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New dean appointed to the Faculty of Engineering The recently appointed Dean of Engineering at Sydney University, Professor Greg Hancock, is off to a conference in the UK to give keynote and workshop papers on one of his areas of expertise, thin walled steel structures. Following this, he is making a presentation at the South African Structural Engineering and Mechanics Congress in Capetown. Professor Hancock is also BHP Steel’s Professor of Steel Structures, a position he has held for 13 years. His title recently changed to BlueScope Steel Professor of Steel Structures in line with the company name change. No wonder he laments that he doesn’t have enough time to play golf or tennis. The buckling and stability of steel structures are Professor Hancock’s key areas of research interest and he has achieved a worldwide reputation as a leader in the fields of tubular and cold formed steel structures. “A highlight of my work on the stability and buckling of tubular steel structures was research on the development of codes for the construction of the Sydney Olympic stadium and the aquatic centre,” he said. Another area of interest for Professor Hancock is the buckling and stability of cold formed thin walled steel structures used for roofs and walls. His research in Australia has attracted worldwide interest and he serves on committees in other countries, as well as chairing the Australian Standards Committee. He is the sole non-North American on the American Iron and Steel Institute Specification Committee, and is working with the Chinese Steel Standards Committee on codes for cold formed steel structures. He has also done extensive work with the Hong Kong Standards Committee. “Our work is starting to have influence worldwide, for example a lot of Australian research has influenced the development of the American standard,” he said Having written three books and co-authored a further six books plus more than a hundred refereed papers for journals, he was invited to contribute information on bridges and dams to the World Book Encyclopedia. Consulting engineers and construction companies have consulted Professor Hancock on 133 investigations. Contributions to courses run by universities in Austria, Canada, China, South Africa, UK and USA number 23. He considers the Faculty of Engineering in particular, and Sydney University in general, as world class research venues. “The Faculty has many strengths in a variety of areas, such as field robotics, environmental and geotechnical engineering, advanced materials, telecommunications, photonics and aerospace, to name a few.” There is a wealth of opportunities for the Faculty to build a reputation in these fields and create new areas of expertise, especially in collaboration with the medical and science faculties, he said. Some of the professor’s aims are to increase the attraction of the Masters program for international students and build on the flexible engineering program which is available to first year students. “We want to attract students to study here by offering a flexible program that gives them choices,” he said. Professor Hancock and his wife Sue have three children - Olga is a law graduate, Amy is an economics graduate who is studying for a Masters in industrial law, and Edward is in third year engineering and producing the faculty revue this year. “Edward shares my interest in engineering, but I lack his sense of fun and could never produce comedy skits,” he said. His wife Sue is also studying for a Masters in teaching English as a foreign language. “She studied for her Bachelors degree at Sydney University, but now she is a turncoat as she is at UTS !!!” A daily swim at the university pool with other professors and competing in ocean swims are his main sports. He and Sue enjoy cliff gardening at his northern beaches home perched above Pittwater. |
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An international forum of sustainable
transport initiatives Click here for more information and to register. Email: ac21@usyd.edu.au
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the above, Venue: Sydney Convention Centre & various Sydney University venues Web: www.usyd.edu.au/ac21 Email: ac21@usyd.edu.au 21st & 22nd July 2004 Australian Energy & Utility Summit 2004 The future of Australia's energy and utility sector Venue: Sydney Convention Centre Click here for more information or Contact Anthony Sprange (02) 9922 5609Email: anthonys@acevents.com.au
"Disruptive Technologies - Risk and Reward" An ATSE workshop Email: Dr John Nutt, ATSE for more info. 23 & 24 September 2004 Engineers Australia - Engineering Leadership Conference 2004 Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Click here for more information on the web or here to request info by Email 27 to 29 September 2004 CHEMECA 2004 Venue: Australian Technology Park, Sydney Click here for more information on the web or here to request info by Email 15 & 16 November 2004 ATSE 2004 Symposium - "Living Longer, Living Better" Venue: Adelaide Hilton Hotel see www.atse.org.au for more details Paula Williamson (03) 9347 0622 or paulaw@atse.org.au | ||
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