Research Excellence
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School of Architecture and Built Environment
Associate Professor Ifte Ahmed
Disaster Resilience
Associate Professor Ifte Ahmed has worked extensively as consultant on urban settlements and disaster risk management related projects for many international development agencies. He has supported many of these agencies in programming, evaluation and training activities for urban development and upgrading projects for building resilience.
Associate Professor Thayaparan Gajendran
Construction Management (Building)
Emphasising the importance of effective communication, sustained innovation and seamless technology integration, Associate Professor Thayaparan Gajendran is seeking to create cultures of collaboration in project-based industries around the world.
Dr Marcus Jefferies
Construction Management (Building)
Dr Marcus Jefferies is expert in identifying and managing risk in the emerging arena of partnerships between the public and privates sectors for the procurement, construction and operation of infrastructure.
Associate Professor Jamie Mackee
Architecture
Associate Professor Jamie Mackee's research has focused on the resilience of cultural heritage and how our historic built environment might be less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Associate Professor Patrick Tang
Construction Management (Building)
Eco-conscious and exceptionally hard working, Associate Professor Patrick Tang is looking to accommodate both structural and functional needs in his research and practical design work on building materials.
Professor Sueanne Ware
Design Activist
Unafraid to resist the status quo, Professor SueAnne Ware is creating spaces that challenge public apathy and disengagement and inspire the adoption of a more humanitarian approach to some of society’s most controversial and pervasive issues.
Associate Professor Graham Brewer
Construction Management
Associate Professor Graham Brewer's research is characterised by his interest in three key areas relating to innovation: innovation by individual firms; innovation across project teams; and the sociological influences on innovation.
Dr Sittimont Kanjanabootra
Construction Management (Building)
Influential and exceptionally inventive, Dr Sittimont Kanjanabootra is calling for seamless communication and data transfer between stakeholders during all phases of construction.
Professor Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman is currently the Program Convenor for the Masters of Architecture and runs Final Year Architectural Studio at the University of Newcastle. His research is concerned with the theory and politics of architecture, with an emphasis on the domains of aesthetics, art theory, critical theory, avant-garde studies, psychology, neuroscience, communication theory and modernism.
Dr Rebecca McLaughlan
Architecture
An expert in architectural design and theory, Dr Rebecca McLaughlan’s research shows a fascinating link between the built environment, our experiences of healthcare and a patient’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
School of Electrical Engineering
Emeritus Laureate Professor Graham Goodwin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graham Goodwin graduated from the University of New South Wales with B.Sc. (Physics) 1965, B.E. Honours I (Electrical Engineering) 1967 and Ph.D. 1971. In 2010 he was awarded the IEEE Control Systems Field Award and in 2013 he received the Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Professor Ljiljana Brankovic
Computer Science and Software Engineering
With expertise in data security and privacy in data mining, Professor Ljiljana Brankovic has had a long-term interest in the growing problem of protecting an individual's personal data.
Professor Liz Burd
Software Engineering
Professor Burd is an expert in Software Engineering and an IEEE Computer Society Chair. She is currently involved in the re-evaluation and re-design of the Software Engineering program as a teaching and learning mentor.
Professor Andrew Fleming
Nanopositioning
Professor Andrew Fleming's research includes optical nanofabrication, nanopositioning control systems, high-speed scanning probe microscopy, micro-cantilever sensors, and metrological position sensors.
Professor Sarah Johnson
Electrical Engineering
Professor Sarah Johnson performs research in the fields of signal processing, error correction coding and information theory. The applications of her research include secure and reliable digital communications and biomedical imaging technologies.
Professor Reza Moheimani
Nanotechnology
ARC Fellow Professor Reza Moheimani's research includes developing nanotechnology capable of creating maximum memory on the smallest piece of technology, allowing people to carry huge amounts of information on a tiny portable device.
Professor Pablo Moscato
Information Based Medicine
Professor Pablo Moscato is one of Australia's most cited computer scientists. He has been working in Evolutionary Computation since 1988, and in heuristic methods for Operations Research problems since 1985.
Associate Professor Regina Berretta
Bioinformatics
Associate Professor Regina Berretta has long been interested in the crossover of the disciplines of computer science, mathematics and health, particularly where computer science has a key role to play in health innovation.
Dr Alexandre Mendes
Optimisation and Data Mining
Dr Alexandre Mendes is the Deputy Head of the Newcastle Robotics Lab. His research interests are concentrated in Optimization and Data Mining.
Dr Duy Ngo
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adding to an international, fundamental knowledge base of wireless communications, Dr Duy Ngo is seeking to help commercial sectors capitalise on opportunities for 5G and beyond.
Dr Lawrence Ong
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Lawrence Ong is addressing the global demand for faster communications by exploring new protocols for data transmission.
Dr Shamus Smith
Human-Computer Interaction
Software engineer Dr Shamus Smith is an expert in virtual environments and human-computer interaction.
School of Engineering
Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin
Mineral Separation Process (Reflux Classifier)
Professor Kevin Galvin developed the Reflux Classifier, an industrial machine that separates fine particles on the basis of either density or size, saving the global mining and minerals processing industry billions of dollars.
Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson
Mineral Separation Process (The Jameson Cell)
Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson is a chemical engineer and inventor of the Jameson Cell, a revolutionary mineral processing technology that contributes more than three billion dollars to the national economy every year.
Emeritus Professor Terry Wall
Resources Engineering
Emeritus Professor Terry Wall is the first Australian to win the esteemed Percy Nicholls Award for Notable Scientific or Practical Contributions in the Field of Solid Fuels
Professor Olivier Buzzi
Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Olivier Buzzi's research interests are in rock mechanics, rock joints, expansive soils and unsaturated soil mechanics.
Professor Irina Belova
Materials Engineering
Professor Irina Belova is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on the theory of mass and heat transport in materials.
Professor Mark Jones
Bulk Solids Handling
With a global reputation as an authority on pneumatic conveying and bulk solids handling, Engineering Professor Mark Jones and his team have delivered more than 3,500 bulk solids handling projects for over 1,000 companies across 40 countries.
Professor Erich Kisi
Materials Engineering
Material engineer Professor Erich Kisi has received $515,000 from the Australian Solar Institute to create a new device that converts solar energy directly into electricity.
Professor Rob Melchers
Structural Engineering
Professor Rob Melchers’ research on marine corrosion is leading the way towards safer, more resilient offshore engineering and construction. The corrosion of steel in marine environments is a big issue for the water industry worldwide, in particular the corrosion of mooring chains and wire rope for offshore platforms.
Professor Behdad Moghtaderi
Resources Engineering
Professor Behdad Moghtaderi is working with the Government and industry to solve global energy challenges through world-leading research in renewable energy and low emissions coal technologies. This will mean a cleaner environment – and save industry millions.
Professor Mark Stewart
Risk Assessment in Infrastructure
Professor Mark G. Stewart is Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability and an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow. He has over 25 years of experience in probabilistic risk and vulnerability assessment of infrastructure and security systems that are subject to man-made and natural hazards.
Associate Professor Thomas Fiedler
Materials Engineering
Associate Professor Thomas Fiedler is driving the development of new-generation cellular materials with that are light, strong and multi-functional.
Professor Michael Stockenhuber
Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor Stockenhuber's main research interest is heterogeneous catalysis and nanoporous materials with a special emphasis on structure- function relationships.
Dr Dariusz Alterman
Civil Engineering
Hearing consumer calls for government, industry and business to resolve issues related to climate change, Dr Dariusz Alterman is searching for ways to help Australia meet its emission reduction targets in 2020 and beyond.
Dr Anna Giacomini
Geotechnical Engineering
Dr Anna Giacomini, Principal Researcher in the University's Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling, is committed to innovating, promoting and improving safety in mining and civil environments.
Dr Jayne O'Shea
Mechanical Engineering
Gracious and tenacious in equal measure, NIER postgraduate mechanical engineering student Jayne O'Shea is seamlessly striking the elusive balance between work, motherhood and play.
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