Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering prides itself on its identity as a national leader in the chemical engineering field and has an excellent international reputation, which it actively seeks to retain and extend. Established in 1964 the Division is currently housed in an award winning, purpose designed building served by workshops, laboratories and a simulated chemical plant working area. Our mission is to provide a cohesive learning environment enabling quality education, leadership in research, development and consulting in support of the process industries.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is for people; planning and constructing the environment in which they live.  Civil engineers are men and women who have trained to plan, design, construct and maintain the facilities which contribute to our modern way of life.  Civil engineers are responsible for buildings, bridges, roads, harbours, dams, airports, coastal protection, water supply and public health.  They must understand material strength, water flow, foundation capacities, breaking waves, transport and land interactions, contamination and treatment.  Not only must they be well informed about the sciences, they must apply their theoretical knowledge to create economical and aesthetically pleasing facilities which satisfy the demands of society. The Civil engineer must have a high aptitude for mathematics and physics, a desire to meet technological challenges and an ability to work with a wide range of people.

Environmental Engineering

New technologies and engineering solutions are required for global sustainable development. In the coming decades the world will face immense challenges in sustainably providing food, water, energy, materials, etc., for its rapidly growing and urbanising population while minimizing the impacts of waste and pollution. Nations like Australia will have to re-engineer aging and inappropriate infrastructure, industries and patterns of urbanisation.

Materials Engineering

Materials is the science of everything you see and touch. It is materials, metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites that give manufactured products their functional and aesthetic properties.  Materials Science and Engineering is concerned with the selection, processing, development and performance of materials. Materials engineers apply their skills and knowledge to optimise materials processing, and to improve the properties of manufactured products. Understanding and controlling the service behaviour of materials leads to improvements in the performance of machines, products and structures.

Mechanical Engineering

Welcome to Mechanical Engineering.  Mechanical Engineering at UQ was established in 1949 and since then it has been the number one choice for Queensland school leavers wanting to pursue a career in mechanical engineering.  We take pride leading the world in our chosen research areas while offering a broad-based undergraduate and post-graduate education program across all mechanical engineering fields. 

Mining and Metallurgical Engineering

The Division of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering has, through the development of its undergraduate teaching programs and its research efforts, established an excellent reputation for the quality of its graduate training and research performance. In the years to come it is hoped that future generations will build on these foundations to achieve the highest internationally competitive standards of education, training, research and consulting in support of the minerals industry.