The University of New South Wales, referred to as UNSW, was founded in 1949. The main campus is located in the financial, trade and tourism center of the southern hemisphere - Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia. It is a world-renowned top public research university and is a member of the Australian Eight-School Alliance, the Pacific Rim University Alliance, the International Technology University Alliance, Universitas 21 and the Commonwealth University Association. The UNSW School of Engineering is the largest engineering school in Australia. In 2015, 22 researchers and alumni were selected as the top 100 most influential engineers in Australia. The college has a quantum computing and communication technology laboratory and the largest power electronics and drive research laboratory. It has participated in the research and development of the world's first pure silicon quantum computer chip and the world's highest efficiency photovoltaic solar cell in 2014. In 2017, the Space Engineering Research Centre built Australia's first EC0 satellite.