About Us
Mechatronic engineering is one of the yougest engineering disciplines. It brings together mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer engineering: the essential part of the discipline is the integration of machines and systems involving these elements.
The National Panel on Mechatronics (NPMech) met for the first time in December 2006. The main issues discussed were industry standards that mechatronic engineers work with frequently, and graduate development issues for mechatronic engineers. The panel agreed that this was a challenging issue for companies which often have fairly distinct discipline groups such as mechanical, electrical and instrumentation. Graduates need exposure in all these groups to reinforce the cross-discipline abilities that their education has created.
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Mechatronics Panel of Engineers Australia Left to Right: Richard Facer (Shell), Paul Wong (Applied Robotics), Gursel Alici (U. Wollongong), James Trevelyan (U. Western Australia), Arun D'Souza (Former Mechanical College Board Chair), Prasad Yarlagadda (Qld U. Technology), Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin U.) |
Panel Members
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Dr Tim Gale (Chair) E-mail: t.gale@utas.edu.au |
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Michael Lucas (Deputy Chair) E-mail: michael@mechanimationstudios.com |
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Prof James Trevelyan (Past Chair) E-mail: James.Trevelyan@uwa.edu.au |
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Prof Gursel Alici University of Wollongong E-mail: gursel@uow.edu.au |
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Mr Richard Facer E-mail: richard.facer@shell.com |
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Mr. Reuben Maguire E-mail: reuben.maguire@bmacoal.com |
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Prof Saeid Nahavandi Director - Centre for Intelligent Systems Research, Deakin University Email: saeid.nahavandi@deakin.edu.au |
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Mr Philip Millar Ford Geelong Web Site Convenor E-mail: pmillar@ford.com |
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Oliver Walters
E-mail: oliver.henry.walters@gmail.com |
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Dr Tien-Fu Lu (Corresponding Member) University of Adelaide E-mail: tien0fu.lu@adelaide.edu.au |
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Mr Paul Brodie
Member (representing manufacturing and food/beverage industries) IEEE Electrical Power Representative
Email: paul.brodie@cub.com.au
Ph: (07) 3379 8331
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Other Corresponding Members
- Earl Heckman (Immediate Past Chair, Mechanical College Board
- Michael Lees (Chair, National Committee on Automation, Control and Instrumentation
- Assoc Prof Tristan Perez
- Dr Paul Wong
- Paula West (Chair, Mechanical College Board)
Related Groups
- The Mechanical College
- The Electrical College
Contact Us
For any enquiries regarding the National Panel on Mechatronics please contact:
Executive Officer
T: 02 6270 6186
F: 02 6273 2358
E: mechatronics@engineersaustralia.org.au
Engineers Australia
Engineering House
11 National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
