2008 News Archive

November 2008

Interested in Postgraduate Studies? [20 November 2008]

You're invited to the Engineering & IT Postgraduate Information Evening to be held on Thursday 5 February 2009 at 6pm in the Wintergarden at SIT.
The Nuclear Engineering Panel, Sydney Branch of Engineers Australia Public Lecture [19 November 2008]

will be held on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, at Engineers Australia Harricks Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas St, Chatswood.
Obama young vote won with Twitter [18 November 2008]

A/Professor Sanjay Chawla says Barack Obama's victory was perhaps due more to the technology savviness of his campaign rather than just a triumph of political ideas

NHMRC Success [22 October 2008]

The Faculty was also successful in the NHMRC Grants announced on Friday.
Delta Chair in Sustainable Energy Development [21 October 2008]

Dr Tony Vassallo has accepted the position of the Delta Chair in Sustainable Energy Development in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Promotions to Associate Professor [21 October 2008]

5 members of the Faculty will be promoted to Associate Professor on Jan 1 2009 for their achievements in research, learning and teaching and service to the university and the community.
High Success Rate of ENGG&IT for new ARC Grants commencing 2009 [21 October 2008]

ENGG&IT has won a large number of the new grants commencing 2009, many by our younger and newer members of the staff. This augers extremely well for the future.
Congratulations to E&IE ARC Discovery 2009 Awardees [20 October 2008]

School of Electrical and Information Engineering has done superlatively this year in this ARC National Competitive Grants Program.
Engineering Systems Laboratory [20 October 2008]

The School of Electrical and Information Engineering cordially invites you to the Inauguration of the new Systems Laboratory with the official launch by the Professor Gregory Hancock, Dean, and Professor Robert Minasian, Head.

Sydney takes out engineering excellence awards [24 September 2008]

University of Sydney engineers have swept the pool of top awards at this year's Engineering Excellence Awards.

Introducing TECHLAND [26 August 2008]

Professor Vassilios G. Agelidis, EnergyAustralia Chair of Power Engineering has received significant financial support exceeding 3M dollars from private donors, industry and the University of Sydney towards realising TECHLAND™.

Election to the Royal Society [31 July 2008]

Professor Yiu-Wing Mai has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).

Faculty Teaching and Research Awards 2007 [31 May 2008]

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Michael Jeffery presented third Year University of Sydney Biomedical Engineering student Amelia Parker, with an Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship at Parliament House on 16 February 2008.

Governor General Congratulates 3rd Yr Biomedical Engineering Student [16 February 2008]

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Michael Jeffery presented third Year University of Sydney Biomedical Engineering student Amelia Parker, with an Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship at Parliament House on 16 February 2008.

Professor Liangchi Zhang awarded the Business Higher Education Round Table Award [4 January 2008]

The Business Higher Education Round Table Award (BHERT) is for Outstanding Achievement in Collaboration Research & Development and Education and Training
Prof Robert Minasian elected as a Fellow of the Optical Society of America [4 January 2008]

Robert has been recognised for contributions to the fundamental understanding of photonic signal processing of microwave signals
New Head of School Announcements [4 January 2008]

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies is pleased to announce three new school heads commencing at the beginning of 2008
USyd Students Participate in Formula SAE-A Competition [1 January 2008]

Universities from around Australia and overseas took part in the competition, with the University of Sydney finishing 9th overall.