Department of Engineering

  • Professor Daping Chu elected a Fellow of Optica

  • Surging cylinders, flapping wings and gust encounters: Force production in unsteady flows

  • Neurotechnology developments shaped by researchers and end-users

  • Alumni stories: Meet the fluid mechanics duo who helped steer New Zealand’s sailing team to victory

  • New biological graft research to improve dialysis treatment

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Latest news

Professor Daping Chu elected a Fellow of Optica

17 Feb 2025

Professor Daping Chu has been elected a Fellow of Optica by the Society’s Board of Directors.

Surging cylinders, flapping wings and gust encounters: Force production in unsteady flows

12 Feb 2025

Unsteady effects occur in many natural and technical flows, for example around flapping wings or during aircraft gust encounters.

Neurotechnology developments shaped by researchers and end-users

10 Feb 2025

New paper tackles challenges in neurotechnology today: how to ensure groundbreaking developments are shaped not just by researchers, but also by the people whose lives they will impact most.