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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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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University launches new robotics hub to automate asset management

FDA funds Australian research for better, affordable asthma inhalers

Professor Hesham El Gamal appointed Dean of Engineering

Simulator lets students and researchers pilot aircraft, spaceships

How Australia can achieve net zero

First Nations internship at NASA for engineering student Lincoln Bourke

$3.9 million in funding for ARC Linkage Projects

Missing Titanic sub: what could have gone wrong?

New "designer" titanium alloys made using 3D printing

Why study aeronautical engineering at Sydney?

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