PhD and Research Masters
Find the right research degree
The following research degrees are offered by the School of Engineering.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees
- PhD (Chemical Engineering)
- PhD (Civil Engineering)
- PhD (Computer Engineering)
- PhD (Electrical Engineering)
- PhD (Engineering)
- PhD (Environmental Engineering)
- PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
- PhD (Surveying)
Master of Philosophy degrees
- MPhil (Chemical Engineering)
- MPhil (Civil Engineering)
- MPhil (Computer Engineering)
- MPhil (Electrical Engineering)
- MPhil (Engineering)
- MPhil (Environmental Engineering)
- MPhil (Mechanical Engineering)
- MPhil (Surveying)
PhD Scholarships
View current scholarships
Our research strengths
Research capabilities within the School:
- Advanced nanoparticles
- Bulk solids and particle technologies
- Climate adaptation engineering
- Control systems and automations
- Corrosion engineering, science and technology
- Energy technology
- Environmental engineering and water resources
- Environmental informatics and Geographical Information Sciences (GIS)
- Environmental rehabilitation of disturbed land
- Explosive blast and ballistics damage to built infrastructure
- Fluid mechanics and turbulence
- Geotechnical engineering: geoinfrastructure, georisk, geoenvironment
- Health informatics
- Heavy metal contamination
- Infrastructure remediation
- Landslides, rockfalls and debris flows
- Machine learning and robotics
- Materials engineering
- Micro and nano machines
- Particle technology and interface science
- Pipelines for water and energy transportation
- Power electronics and drives
- Power systems and smart grids
- Process safety and environmental protection
- Remediation of sites (PFAS and other contaminants)
- Remote sensing and Earth observation
- Risk and reliability
- Signal processing
- Site investigation using geotechnical, geophysical and geological information
- Smart structures
- Structural engineering
- Structural masonry
- Surveying and geospatial engineering
- Telecommunications
Find a supervisor
All research degree candidates require a supervisor. It is recommended you start actively searching for potential supervisors in your chosen field before you submit your application.
You can search for a supervisor by researcher name, area of expertise or by research centre name.
Further information
To find out more about research degree opportunities available in the School of Engineering, please contact:
T: +61 2 4921 5798
E: katherine.harrison@newcastle.edu.au
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