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Research Strengths

Research at Monash University is at the leading edge of knowledge and of discovery.

Biomedical, Bioprocess and Biomaterials Engineering

Biological engineering analyses how engineering principles can be applied to living organisms to better understand and control how they function.
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Chemical Engineering Science and Design

Chemical engineers are concerned with how raw materials can be converted into more valuable forms through process optimisation and innovative system design.
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Civil and Structural Engineering

Awe-inspiring sky scrapers, modern free-way systems and majestic bridges are all now every day wonders thanks to the diligence and creativity of civil and structural engineers.
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Clean Energy Technologies

Monash has a dedicated research team working on clean energy technologies to help decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and minimise CO2 emissions.
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Telecommunications

Electronics, communications and power engineers investigate how energy and information can be transported and stored most efficiently.
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Fluid Dynamics Research

Engineers have used an understanding of fluids for centuries to produce some of today's most useful innovations including planes, cars, spacecraft and even sporting goods.
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Geo-technical Engineering

Geo-technical engineering is about understanding the planet we live on and the behaviour and properties of the materials found in the earth's crust.
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Electronic, Magnetic and Ionic Materials & Properties

Magnetic and ionic materials are used in a wide variety of modern applications and researchers continue to find new and innovative ways to utilise their unique properties.
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Micro Nano Mechanical and Optical Engineering

Engineers in this area are looking at innovative ways to use to utilise various physical phenomena that are only observed on a micro and nano scale.
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Nano-materials, Engineering Alloys and Materials Characterisation

Materials are quite literally the fabric of modern life and the study and characterisation of materials is now a highly evolved area of research.
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Polymer Engineering

Polymers can be engineered to have a wide variety of unique properties making them an incredibly diverse topic of research.
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Railway and Sustainable Transport Engineering

Transport engineers analyse how transport systems can be optimised to move more goods and people in less time, more efficiently and in a safe manner.
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Intelligent robotics, mechatronics and automated manufacturing

Combining a detailed understanding of mechanics and kinetics with electronics and computing, mechatronics is a dynamic and highly productive research area.
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Structural Integrity and Safety

Structural Integrity and Safety Management enables engineers to analyse and control the potential effects of new systems and products on human health and wellbeing.
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Sustainable Water Engineering

Fresh water will soon become one of our most scarce resources and engineers are constantly looking for innovative ways it can be more efficiently collected, used and recycled.
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