Minerals and energy resources are essential for survival of humanity. They abolish poverty and help excel humankind, or more concretely enable farming, healthcare, communications, water and energy supply, transportation, space technology, renewable energy, and the construction of our cities.Â
Engineers in minerals and energy sectors will undoubtedly become more important as they will deliver pathways for a greener, safer and more sustainable future for us all.Â
However, a shortage in critical mineral supply will be a bottleneck to the rapid implementation of renewables. Since we need to produce critical minerals at the same pace as implementation of renewables, any supply issues will mitigate growth of the renewables sector and cause hefty increases in costs.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that current renewables such as solar, wind and hydrogen, will not be able to meet the increasing demand for energy. Development of other renewables sources will be required, such as geothermal energy, which is the most widely available but untapped renewable energy source.
We are presently navigating our way through an energy transition, where renewable energy technologies will fail to immediately meet current energy demands. To soften the effects of this transition, natural gas may replace coal and in doing so will play a critical role in working toward a more sustainable future. Furthermore, the need to sequester and effectively store CO2 underground will be necessary to bolster our efforts toward not only a carbon-neutral, but more importantly, carbon-negative future.
Our students will be part of the solution in creating a more sustainable future and contribute to the development of a carbon-free economy throughout their careers.
We are not just an ordinary engineering school, and we are not just a conventional School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering. In fact, we are the biggest school in Australia, producing outstanding engineers for:
- Earth and off-earth minerals and energy resources exploration,Â
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- computing,
- data analytics,Â
- operations management,Â
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- owners of their own corporations, and more ….
Come and study with the leading provider of world class education and research in Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering, Mining Engineering at the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering and be part of the solution to a carbon-free future and help humankind get future ready.Â
As part of your degree, you will also gain 60 days of approved industrial training in Australia or overseas. You will be able to apply the skills you have learned in a real-world professional engineering setting to become career ready.
