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The Faculty of Engineering is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. UNSW was formed on 1 July 1949, and the Faculty was established on 8 May 1950 with the inaugural meeting of the Faculty taking place on 7 June 1950. It was one of the first three University faculties which were established by Council (resolution 54),[1] and was initially formed of four departments including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering, headed by Dean Professor Harold Brown.[2]
Eleonora Kopalinsky, the first woman to graduate in engineering at UNSW, graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1966.[3] Other early female engineering graduates were:[4]
Lee Eng SIM. She came from Malaysia to Australia to do her leaving certificate at Sydney Girls' High, then enrolled as a full time electrical engineering student the next year.
Zanir Zakir. She came from Sumatra in 1963 under the Columbo Plan. She graduated from the School of Mechanical Engineering.
Ranked Number 1 Engineering faculty in Australia - ARWU, 2016; NTU Ranking,[5] 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 - THES, 2021,[6]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 (25%). It also holds the world record for multi-layer solar cell efficiency (43%).[7] 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"[8] 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 (QILT) Results[9]
MyUniversity Results
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MyUniversity[10] is an Australian Government website providing information about Australian universities. As data is collected from different sources, percentages may collate to over 100%. Information is provided university wide, and on select disciplines. Results for all Engineering disciplines are listed below.
Aerospace Engineering Students
97.7% of students have a positive outcome:
89.9% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
7.8% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
Computing and Information Systems
100% of students have a positive outcome:
93.5% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
7.8% of students go onto further full-time study
8.6% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
Civil Engineering Students
100% of students have a positive outcome:
94.9% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
9.1% of students go onto further full-time study
5.2% Attrition Rate (second lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering students
100% of students have a positive outcome:
92.4% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
10.6% of students go onto further full-time study
5.0% Attrition Rate (lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
Mechanical Engineering student
100% of students have a positive outcome:
90.1% full-time job rate (highest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
13.1% of students go onto further full-time study
6.7% Attrition Rate (second lowest amongst the Go8 and ATN universities in Australia)
Students of the faculty are involved in a number of high-profile projects:
Sunswift Solar Car (officially the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle at 88km/h,[11] and winner of the Silicon Class of the 2009 Global Green Challenge[12]).
UNSW Redback Racing, Formula SAE-A racing car (National winners in 2000)
Ori Allon, Computer Science and Engineering PhD - Orion Search Engine (bought by Google); BRW Young Rich List 2013 [14]
Rose Amal, Chemical Engineering - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, University of NSW; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Robert Care (Civil Engineering) - Chair for UK, Middle East and Africa, Arup Group; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013" [15]
Mehreen Faruqi (MEngSc in Waste Management) - Greens MLC - NSW Parliament; Daily Life's 20 Women of the Year; Judy Raper Award for Leadership in Engineering
Andrew Harding (Mining) - Chief Executive - Iron Ore, Rio Tinto, Perth; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2014 [15]
Philip Hercus (Naval Architecture) - Founder of International Catamaran Designs; Engineers Australia's AGM Michell Award for achievements in Engineering, 1992 [16]
Chris Jenkins (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director, Thales Australia; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Grant King (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Origin Energy; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Warren King (Electrical Engineering) - CEO, Defence Material Organisation; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Richard Leupen (Mechanical Engineering) - Managing Director and CEO, UGL; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Peter McIntyre (Electrical Engineering) - Managing Director, TransGrid; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers", 2013, 2014 [15]
Bruce Munro (Civil Engineering) - Managing Director, Thiess;[15]
Rigby, Ron H., ed. (1969). The Engineering Year Book of 1969 for The undergraduate Society of Engineers at UNSW. North Sydney: Michael B. Bassett. pp.118, 121, 130, 139.