The highest achieving students from the School of Engineering received prizes at a ceremonial event on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at Storey Hall.
The School of Engineering congratulates our 2019 Prize winners.
The school congratulated nearly 70 undergraduate, postgraduate by coursework and HDR students on their excellent academic achievements in 2018, with industry-sponsored prizes and scholarships.
CEO of Hendry, Emma Hendry, gave a keynote speech to industry professionals, academics, student prize winners and their guests.
Congratulations to all students on their exceptional accomplishments and thank you to industry organisations for their continued support and sponsorship.
Engineering Articulation Prize
Awarded to a final year student with outstanding academic success who also articulated through an alternate pathway.
Joseph Todd
Boeing Prize
Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Shreyas Rahul Urunkar
Microchip Technology Prize
Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Luke Steven Pollock
Microchip Technology Prize
Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Matthew David Penn
Tom Shelton Memorial Award
Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Akanae Chattrairat
Boeing Prize
Awarded to the best Aviation student in their first year in 2018.
Etai Krispin
Boeing Prize
Awarded to the best Aviation student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Ivan Reynaldi Setiawan
Boeing Prize
Awarded to the best Aviation student in their final year in 2018.
Jordan Dennis Bootle
John O'Donnell Prize
Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Joshua Anthony Schembri
Chemical Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Yemima Ehrnst
J. A. McAfee Prize
Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Yonghui Zhang
Ramsay Bull Award
Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
John Huynh
Environmental Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Jamie Tamerin Herbst
Environmental Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Casey Chatterton
Environmental Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Angus Geoffrey Campbell
Environmental Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Stephanie Louise Cope
Civil and Infrastructure Prize
Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their first year in 2018.
Jye Ashton Charles Witham
Civil and Infrastructure Prize
Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their second year in 2018.
Ewa Smolinska
BMD Group Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding third year Civil Engineering student, based on high academic performance in first and second year, who has demonstrated affinity to the civil construction industry and leadership skills.
Ewa Smolinska
Civil and Infrastructure Prize
Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Vincenzo Nicola Turcarolo
UniBank Prize
Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure female student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Fangfang Zhuang
W.E. Thompson (Civil & Geological) Award
Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their final year in 2018.
Yuan Wei Phua
Biomedical Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Nathan Michael Sonnberger
Biomedical Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Ying Zhi Cheong
Biomedical Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Sabrina Jade Meikle
Planet Innovation Prize
Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Sarah Louise Whitty
Airmaster Prize
Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Brendan Reece Mansell
Airmaster Prize
Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Matthew Jacob Webb
Airmaster Prize
Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Kudakwashe Vincent Makota
Airmaster Prize
Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Jack Stanley Bryant
Powercor Women in Electrical Engineering Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding female electrical engineering student based on high academic performance in first year, who has demonstrated affinity to the energy sector.
Zahra Rezaei and Chaza Chahoud
L3 Technologies Prize
Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Kevin Lap Vinh Nguyen
Microchip Technology Prize
Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Lachlan John Harris
Juniper Networks Prize
Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Cary John Symes
Frank Brownless Prize
Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Michael David Stekla
John Grant Holmes Memorial Prize
Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Kevin MK Nguyen
SEW Eurodrive Prize
Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Steven Lam
Bosch Prize
Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Angus Stewart Mcnab
Robert W. Dorrat Memorial Prize
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Award
Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Ryan Robert Gazet Du Chattelier
Automotive Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Timothy John O'Hara
Bosch Prize
Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Lachlan Stuart Forbes
Invenio Prize
Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Harrison Wills Schipke
Toyota Prize
Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Travis McCooey
SEW Eurodrive Prize
Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their first year in 2018.
Alyssa Grace Cary
SEW Eurodrive Prize
Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their second year in 2018.
Aaron Lillo
ANCA Prize
Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Aidan Thomas Blair
Wilson Transformer Company Prize
Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their final year in 2018.
Xan Bridyurd Macatangay
Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their first year in 2018.
Emily Li-Ming Kinross-Smith
Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their second year in 2018.
Carlin Timothy Daniel Hales
Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize
Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2018.
Melissa Ann de Silva
Hendry Prize
Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their final year in 2018.
Jarrod Graham Parker
Engineers Australia Prize
Awarded to the best student in their final year of an undergraduate engineering program in 2018, based on academic record, interest and improvement in professional, social and community activities.
Jack Bryant
Stephen J Shattock Memorial Prize
Awarded to a Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) or Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering)/Bachelor of Business (Management) student who possesses exceptional personal qualities and has excelled academically in 2018.
Nicholas John Gibson
Kernot Medal
Awarded to the best student in their final year of an engineering program in 2018, based on scholarship, leadership, initiative and engineering outlook.
John Huynh
ExxonMobil Award for Excellence in Leadership
Awarded to the best engineering students in the College of Science, Engineering and Health, selected on the basis of academic achievement, extra-curricular contribution and leadership.
Lucas Edward D'errico, Melissa Ann de Silva and Ewa Smolinska
MEMKO Prize
Awarded to the top Aerospace Engineering and Aviation postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Glen Somerville
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Prize
Awarded to the top Chemical and Environmental Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Caroline Johanna Turnbull
Civil and Infrastructure Postgraduate Prize
Awarded to the top Civil and Infrastructure postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Harsh Patidar
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Postgraduate Prize
Awarded to the top Electrical and Biomedical Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Navjot Singh Gill
Juniper Networks Prize
Awarded to the top Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Mei Xian Low
Interpack Prize
Awarded to the top Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Nameer Falah Mahdi Al Khafaf
Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Postgraduate Prize
Awarded to the top Mechanical and Automotive Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2018.
Adrian John Vincent
APR Intern Prize
Awarded to an HDR student for quantity and high quality of Scopus-indexed publications in 2018.
Muhammad Junaid Munir and Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni
IMCRC Impact Prize
Awarded to an HDR student whose research has achieved considerable impact outside the academic community in 2018.
Neng Zhang and Sankesh Durgada
Professor David Beanland Prize for Best Masters Thesis in Engineering
Based on examiners reports and number of Scopus-indexed publications (weighted on quality) in 2018.
Aratrika Ghosh
Professor David Beanland Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Engineering
Based on examiners reports and number of Scopus-indexed publications (weighted on quality) in 2018.
Ali Zavabeti
Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Undergraduate Prize
Awarded to the best student in their final year of an undergraduate engineering program in 2018, based on a demonstrated high level of academic excellence and consistent achievement and ongoing and positive contribution to the student experience and/or academic life in the School, the College and/or broader University.
Benjamin Stylianou
Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate Coursework Prize
Awarded to the best student in their final year of a postgraduate coursework engineering program in 2018. Selected based on a demonstrated high level of academic excellence and consistent achievement and ongoing and positive contribution to the student experience and/or academic life in the School, the College and/or broader University.
Christopher Hewitt
Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Higher Degree by Research Prize
Awarded to an HDR engineering student whose research has achieved considerable impact within their HDR program and outside the academic community in 2018.
