UWA Engineering
Asset Management Network
VISION: To
be the education and research partner of choice in Western Australia
for engineering and infrastructure asset management (AM)
and reliability.
OBJECTIVE: To have a sustainable suite of
AM and
reliability research and education programs by 2012 through:
- Coordinating
undergraduate and postgraduate programs in reliability, risk and asset
management
at UWA.
- Delivering
short courses in alliance with peak bodies and for organisations
committed to
excellence in AM.
-
Links
with respected AM practitioners in Australia
and overseas.
-
Leveraging
existing UWA capabilities and our national and international links.
- Coordinating
multi-disciplinary research projects for our WA asset stakeholders.
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
- Professional
Development opportunities for
Perth-based professionals in (a) Engineering Asset
Management
& Risk (May-Aug), and (b) Reliability Engineering (Sep-Nov)
- Postgraduate degrees for
Perth-based professionals: Graduate Diploma/ Masters in Business and
Engineering Asset Management
- Customised
short courses for organisations through the AIM-UWA Business
School Alliance
- Contributions
to short courses run by industry groups and peak bodies
- Open program for Senior Executive Development 'Asset Management for Managers' through the AIM-UWA Business School Alliance
RESEARCH
PROGRAMS
Since
its formation in 2006, the EAM Network has engaged in a range
of multi-disciplinary research projects. These projects bring together
latent capability from engineering and non-engineering groups within
the UWA community, to investigate and develop solutions for specific
organisations. The scale of the project ranges from unfunded and funded
final year student projects to fully-funded research contracts.
CO-ORDINATORS OF EAM ACTIVITIES
EAM activities at UWA are coordinated by Dr. Melinda Hodkiewicz and
Reliability Engineering activities by Dr. Kecheng Shen. Within the UWA
academic community there are many academics who have specific expertise
relevant to understanding and resolving AM and Reliability challenges.
These individuals are identified on the EAM Network Map. Contact may be made directly with this individuals using the UWA Contact directory or by contacting the coordinators.
HOW DID THE EAM PROGRAM GET STARTED?
The EAM program started with the formation of the West Australian Asset
Management Initiative in 2004. The story of who was involved and what
the initiative achieved is at the WAAMI web
site. In 2006 the EAM Discipline Group was formed and endorsed by UWA's
Academic Board. At the end of 2010, changes in the internal structure
of the university resulted in the abolition of Discipline Groups and
the Engineering Asset Management Network was formed.
Last modified on 24 Nov 2010