Alongside our passion for teaching, research sits at the heart of the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CME).
Using both advanced and traditional tools, researchers in this area work across industry and academia, in the field and in the labs to deliver demand-driven, researcher-driven and informal research. This approach ensures our research is grounded in real‑world data and conditions, while also exploring extreme and rarely encountered scenarios. Each discipline spans a broad range of specialisations — far more than the examples listed below.
With projects ranging from the microscopic to ones that are out of this world, our research covers a vast range of disciplines, environments and technical areas which continues to expand.
Discover the latest research news to come out of CME.
Two of the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) projects—led by Prof. Jun Li and Dr. Zhen Peng—have been successfully funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the highly competitive ARC Discovery Projects program.
Curtin University has recognised two CME academics at the 2025 Research Excellence and Impact Awards for their excellence: Professor Mohamed Shahin and Professor Michele John.
Curtin’s Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) celebrated 10 years of success since 2015 at the inaugural International Conference on Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection.
Dr Navdeep Dhami and her team won the ARC Discovery project 2026 for their project “Microbial detoxification of asbestos”. They have driven real-world impact by securing funding in an ARC Discovery Grant.
PhD student Daniela Rivas-Aybar has published the world’s first Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment study on hemp-based construction materials in Materials Today Sustainability.
PhD researcher, Mohammad Raquibul Hasan, is working on cutting-edge research to transform recycled PLA into 3D-printed gears. Blending sustainability with innovation, he’s enhancing sustainable waste management and increasing resource efficiency.
Professor Jun Li from CME has been awarded a prestigious ARC Mid‑Career Industry Fellowship for his work on digital twin and vision‑based technologies for bridge health monitoring, in collaboration with Main Roads Western Australia.
Managed by Curtin’s Graduate Research School, our Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs support students to build knowledge, develop theories and apply innovative analysis under specialist academic supervision across areas.
Focused on a specific field of work, research groups bring together a dedicated team of researchers to address an ongoing area of study.
Research collaboration connects Curtin researchers with industry, government and global partners to deliver research with real‑world impact, creating value for communities, partners and end users.
