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Engineering Tasmania is the monthly newsletter for the Tasmania Division of Engineers Australia. It contains articles of interest to the engineering community in Tasmania, as well as a calendar of Division events. Current and past issues of Engineering Tasmania are available below. For editorial comments or enquiries, please contact us.

2010

 
Engineering Tasmania March 2010

 
Engineering Tasmania February 2010

 2009

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Alan Burn Memorial Lecture

The Alan Burn Memorial Lecture was inaugurated in 1964 to honour a most distinguished Tasmanian.  Born in 1889 in Hobart, Alan Burn graduated from the University of Tasmania, where in 1919 he became Professor of Engineering and Dean of the Faculty. 

At various times from 1922 to 1956 he was a member of the University Council and from 1945 to 1949 he was Vice-Chancellor.  In 1948, he was admitted to the Honorary Degree of LL.D. by the University of London. 

He was a foundation member of the Institution, a Councillor from 1943 to 1959, and its President in 1950.  He retired in 1956 and died in 1959.

The 2009 lecture was delivered by Bill Lawson, AM FIEAust CPEng titled "Engineers have Hearts as well as Heads"

The full text of the lecture and a list of past eminent engineers and scientists who have presented the lecture can be downloaded below.

 
  Alan Burn Lecture 2009

 

 "Be The Change" - Engineering Leadership Breakfast

A copy of the Speaker's notes used by Greg Walters, FIEAust CPEng to deliver an address at the Joint CELM/YEAT Engineering Leadership Breakfast on Wednesday, 17 February 2010 can be downloaded below.


  "Be the Change" Speakers Notes


 

 

 

 
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