Dr Alwynne Pegler, the first Principal of the Western Australian School of Mines after it joined the Western Australian Institute of Technology, passed away last November. He was 95 years old.
By Daniel Jauk and Elizabeth McKenzie (university archivist) | Alumni news; Campus and community; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering | Leave a comment
This year marks 100 years since Captain James Peat – the first surveying graduate from the Western Australian School of Mines – was killed by sniper fire on the Western Front.
By Daniel Jauk | Alumni news; Campus and community; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering | Leave a commentCurtin University’s International Summer School Program was recently launched with the theme ‘Resources for a Sustainable Future’. Director General of the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum, Mr Richard Sellers was joined by delegates from Russia, Korea, Chile, Brazil, Malaysia, Japan and Perth to announce the official start of the International Summer School, which will Read More
By Megan Meates | Campus and community; Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and miningTwo Curtin University researchers have designed and created a high-resolution, computerised field map of the Moon’s gravity.
By Andrea Barnard | Research; Engineering and mining; Physical sciences and mathematicsA Curtin University Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) graduate is the founder of the first Masaai night school in East Africa, where he spent seven months building infrastructure in some of the most impoverished communities in the world.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Engineering and mining | Leave a commentCurtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines’ (WASM) youngest student, Bukayo Taiwo, recently completed her first vacation work with Leighton Contractors’ Mining Division after being awarded one of the company’s scholarships.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Research; Engineering and miningResearch led by Curtin University geologists has uncovered a wealth of new evidence in the mineral zircon from lunar rock samples recovered during NASA’s Apollo missions, revealing indisputable proof of meteorite collisions on the Moon.
By Andrea Barnard | Research; Engineering and mining; Physical sciences and mathematicsCurtin University staff and students have had the opportunity to experience the mining industry on a global scale after an international field trip to some of Europe’s leading mineral companies and research institutes.
By Andrea Barnard | Campus and community; Engineering and mining
Stellar recognition for Curtin researcher.
By Jarrad Long | Campus and community; Engineering and mining; Physical sciences and mathematics | 2commentsPhD students awarded prestigious scholarships.
By Chris Thomson | Campus and community; Engineering and mining | 1 commentCRICOS Provider Code: WA 00301J
