Engineering & Oceanography Australia

UW Engineering Study Abroad

This 4-week summer program gives students first-hand research experience working with marine robotics near the Great Barrier Reef.

Engineering & Oceanography Australia: Autonomous and Robotic Observations of Marine Ecosystems

This program in Summer A-Term 2022 is taught on the campus of Queensland University of Technology in sunny Brisbane, Australia. Students conduct research on underwater robotics used in biological monitoring of ocean waters.

The program is co-sponsored by UW LSAMP, the College of Engineering, and the Department of Oceanography

Summer 2022 Program Updates

The scheduled program dates for the 2022 program will be mid-June to mid-June 2022. The final program dates and the program application page will be available soon on this site.

The anticipated application deadline will be January 31, 2022.

Fill out the program interest form to receive notification by email when the application is open on the UW Study Abroad program application page.

Learn more about how one program alum used their research experience in Australia to conduct further research that helped them earn a presentation award at a national conference!

COVID-19 Updates

Program staff will be working with UW Study Abroad to ensure that the program will be able to run safely based on the expected public health guidelines and travel regulations in Australia and the US during the program dates. Students with active applications for the program will be notified about any updates to the program with regard to health and safety.

In the case that the program is canceled in 2021 prior to the program start date, students will receive a full refund including application fee and deposit. You can review more information about this on the UW Study Abroad COVID-19 information page.