Our research

Our research - School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Driving innovation through world-class, multidisciplinary engineering research excellence

Our school is home to some of the sharpest minds in engineering. We have built a strong reputation for innovation in addressing real-world challenges that improve society – for today and the future. We lead and collaborate in a vast array of revolutionary, multi-disciplinary engineering projects. 

Our research capabilities push the limits in fields including autonomous systems and control, functional materials and advanced devices, biomedical engineering, space and defence technologies, manufacturing, acoustics, sustainability, photonics and quantum engineering.

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering research themes

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Engineering science

Sub-areas: Physical sciences and technology, applied electromagnetics, RF sensing, semiconductor and quantum engineering, photonics, micro- and nano-engineering, nano/micro electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS), fluid mechanics and microfluidics, acoustics and vibration. 

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Information systems, control, autonomous systems, and computer engineering

Sub-areas: Information systems and science, telecommunications, control and dynamics, robotics and automation, Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems, and computer engineering and systems - hardware/software integration.

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Design, systems, and computational engineering

Sub-areas: Design and systems engineering, numerical methods, applied machine learning, high-performance computing, advanced and complex physics-based computational methods.

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Biomedical engineering

Sub-areas: Biomedical photonics, biomedical instrumentation, wearable technologies, medical imaging, cardiovascular systems engineering, biomedical integrated circuits, neural engineering, optogenetics, sports engineering and biomechanics, and medical machine learning.  

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Electrical power and energy

Sub-areas: Electrical power systems, energy, electrical machines and drives, and heat transfer.

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Advanced materials and manufacturing

Sub-areas: Mechanics of materials, nano-mechanics, materials engineering, advanced coatings, additive manufacturing (3D printing), micro/nanofabrication, high-volume and automated manufacturing systems.

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Aerospace, space and defence technologies

Sub-areas: Aerospace engineering, maritime and naval engineering, deep space networks, remote sensing, space rovers and robotics, laser technologies, acoustic and vibration, and advanced sensors.

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Sustainability

Sub-areas: Renewable technologies, energy science and engineering (combustion and heat transfer), ocean wave energy.

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Maritime engineering

Sub-areas: Naval architecture and ship design, ocean systems engineering, coastal and offshore structures, marine propulsion and hydrodynamics, autonomous and intelligent vessels, and marine renewable energy systems.

Engage with us

With combined world-leading expertise in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Maritime Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, as well as Aviation, we partner with national and international government and businesses, communities, and research partner to solve real world problems.

Contact us

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Location

Location
Level 3, Ingkarni Wardli
Adelaide University City Campus East

Telephone

Phone: 08 831 35460

Email

Email: eme@adelaide.edu.au