Master of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – Research
Master of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – Research
Develop your advanced engineering skills and contribute to an industry-focused environmental engineering research project. The School of Engineering’s emphasis is on sustainable development and encompasses a broad spectrum of environmental impacts and degradation. Research activity is focused on identifying solutions to existing and emerging problems in these areas. Most of…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Develop your advanced engineering skills and contribute to an industry-focused environmental engineering research project.
The School of Engineering’s emphasis is on sustainable development and encompasses a broad spectrum of environmental impacts and degradation. Research activity is focused on identifying solutions to existing and emerging problems in these areas. Most of these problems result from human impact and solving them draws on techniques such as life cycle analysis, cleaner production, and eco-efficiency to develop sustainable solutions.
You can select from existing applied research projects that are well supported by industry. These projects will deliver fundamental research leading to innovative new products, processes and knowledge.
You will be closely supervised while you work on a project within one of the following research areas:
adaptation to climate change
air pollution
environmental planning and policy
groundwater resource management
land contamination and remediation
land degradation
management of waste
sludge management
wastewater treatment and recycling
water systems engineering and water resources
This masters degree may be undertaken in a project or thesis mode.
Our primary research activities are conducted within these related research centres:
Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre
Our research facilities and equipment include:
anaerobic digesters
elcometer film applicator for membrane production
enhanced membrane bioreactors
forward osmosis systems
greenhouse gas analyser
groundwater quality monitoring equipment
hydraulic devices
laboratory and pilot-scale high and low pressure membranes
rainwater harvesting system
Career
A masters degree will provide you with a foundation for further studies into a PhD and employment in senior leadership and management research-based positions in a variety of government, non-government and corporate organisations.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
