The University of Queensland is one of seven universities tasked with championing sustainable minerals processing through a federally-backed $35 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence.
The University of Queensland commitment to leading research has been recognised again with the Federal Government awarding 19 Australian Research Council grants.
The University has reaffirmed its position as a leading research institution, with 28 UQ researchers identified as among the world’s most influential scientific minds.
Five future engineering leaders and problem-solvers have become the first to receive scholarships created by the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership.
UQ PhD candidate Rhys Pirie is the first Australian to win Young Innovator of the Year at the world’s premier conference for research and innovation, Falling Walls Berlin.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded UQ more ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships and more ARC Centres of Excellence than any other university in the country in 2019 – with 27 Laureates and 11 ARC Centres headquartered at UQ.
Chemical engineering alumnus Nicholas Salmon is Queensland’s newest Rhodes Scholar, and will spend next year at Oxford University investigating the most effective ways to produce ‘green’ ammonia for fertiliser or energy.
A team of chemical engineering students from UQ showed off their knowledge, practical skills and strong team work at a prestigious national event in Sydney earlier this month.
University of Queensland chemical engineers have developed a new method to analyse the physical characteristics of potato chips in a bid to develop a tastier low-fat snack.
Thanks to a new collaboration involving researchers from across UQ, including chemical engineering researcher Professor Jason Stokes, Australian bush tucker could soon be found in kitchens around the world.
Dr Tom Rufford has received a Foundation Research Excellence Award for his work furthering the understanding of wetting of gas diffusion electrodes during electrochemical CO2 reduction.
Three UQ researchers have been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowships – with UQ securing the largest share of funding in the competitive grants.
EAIT Faculty at UQ has launched a world-class makerspace, UQ Innovate, placing the world top 50-university at the forefront of hands-on education in Australia.
The Trevor and Judith St Baker Family Foundation donated $1.5 million to fund a visiting fellowship at The University of Queensland - a gift that will advance environmentally friendly transport options.
Australian engineering companies committed to a more equitable gender balance for the engineering industry are reaping the rewards of their efforts to help build and support the pipeline of female talent entering the field.
