The Department of Civil and Construction Engineering combines teaching and research with industry needs to provide students with the skills required to build resilient infrastructure for a sustainable world. Our research focus includes innovative structural systems, digital design and construction, innovative construction materials, construction automation, and urban environmental and transport systems.

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Our civil and construction engineering courses combine strong theoretical foundations with a practical, real-world focus to give students the confidence and skills required for the workplace. 

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  • "Acciona Geotech wholeheartedly supports Swinburne’s Work Integrated Learning program and acknowledges the quality of Swinburne’s civil engineering programs as being both practical and relevant to industry. Thanks to the diversity and robustness of Swinburne’s courses, students quickly find their feet and undertake real work and add value in a very short period of time.” 

    Dene Macleod , Business Improvement Manager, ACCIONA Geotech

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For general enquiries, call 1300 794 628 to speak with our friendly team. You can also email us at Dean-SchoolofEngineering@swinburne.edu.au.

Contact us
Name
Position
Contact
Location
Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi Professor in Structural Engineering
Director, Smart Structures Laboratory

+61 3 9214 8429 

ralmahaidi@swinburne.edu.au

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Professor Arul Arulrajah Professor in Geotechnical Engineering

+61 3 9214 5741 

aarulrajah@swinburne.edu.au

ATC742
Professor Hussein Dia Professor in Future Urban Mobility

+61 3 9214 5280 

hdia@swinburne.edu.au

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Professor Saman Fernando Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure +61 3 9214 4879

msfernando@swinburne.edu.au
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Professor Nicholas Haritos Professor in Structural Engineering nharitos@swinburne.edu.au  
Professor Monzur Imteaz Head, Water Engineering Group

+61 3 9214 5630 

mimteaz@swinburne.edu.au

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Professor Allison Kealy Professor
Director, Innovative Planet Research Institute
akealy@swinburne.edu.au  
Professor Lam Pham Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure lpham@swinburne.edu.au ATC726
Professor Pat Rajeev Professor in Civil Infrastructure Engineering
Department Chair

+61 3 9214 4942 

prajeev@swinburne.edu.au

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Professor Jay Sanjayan
Professor in Structural Engineering
Director, Centre of Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction

+61 3 9214 8034 

jsanjayan@swinburne.edu.au

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Professor Hing-Ho Tsang Adjunct Professor in Structural Engineering htsang@swinburne.edu.au