Engineering success with the right chemistry
Dr Karen Hapgood from the Department of Chemical Engineering has won the 2006 award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists for 'New Investigator in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical technology'.

Trickle down technology
The efforts of two Monash researchers may help persuade the urban planners of the world's driest continent to save precious rain water by using a new type of paving for public areas.

Engineering open house and alumni dinner
On Saturday, November 18, the Faculty of Engineering held its first ever faculty - wide alumni event.

Monash China consortium established
Monash has established a new consortium to provide a platform for research and industrial engagement between Australia and China.

Fellowship returns biological engineer to Monash
Internationally renowned scientist Dr Cait MacPhee is due to return from overseas to work at Monash, thanks to a Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation (VESKI) fellowship.

'Tea leaf paradox' leads to new generation diagnostics
Monash scientists have used an 80-year-old scientific principle to separate red blood cells from blood plasma in a discovery that could lead to pocket diagnostics such as a 'smart card' that performs on-the-spot blood tests.

International awards for materials engineering
Researchers from the Department of Materials Engineering have received four international awards for their research papers about light metals and steel

Electricity supply research centre opens
The Victorian Minister for Innovation, Mr John Brumby, has officially opened a new Monash research centre that will play a pivotal role in improving the operation of Australia's power transformers.

Civil engineer wins international geosynthetics award
Associate Professor Abdelmalek Bouazza of Monash's Department of Civil Engineering has received the 2006 International Geosynthetics Society Award and gold medal.

On track with Monash - Monitoring rail track conditions
Monash's Institute of Railway Technology has developed a fully automated condition monitoring system for railways.

Rebuilding the road network: pavement engineering
Management of the Australian road network is a significant challenge that requires high level research to provide innovative technologies, particularly suited to Australian conditions.

Chemical Engineering excellence
Professor Xiao Dong Chen of the Department of Chemical Engineering has been honoured for his research excellence in the area of food processing and chemical and biochemical engineering.

Sustainable development champion Alex Zahnd visits Monash engineering
Monash Engineering, in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders, welcomed Mr Alex Zahnd from Kathmandu University to the Clayton campus on September 7th.

Student racers' German success
A team of Monash engineering students, who last month in Germany raced a car they designed and built, have returned from the international event with a respectable result.

Engineering appoints Chinese professor
The Faculty of Engineering has announced its first senior academic appointment under a new Monash-China cooperative agreement.

R&D in the air
A senior RAAF officer has told Monash engineering and science researchers about the potential for their involvement in an international program to develop the next generation of fighter aircraft.

Engineering complex fluids at Prato
The Monash University Prato Centre has hosted an international workshop at which engineers and scientists discussed research advances involving the phenomenon of complex fluids.

Monash Plays a Pivotal Role in Organising Railway Conference
Monash's Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) played a pivotal role, working closely with the Engineers Australia’s Railway Technical Society (RTSA), in the success of the recently held biennial International Conference on Railway Engineering 2006 (CORE2006).

Engineering launches new multi-purpose computer complex
The Faculty of Engineering has opened the doors of its refurbished and extended computer complex at the Clayton campus.

Engineering student flies high
The efforts of a Monash engineering student to modify the design of a commercial reconnaissance plane have resulted in the aircraft breaking the world record for a continuous flight by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Faster optical communications coming down the line
Monash University researchers have scooped the pool of prizes, including the $100,000 Peter Doherty Prize for Innovation, at the Commercialisation Expo 2006, for their work in faster optical communications.

Awards Night 2006
The annual Faculty of Engineering Awards Presentation Dinner was held on Wednesday 31 May at the Monash Banquet Hall.

Designing better vaccines
Monash University researchers are developing a method of making vaccines that will lead to highly effective inoculations made in a fraction of the time it now takes.

Cambridge gates open for Joan
Monash engineering graduate Ms Joan Ko has been offered a prestigious scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

Chinese Government rewards two Monash PhD students
Two PhD students from China have been recognised by the Chinese Government for their achievements while studying at Monash.

Inaugural Dean's HEW Awards
Staff of the Faculty of Engineering joined the Dean in the Sir Alexander Stewart Conference Centre for the announcement of the winners of the inaugural Dean’s Higher Education Worker Award.

The research experience summer scholarship
The Faculty of Engineering at Monash University has established a summer scholarship program to enable talented undergraduate students to explore the world of engineering research.

Synchrotron celebration
Hundreds of VIPs attended a gala dinner at the Australian Synchrotron on Saturday 4 March -- the first and only opportunity to dine on the synchrotron's 'technical floor'.

Foundation dinner
The Monash Engineering Foundation is hosting the gala event that will bring together hundreds of VIPs at the 21st century research facility that is taking shape next to the university’s Clayton campus

Engineering a French connection
Two French PhD students are undertaking part of their research in Monash's Engineering faculty this year and two Monash PhD researchers will study in France, as part of the international collaboration program Cotutelle.