Awards
Engineers Australia plays an important role in promoting engineering excellence and the contribution engineering makes to the community. Our award programs seek to identify, recognise and reward outstanding achievement, eminence in the practice of engineering, and conspicuous service to the profession.
| Nominations have now closed and will reopen in 2012. |
About this Award
The David Dewhurst Award honours Dr David Dewhurst, one of Australia's first prominent Biomedical Engineers. In 1974, he established the Institution of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), an early forerunner of the professional associations now representing biomedical engineering in Australia. For more information about David Dewhurst please click here.
The David Dewhurst Award is awarded annually to a member of the Biomedical engineering team who has made a significant contribution to the discipline.
The Award consists of a framed bronze medal and certificate and is presented at a special meeting or function of the College selected as appropriate by the Board of the College of Biomedical Engineering.
Eligibility Criteria
The Award is presented for outstanding service to biomedical engineering through:
- a highly significant contribution, or contributions, through technical innovation relating to the science or practice of biomedical engineering; or
- long standing eminence in biomedical engineering science or practice; or
- exceptional and sustained management or leadership relating to biomedical engineering; or
- a notable combination of the aforementioned qualities and achievements.
Nominations
Nominations for the David Dewhurst Award close on Friday 26 August 2011.
Nominees need not be members of Engineers Australia.
Current College Board Members are not eligible to accept nomination for the David Dewhurst Award.
2011 Winner
In 2011 the Board of the College of Biomedical Engineering is presenting the David Dewhurst Award to Dr Graham Cameron Grant BE MBBS FIEAust CPEng (Biomed) of Roseville Chase in the Sydney Divison.
Graham is both an engineer and a medical doctor. He has a BE in mechanical and electrical Engineering from Sydney University and an MBBS from the University of London. He specialised in Anaesthesia, gaining his qualifications in the US.
To read more about the 2011 WINNER download the recent press release here.
Previous Winners
| Nominations have now closed and will reopen in 2012. |
About this Award
The Women in Biomedical Engineering Scholarship acknowledges and promotes a female Biomedical Engineer who is making an outstanding contribution to her profession and professional community.
A panel of members from the Board of the Biomedical College of Engineers Australia will judge the scholarship.
Scholarship
The recipient will receive a contribution towards attendance at a conference relevant to her discipline within 12 months of winning the scholarship.
The prize will include admission to the conference, flights and accommodation (to the value of $2000).The scholarship recipient will be required to give a short presentation on the benefits of being a member of Engineers Australia and the Biomedical College, and a short description of the event for which she intends to use the scholarship. She may also be asked to speak at other Biomedical College events.
Presentation
Award to be delivered at a Biomedical Engineering Event. The event would be chosen based on the recipient's region and discipline area.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be current financial members of Engineers Australia
- Be currently practising in the field of Biomedical Engineering
Application Requirements
Applications should be submitted online
- A nomination Form
- A CV (max 2 pages)
- Applicant statement, which describes in 1000 words or less her contribution to Biomedical Engineering and the professional community. The applicant must state which event she would like to use the scholarship to attend.
Recipient would be required to provide the following feedback
At presentation of award
- Interview /short presentation from recipient - provide feedback on that event, why they are a member of / benefits of EA and the college, which event they intend to use the scholarship to attend etc.
- Follow-up post attendance at event
- Write a summary on which event they chose, what they got out of it. This story could be published etc.
- If applicable - ask winner to speak at another event
Advertising
The scholarship will be advertised on the EA website and in Engineers Australia eNews
2011 Winner
The 2011 Women in Biomedical Engineering Scholarship was presented to Ms Emma Friesen.
Emma is well advanced in her career and is still progressing in her academic development with a view to a PhD in the not too distant future.
Emma will use the scholarship prize to attend the European Seating Symposium in Dublin, Ireland with an aim to broaden her skills, learn from a wider forum, and return her knowledge home for dissemination amongst a wider audience.
About this Award
These prizes are given to young biomedical engineers based upon their paper or poster presentation at the Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine and the Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference (EPSM-ABEC). The prize consists of a Certificate and $750. Nominations are through EPSM-ABEC - entrants should nominate for either of the prizes when submitting abstracts.
The 2011 winner was Michael Smith from Flinders Medical Centre for his paper on Managing Infusion pump device safety in SEAsia.
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