School of Engineering Prizes 2020

Kernot Medal

Awarded to the best student in their final year of an engineering program in 2019, based on scholarship, leadership, initiative and engineering outlook.

Matthew Zdraveski

Engineers Australia Prize

Awarded to the best student in their final year of an undergraduate engineering program in 2019, based on academic record, interest and improvement in professional, social and community activities.

Joshua Thorpe

Engineering Articulation Prize

Awarded to a final year student with outstanding academic success who also articulated through an alternate pathway in 2019.

Sebastian Timson Smith

Aerospace Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Prajjwal Arya

Aerospace Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their second year in 2019

Ayah Khalid Abdelwahab

Aerospace Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Tanawat Mongkonvanichaya

Aerospace Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering student in their final year in 2019

Luca Valeria Brown

Aviation Prize

Awarded to the best Aviation student in their first year in 2019.

Robert Dominic Komljenovic

Aviation Prize

Awarded to the best Aviation student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Jillian Rachel Haselroither

Aviation Prize

Awarded to the best Aviation student in their final year in 2019.

Eric Tamang

Chemical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Nicholas Meng Kiat Leow

Chemical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Jesse Campbell

Chemical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Yemima Ehrnst

Chemical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Nathan Hui Kai Law

Environmental Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Monica Esmond

Environmental Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Tara Elizabeth Robinson

Environmental Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Andrew Finnegan

Environmental Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Harry Byrne

Civil and Infrastructure Prize

Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their first year in 2019.

Mohamed Abusalam Mohamed Hamza

Civil and Infrastructure Prize

Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their second year in 2019.

Rehan Wijesekera

Civil and Infrastructure Prize

Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Mariana Taraunekh

Civil and Infrastructure Prize

Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure student in their final year in 2019.

Claudia Valle

Biomedical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Rachel Alison Beanland

Biomedical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Shaun Michael Lawry

Biomedical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Ying Zhi Cheong

Biomedical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Biomedical Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Sabrina Meikle

Electrical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Laurence Joseph Fedrizzi

Electrical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Matthew Jacob Webb

Electrical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Lucas Edward D’Errico

Electrical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Electrical Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Kudakwashe Vincent Makota

Electronic and Telecommunications Prize

Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Jack Donald Campbell

Electronic and Telecommunications Prize

Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Callum Alexander Stephens

Electronic and Telecommunications Prize

Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Ryan Alexander Paschalidis

Electronic and Telecommunications Prize

Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Alexander Gallagher

Mechanical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Benjamin James Foote

Mechanical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Adam Ritossa

Mechanical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Tiana Bagnato

Mechanical Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Mechanical Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Jiaqiao Zhang

Automotive Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Baraka Lemayan Torome

Automotive Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Timothy John O'Hara

Automotive Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Cody Jordan Spiers

Automotive Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Automotive Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Hua Seng Kenny Ting

Advanced Manufacturing Prize

Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their first year in 2019.

Hieu Phan Quang Thai

Advanced Manufacturing Prize

Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their second year in 2019.

Ioanna Nicola Stamatopoulos

Advanced Manufacturing Prize

Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Connor Malcolm Hugh Jarvis

Advanced Manufacturing Prize

Awarded to the best Advanced Manufacturing student in their final year in 2019.

Joshua Thorpe

Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their first year in 2019.

Madeline Jeynes

Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their second year in 2019.

Curtis Thomas William Palmer

Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their penultimate year in 2019.

Melissa Ann de Silva

Sustainable Systems Engineering Prize

Awarded to the best Sustainable Systems Engineering student in their final year in 2019.

Thomas O’Dwyer

Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Aerospace Engineering and Aviation postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Patrick Marcello Okfen

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Chemical and Environmental Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Izo Lourival

Civil and Infrastructure Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Civil and Infrastructure postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Mohammad Shahe Arefeen

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Electrical and Biomedical Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Amalage Nimalchandra

Electronic and Telecommunications Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Neil Tom

Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Andrew Taylor

Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Postgraduate Prize

Awarded to the top Mechanical and Automotive Engineering postgraduate by coursework student in their final year in 2019.

Johannes Weber

HDR Publication Prize

Awarded to an HDR student for quantity and high quality of Scopus-indexed publications in 2019.

Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni

HDR Impact Prize

Awarded to an HDR student whose research has achieved considerable impact outside the academic community in 2019.

Syed Kazmi and Muhammad Munir

Professor David Beanland Prize for Best Masters Thesis in Engineering

Based on examiners reports and number of Scopus-indexed publications (weighted on quality) in 2019.

Junhong Wu

Professor David Beanland Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Engineering

Based on examiners reports and number of Scopus-indexed publications (weighted on quality) in 2019.

Crispin Szydzik

Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Undergraduate Prize

Awarded to the best student in their final year of an undergraduate engineering program in 2019, 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.

Amit Chawla

Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate Coursework Prize

Awarded to the best student in their final year of a postgraduate coursework engineering program in 2019. 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.

Marvin Bedary

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 2019.

Inna Krasnokutska

Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Athena SWAN Initiative Prize

Awarded to a female graduate in 2019 of an underrepresented STEMM program of study in the College of Science, Engineering and Health. Selected based on 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

Claudia Valle

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.

Lars Daniel Ralph

National Naval Shipbuilding Scholarship

Awarded to students in their third and fourth year of their Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical, Mechanical, Telecommunications or Electrical and Electronic Engineering based on academic achievement and passion for the engineering industry.

Alex Taylor

Ben Nguyen

Brendan Mansell

Callum Stephens

Dionysios Veskoukis

Esad Corhodzic

Jeorje Kouvelas

Joel Hogan

Josh Watson

Kane McNamara

Kevin Nguyen

Nathan Mordaunt

Nimna Galaudage

Rylan Ward

Steven Nguyen