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Dr Sarah Grundy

Dr Sarah Grundy

Senior Lecturer
Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering

Dr Grundy's research focus in in engineering education and current trends in industry. Her passion includes sustainable manufacturing and design from raw materials to process and product improvement and/or development.

After completing her PhD in Chemical Engineering from UNSW (2004), Dr Grundy joined a global building manufacturing company and became a Senior Technical Leader within the Research and Development division of the company. After 15 years in industry, Dr Grundy is at UNSW as an Education Focussed academic, predominantly in Engineering design and capstone courses.
Phone
+61-2-9385-4333
E-mail
s.grundy@unsw.edu.au
Location
Level 4, room 433 Science and Engineering Building (SEB) UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Miao G; Ranaraja I; Grundy S; Brown N; Belkina M; Goldfinch T, 2024, 'Project-based learning in Australian & New Zealand universities: current practice and challenges', Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2024.2358576
    Journal articles | 2024
    Miao G; Ranaraja I; Grundy S; Brown N; Belkina M; Goldfinch T, 2024, 'Project-based learning in Australian & New Zealand universities: sustainability and scalability', Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2024.2358585
    Journal articles | 2024
    Nikolic S; Sandison C; Haque R; Daniel S; Grundy S; Belkina M; Lyden S; Hassan GM; Neal P, 2024, 'ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, SciSpace and Wolfram versus higher education assessments: an updated multi-institutional study of the academic integrity impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on assessment, teaching and learning in engineering', Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2024.2372154
    Journal articles | 2024
    Nikolic S; Suesse TF; Grundy S; Haque R; Lyden S; Hassan GM; Daniel S; Belkina M; Lal S, 2024, 'Laboratory learning objectives: ranking objectives across the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains within engineering', European Journal of Engineering Education, 49, pp. 454 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2248042
    Journal articles | 2023
    Morel J; McNeilly O; Grundy S; Brown T; Gunawan C; Amal R; Scott JA, 2023, 'Nanoscale Titanium Surface Engineering via Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Etching for Enhanced Antimicrobial Properties', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, pp. 46247 - 46260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c09525
    Journal articles | 2023
    Nikolic S; Daniel S; Haque R; Belkina M; Hassan GM; Grundy S; Lyden S; Neal P; Sandison C, 2023, 'ChatGPT versus engineering education assessment: a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional benchmarking and analysis of this generative artificial intelligence tool to investigate assessment integrity', European Journal of Engineering Education, 48, pp. 559 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2213169
    Journal articles | 2023
    Nikolic S; Grundy S; Haque R; Lal S; Hassan GM; Daniel S; Belkina M; Lyden S; Suesse TF, 2023, 'A ranking comparison of the traditional, online and mixed laboratory mode learning objectives in engineering: Uncovering different priorities', STEM Education, 3, pp. 331 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/steme.2023020
    Journal articles | 2023
    Van Antwerpen J; Khan MHA; Shepherd J; Tan TH; Grundy S; MacGill I; Amal R; Daiyan R, 2023, 'A model for assessing pathways to integrate intermittent renewable energy for e-methanol production', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, pp. 30221 - 30237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.177
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Sekhar A; Neal P; Grundy S, 2023, 'Student Perceptions of the Place, Mode, and Teacher Contribution to Teamwork within Undergraduate Chemical Engineering', in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore MD, USA, presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore MD, USA, 25 June 2023 - 28 June 2023, https://peer.asee.org/44314
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Shih A; Grundy S; Neal P, 2023, 'Developing industry-aware engineering students in the classroom: The role of desktop site tours', in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore MD, USA, presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore MD, USA, 25 June 2023 - 28 June 2023, https://peer.asee.org/43088
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Nikolic S; Suesse TF; Grundy S; Haque R; Lyden S; Hassan GM; Daniel S; Belkina M; Lal S, 2022, 'A European vs Australasian Comparison of Engineering Laboratory Learning Objectives Rankings', in SEFI 2022 - 50th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings, pp. 558 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1253
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Sekhar A; Mezalan A; Neal P; Grundy S, 2022, 'Teamwork in Engineering Education: Student attitudes, perceptions, and preferences', Parramatta, NSW, Australia, presented at 33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, 04 December 2022 - 07 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28614
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Shih A; Grundy S; Neal PR, 2022, 'Virtual work integrated learning (VWIL) implementation for improving student professional development in a remote learning environment', Parramatta, NSW, Australia, presented at 33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, 04 December 2022 - 07 December 2022, https://aaee.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Virtual-work-integrated-learning-VWIL-implementation-for-.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Grundy S; Miao G; Brown N; Belkina M; Goldfinch T, 2021, 'Current best practice, support mechanisms and experiences of project-based learning', in 9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, REES AAEE 2021: Engineering Education Research Capability Development, pp. 1131, http://dx.doi.org/10.52202/066488-0130
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Grundy S; Moss W; Silva D; Eggler D; Le-Clech P; Guzzomi A, 2021, 'Navigating Remote Delivery of Capstone Project(s) to Achieve Equitable Learning Outcomes Within Higher Education', in 9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, REES AAEE 2021: Engineering Education Research Capability Development, pp. 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.52202/066488-0123

My passion is in two areas:
1. applied research (sustainable manufacturing practices) while my expertise area is in materials development, process improvement, process development and implementation. My current research interests are in process optimisation and improvement in industry-linked projects. These projects include advanced material development with a focus on nanoparticles and surface treatment, characterisation at laboratory, pilot scale level through to industrial scale-up.

2. engineering education with a focus on authentic learning practices including Project-Based Learning, Team-Based Learning, Work-Integrated Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence.

 
 

My Teaching

  • FOOD1130 Sustainable Food Product Manufacturing
  • CEIC1000 Sustainable Product Engineering and Design
  • CEIC3001 Advanced Thermodynamics and Separation
  • CEIC3004 Process Equipment Design
  • CEIC3005 Process Plant Design
  • CEIC3007 Chemical Engineering Laboratory B
  • CEIC4001 Design Project