raine - President and CEO, Alstom Australia and New Zealand;
- Judy Raper - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Wollongong;
- Chris Roberts - Chief Executive & President, Cochlear Limited;
- George Savvides - Managing Director, Medibank Private;
- Jamie Shelton - National President, Consult Australia;
- Shi Zhengrong - Founder and CEO, Suntech
- Ian Smith - Managing Director and CEO, Orica;
- Elizabeth Taylor - Chair, RedR International;
- Guy Templeton - President & Chief Operating Officer Asia/Australia-Pacific/Southern Africa, Parsons Brinckerhoff;
- Michael Uzzell - Head of Navy Engineering, Royal Australian Navy;
- Stuart Wenham - Director, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence, University of NSW;
- Les Wielinga - Director-General, Transport for NSW, NSW Government;