School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Pioneering the next generation of robotics, machinery and materials
We conduct teaching and research excellence across the areas of aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering and mechatronic engineering.
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Study
Explore our dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate courses spanning the areas of aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering.
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Research
Our research spans aerospace engineering, fuels and combustion, robotics and intelligent systems, materials engineering and thermodynamics.
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Academic staff
Our academics and researchers strive for excellence in aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering.
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Latest news
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02 November 2023
University launches new robotics hub to automate asset management
The University of Sydney is today launching the ARC Australian Robotic Inspection and Asset Management Hub (ARIAM) which researchers say will transform the way important assets are handled.
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23 October 2023
FDA funds Australian research for better, affordable asthma inhalers
Australian researchers have been awarded $AU1 million ($US687,000) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop improved testing methods for dry powder inhalers.
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11 October 2023
Professor Hesham El Gamal appointed Dean of Engineering
Information theory expert Professor Hesham El Gamal has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, commencing in July 2024.
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26 September 2023
Simulator lets students and researchers pilot aircraft, spaceships
The University of Sydney has acquired a 360-degree rotating cockpit simulator, allowing researchers and students to replicate the experience of piloting any aircraft from an A380 to a spaceship.
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08 September 2023
How Australia can achieve net zero
The University's Net Zero Initiative has released a portfolio of "ready-to-go" solutions and technology to address key issues in the transformation towards net zero.
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17 August 2023
First Nations internship at NASA for engineering student Lincoln Bourke
Lincoln Bourke, a joint engineering and physics student, will spend 10 weeks at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory exploring how equipment could interact with the surface of other planets.
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22 June 2023
$3.9 million in funding for ARC Linkage Projects
From investigating the role of the oxytocin receptor in social behaviour and quality of life, to reconnecting Indigenous communities with their cultural heritage.
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21 June 2023
Missing Titanic sub: what could have gone wrong?
Professor Stefan Williams from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics explains how submersibles work, how they communicate and what might have gone wrong for the Titan, the crewed submersible vessel which has gone missing near the Titanic shipwreck.
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02 June 2023
New "designer" titanium alloys made using 3D printing
A team of researchers co-led by Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Professor Simon Ringer has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.
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18 May 2023
Why study aeronautical engineering at Sydney?
Studying aeronautical engineering at Sydney allows you to learn from world class experts about the analysis, design, production, testing of aircraft, aerospace vehicles and systems.
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