Kim Harvey

Dr Kim Harvey

Senior Lecturer

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Kim Harvey is a Senior Lecturer in Maritime Engineering and Systems Engineering at Adelaide University. A Chartered Professional Mechanical Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia, she brings over 20 years of experience in the Maritime Defence and civil nuclear sectors across the UK and Australia.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Senior Lecturer Adelaide University
2020 - 2026 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
1997 - 2003 University of Bath United Kingdom PhD
1994 - 1995 University of Leicester United Kingdom MSc, Modern Methods of Electromechanical Design
1991 - 1994 University of Leicester United Kingdom BEng (Hons), General Engineering

Year Citation
2002 Bainbridge, R., Mettem, C., Harvey, K., & Ansell, M. (2002). Bonded-in rod connections for timber structures - Development of design methods and test observations. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 22(1), 47-59.
DOI Scopus75

Year Citation
2013 Harvey, K. (2013). How Technology Advances in Submarine Payload Launch Systems Can Benefit SEA 1000. In Proceedings of 2nd SIA Technology Conference “Australia's Submarine Enterprise - Building the Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Capability. Adelaide, Australia.
2008 Harvey, K. (2008). Integrated Waste Management in the Maritime Environment. In Proceedings of International Maritime Conference (Pacific 2008). Sydney, Australia.
2001 Bainbridge, R. J., Harvey, K., Mettem, C. J., & Ansell, M. P. (2001). Fatigue performance of structural timber connections. In IABSE Conference, Lahti 2001: Innovative Wooden Structures and Bridges (pp. 573-578). International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
DOI
2000 Bainbridge, R., Mettem, C., Harvey, K., & Ansell, M. (2000). Fatigue performance of bonded-in rods in glulam using three adhesive types. In Proceedings of 33rd Meeting of Working Commission W18. University of Karlsruhe.
2000 Harvey, K., & Ansell, M. (2000). Improved timber connections using bonded-in rods. In Proceedings of 6th World Conference on Timber Engineering. Whistler, British Columbia.
2000 Harvey, K., Ansell, M., Mettem, C., & Bainbridge, R. (2000). Bonded-in pultrusions for moment-resisting timber connections. In Proceedings of 33rd, Meeting of Working Commission W18, CIB-W18. Delft, The Netherlands.
1999 Mettem, C., Bainbridge, R. J., Harvey, K., & Ansell, M. P. (1999). Evaluation of material combinations for bonded in rods to achieve improved timber connections. In Proceedings of the 32nd Meeting of Working Commission W18, CIB-W18. Graz, Austria.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor Advanced Navigation Strategies for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Integrating Perception with Sensor Fusion and Reinforcement Learning Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Raja Baksi
2025 Principal Supervisor Advanced Navigation Strategies for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Integrating Perception with Sensor Fusion and Reinforcement Learning Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Raja Baksi
2023 Co-Supervisor A System-of-Systems Engineering Meta-methodology for Defence Capability integration Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Jacolyn Marjorie Pratt
2023 Co-Supervisor A System-of-Systems Engineering Meta-methodology for Defence Capability integration Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Jaci Pratt

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