UNSW News Articles UNSW Science
DATE PUBLISHED: 18 JUNE 2026
UNSW Sydney ranked first in the nation overall - and 19th in the world.
UNSW Sydney has claimed the number one spot in Australia in the 2027 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings – one of the most comprehensive and respected international league tables in tertiary education. UNSW placed 19th in the world in the ranking compiled from an evaluation of 8808 institutions, with 1504 universities included in the published results. It was the only Australian university to make the top 20 and the first time a NSW university has claimed the country’s top spot.
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DATE PUBLISHED: 24 MARCH 2025
Potential boom in future supersonic air travel needs to be safe
UNSW Science has written an article on the book including some discussions Professor Melhem is currently having with NASA. It discusses the Concorde fatality, and also important design issues not addressed even after the Concorde crash.
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Publication by George Melhem (UNSW), Paul Monroe (UNSW), & Akshay Vithal (USYD) Published by Taylor & Francis (New York, USA)
DATE PUBLISHED: 1 NOVEMBER 2024
Supersonic Effects on Rivets
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Publication by George Melhem (UNSW), Paul Monroe (UNSW), Chris Sorrell (UNSW), & Alsten Livingstone (UTS) Listed in the University of NSW School of Materials Science & Engineering Annual Report 2018
UNSW July 2019
Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications
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Publication by George Nadim MelhemUniversity of NSW (School of Material Science & Engineering) and Perfect Engineering
DATE PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2019
Aerospace Fasteners: Use in Structural Applications
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Premier of New South Wales opens the Hilmer Building at the University of New South Wales
UNSW Media 20 July 2016
The new home of Australia’s leading materials science and engineering research and innovation the Hilmer building – has been officially opened by the NSW Premier Mike Baird.
“NSW is a world leader in innovation, science and engineering and this new state-of-the-art building will be an important training ground for future leaders in these fields,” the Premier said of the significant addition to the UNSW Kensington campus.
At the UNSW opening ceremony (left to right): The Hon. Philip M. Ruddock, Adj. Prof. George Melhem and Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird.
“Facilities such as this will help UNSW collaborate further with industry, business and government to develop innovative ideas that will not only improve society, but also boost our economy.”
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs said the $140 million building, which provides staff and students with exceptional research laboratories and flexible collaborative learning spaces, reinforces UNSW’s reputation as a world leader in the field. Continue Reading
University of New South Wales - Award
Perfect Engineering 17 June 2016
Mr Antoine (Toni) Kazzi was awarded by Professor George Melhem and Professor Paul Munroe (Head of the School of Materials Science and Engineering) with a certificate of recognition for "Excellence in journalism, poetry and his efforts pertaining to the service of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Australia and its implication for the Australian community." Toni was nominated by Adjunct Professor George Melhem and subsequently, Professor Paul Munroe endorsed this nomination. Many people attended this ceremony such as federal ministers, state MPs and community leaders, click on this link here (attachment) for more details. To view the certificate awarded to Mr Antoine Kazzi, click here.
Toni Kazzi Award
Perfect Engineering on the Industry Advisory Board
UNSW June 2016
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The University of New South Wales' Industry Advisory Board is an integral part of its management structure and provides a link with a key stakeholder group. Perfect Engineering is represented by Adjunct Professor George Melhem on the Industry Advisory Board. Its purpose is:
- 1. To contribute to the strategic direction for teaching and research by reviewing and providing industry input to undergraduate course content, research directions, recruitment and staffing and to provide support for student recruitment and scholarships.
- 2. To provide an external stakeholder voice with the Government to influence investment and priorities with regard to facilities, equipment and research grant programmes.
- 3. To act as an industry network that the School can use to test ideas and seek advice. Continue Reading
Industrial Training Poster Competition at UNSW
29 March 2016
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) held its annual Industrial Training Placement Evening on 14th March 2016. Around 38 undergraduate students presented posters and a brief oral summary outlining their experiences during industrial training. Clearly, many students found their industrial training placements to be a very valuable learning experience, with the quality of this year's presentations being extremely high.
Adjunct Professor George Melhem and project engineer Elie Nakhel from Perfect Engineering were thanked for their insightful and thoughtful judging.
“Many thanks to those contributed to the competition and congratulations to those that won prizes for their outstanding and, more importantly, highly reflective presentations.
True results are based on achieved projects' outcomes.
"Perfect Engineering has been called to solve numerous problems, for key clients and their projects."
The Team, Perfect Engineering
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