Mechanical engineering interacts with all other branches of engineering and plays a part in the design or production of practically everything we use.
News & Events
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SAE-A Young Engineer of the Year – Dr Rahul Sharma August 2010 Dr Rahul Sharma from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has received the Society of Automotive Engineers-Australasia (SAE-A) Young Engineer of the Year Award for his work on gaseous engine modelling and control systems development. |
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Not a drag: breakthrough will create cleaner, faster planes Science, July 2010 A world first model for predicting fluid flows close to surfaces will enable engineers to reduce drag in vehicles, and in turn, lead to more efficient and greener planes, cars and boats, according to Federation Fellow Professor Ivan Marusic from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
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FISITA Medal awarded to Professor Harry Watson July 2010 Congratulations to Professor Harry Watson, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who has been awarded the FISITA Medal for specialist contribution in the automobile field. |
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New Master of Engineering Scholarships May 2010 In 2011 we will offer up to 56, $10,000 scholarships to suitably qualified local and international applicants to the Master of Engineering. Scholarships will be awarded in two categories: Merit and Access. See the Master of Engineering scholarships page for details |
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Engineering Design for the developing world 28 May 2010 Kenneth A Pickar, Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, visited the Melbourne School of Engineering to discuss his subject “Engineering Design of Products for the Developing World”. |
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Orica Engineering Design Prize 27 April 2010 Andrew Banh, Joshua Chan, Ian Kilpatrick and Bradley Nicholls are the joint winners of the 2009 Orica Design prize for their outstanding contributions to Mechanical Engineering Design. The students each received their cheque and certificate from Dr Peter McGowan, Senior Engineering Consultant for Orica Engineering. |
| Students test their balloon-powered carts March 2010 As part of the subject Engineering Design and Processes 1, students were asked to construct a self-contained cart propelled by one or more balloons. The carts raced against other groups in an individual speed trial. More photos on Flickr |
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Mark Webber visits the Melbourne School of Engineering March 2010 Formula 1 racing driver Mark Webber and Red Bull Head of Car Engineering Paul Monaghan presented a guest lecture to Mechanical Engineering students on how to design a Formula 1 car. |
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Mechanical Frogs take over the South Lawn Watch a video clip of 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering students test-firing their Mechanical Frogs on the University's South Lawn as part of practical group work in the subject 'Design 300'. |
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What is Mechanical Engineering? Watch the Melbourne School of Engineering video about Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia |