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Mr Peter Cafe

BA Dip Ed (Macquarie), BSc (UTS), PhD (Sydney)
Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Civil Engineering

J05 - J05 Civil Engineering Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 2127
Fax +61 2 9351 3343

Website School of Civil Engineering

Biographical details

Currently director of Undergraduate Studies in Civil Engineering, Peter is responsible for overseeing the undergraduate program and managing student issues which affect their studies.

Being teaching focused, Peter has an interest in developing the professional skills of tutors and lecturers through innovative programs and building the on the quality of the learning experience for students. This includes a holistic approach to curriculum development with interweaving of engineering professional skills into core units at every stage of the degree.

Peter's variety of education and experiences include materials science, mathematics and statistics, IT systems analysis and actuarial experience. He has recently completed a PhD in nanotechnology (molecular electronics) using experimental research in AFM and STM microscopy.

His teaching area is Engineering Mechanics (during the Summer School).

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Teaching and supervision

ENGG1802 - Engineering Mechanics
ENGG5802 - Foundations of Engineering Mechanics

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Cafe, P., Larsen, A., Yang, W., Bilic, A., Blake, I., Crossley, M., Zhang, J., Wackerbarth, H., Ulstrup, J., Reimers, J. (2007). Chemisorbed and physisorbed structures for, 1,10-phenanthroline and dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine on Au(111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 111(46), 17285-17296.

Conferences

  • Airey, D., Balaam, N., Cafe, P., El Zein, A. (2012). Integrating a major Excel exercise in an introductory soil mechanics course. Shaking the Foundations of Geo-Engineering Education, Leiden: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Airey, D., Cafe, P., Drury, H. (2012). The use of online resources to support laboratory classes in soil mechanics. Shaking the Foundations of Geo-Engineering Education, Leiden: CRC Press/Balkema.

2012

  • Airey, D., Balaam, N., Cafe, P., El Zein, A. (2012). Integrating a major Excel exercise in an introductory soil mechanics course. Shaking the Foundations of Geo-Engineering Education, Leiden: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Airey, D., Cafe, P., Drury, H. (2012). The use of online resources to support laboratory classes in soil mechanics. Shaking the Foundations of Geo-Engineering Education, Leiden: CRC Press/Balkema.

2007

  • Cafe, P., Larsen, A., Yang, W., Bilic, A., Blake, I., Crossley, M., Zhang, J., Wackerbarth, H., Ulstrup, J., Reimers, J. (2007). Chemisorbed and physisorbed structures for, 1,10-phenanthroline and dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine on Au(111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 111(46), 17285-17296.
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