Professional Development

Hosted by the College of Biomedical Engineering Dr Martin Ferguson-Pell is the Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta, which is the only free standing faculty of rehabilitation medicine in Canada. The Faculty has two Rehabilitation Research Centers and four Research Groups with research funding awards in excess of $5M. The Faculty has strong links to Calgary and strengthens rural practice in rehabilitation through collaboration with the East Central Health Region and University of Alberta Augustana Faculty in Camrose.

After graduating with a PhD in biomedical engineering Dr Ferguson-Pell was appointed lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. In 1982 he relocated to New York and founded and directed the Centre for Rehabilitation Technology at Helen Hayes Hospital. He was also Associate Professor in Clinical Bioengineering in Rehabilitation at Columbia University and held an adjunct appointment in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1995 Dr Ferguson-Pell was offered the founding appointment to the ASPIRE Professorial Chair in Neuromuscular Restoration and Rehabilitation at University College London. During this time he was also appointed Director of Research and Development at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, a Board level position.

Presentations:

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• Brisbane
  Date: Fri 27th August
  Time: 12noon for 12.30pm Start
  Location: Auditorium, Engineers Australia Queensland Division
  447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane CBD
  
  
• Sydney
  Date: Mon 30th August
  Time: 12noon for 12.30pm Start
  Location: Charles Blunt Conference Rm, Coorabel Bldg
  Royal Rehab Centre, 227 Morrison Rd, Ryde
  
  
• Melbourne
  Date: Tues 31st August
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location: Auditorium, Engineers Australia Victoria Division
  21 Bedford St, North Melbourne
  
  
• Adelaide
  Date: Thurs 2nd September
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location: Rm S111, Engineering Sth Bldg, University of Adelaide
  (access via Gate 5, Frome Rd)
  
  
• Perth
  Date: Mon 6th September
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location: Lecture Theatre, 2nd Flr, Thorburn House, Royal Perth Hospital
  6-8 Selby St, Shenton Park

Hosted by the College Of Information, Telecommunications & Electronic Engineering Topic: The Engineering Leadership required in the development of Complex Systems As the Chief Technology Officer of Raytheon, Terry is responsible for the introduction of new technology, R&D and the leadership of all aspects of engineering across the company. Terry graduated from the NSW Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and also from UTS with a Doctorate in Telecommunications. He has recently completed a MBA through QUT. Prior to Raytheon, Terry was the Technical Director of Boeing, Data Communications Manager & Group Engineering Manager for Stanilite Electronics and a private consultant. He currently sits on a number of business and academic advisory boards and has a joint international patent in Spread Spectrum Communications

Terry will provide an overview of the "Engineering Landscape" involved in the development of Complex Systems. This landscape is very broad; covering a wide range of topics from what is complexity to leadership, team behaviour and dynamics. As part of the presentation, three domain specific technologies of Radar, Communications and Robotics are looked at, as well as where these technologies are heading. Integral to the presentation is the need to make trade-offs as part of every design and the available technology. Terry will also provide a view that engineers need to constantly look outside of their domain area to get inspiration and views from other fields - in the case of Raytheon, this area has been Neuroscience and examples are drawn from this area. An overview of the revolutions currently occurring in engineering and science as well as the effects this has on development will be discussed along with attributes of technical leadership and the "leader of the future".

Presentations:

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• Canberra
  Monday 13th September
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Auditorium, Engineers Australia Canberra Division, 11 National Cct, Barton
  
  
• Brisbane
  Thursday 16th September
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location TBA
  
  
• Melbourne
  Wednesday 6th October
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location TBA
  
  
• Adelaide
  Thursday 7th October
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Sir Robert Chapman Theatre, Engineers Australia SA Division, Level 11, 108 King William St, Adelaide CBD
  
  
• Perth
  Friday 8th October
  12noon for 12.30pm Start
  Auditorium, Engineers Australia WA Divsion, 712 Murray St, West Perth
  
  
• Sydney
  Wednesday 13th October
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location: 1, John Niland Scientia Building, Library Road, UNSW (Off Anzac Pde, Kensington)
  
  
• Hobart - This presentation is yet to be scheduled
  Date TBA
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location TBA
  
  

• Townsville - This presentation is yet to be scheduled
  Date TBA
  5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Location TBA
  
  
• Darwin - This presentation is yet to be scheduled
  Date TBA
  12noon for 12.30pm Start
  Engineers Australia Northern Division Office, 14 Shepherd St, Darwin CBD

Power from the Deserts for a Sustainable Energy Provision Hosted by the College of Chemical Engineering

On June 13th, 2009, an industrial consortium consisting of 12 major companies announced their intention to initiate a 400 billion Euro project with the aim to supply by 2050 15% of the European electricity from solar thermal power plants in North Africa. This so-called Desertec Project has its roots in detailed studies elaborated by the German Aerospace Center. In this lecture, the Desertec project and its integration into a wider concept to achieve both security and sustainability of electricity provision for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East are outlined. A technology roadmap for solar thermal power plants is presented and the required R&D efforts are identified. This includes heat storage in the GWh-range for temperatures up to 800°C, direct steam generation at 500°C within hundreds of kilome tres of absorber tubes of parabolic trough collectors, central receivers to provide pressurized gas at 1000°C for solar gas turbine plants, resource-efficient cooling of condensers, transient models of multi-scale processes for optimised process control as well as solar thermal desalination, fuel up-grading and hydrogen production systems. Innovative concepts already realised in recently completed solar thermal power plants are reported, together with on-going research activities and recently proposed new ideas. Electricity from solar thermal power plants may become cost-competitive with midload electricity from conventional power plants within 10-15 years, but there is still a wide scope of improvements to drive costs down even further. The large scale of construction, the high temperatures and the naturally transient operation provide formidable challenges for academic and industrial R&D.

Prof. Müller-Steinhagen has been the Director of the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Centre. His research work covers a wide range of topics related to heat and mass transfer, multi-phase flow, fuel cells, solar technology and process thermodynamics. He is the author of more than 550 books and articles, and was awarded the 1992 and 1993 TMS Bauxite Processing Awards, the 1994 Light Metals Award, the Beilby Medal and Prize, the UK Heat Transfer Society Mike Akrill Trophy, the Best Paper 2000 in the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering and the AIChE D.Q. Kern Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the IChemE, President of EUROTHERM, member of the Innovation Council and of the Sustainability Council of the State of Baden-Württemberg, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the DESERTEC Industrial Initiative. As of August 2010, Prof Müeller-Steinhagen is now the Rector of the Technical University of Dresden.

Presentations:

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• Melbourne - Thursday 30th September
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Venue: Auditorium, Engineers Australia VIC Division, 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne
  
  
• Sydney - Wednesday 6th October
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Venue: Holme Sutherland Room, Holme Building, Science Road, University of Sydney Main Campus
  
  
• Brisbane - Thursday 7th October
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Venue: Auditorium, Engineers Australia Qld Division, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane CBD
  
  
• Perth - Monday 11th October
  Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
  Venue: Auditorium, Engineers Australia WA Division, 712 Murray Street, West Perth
  
  
• Prof Mueller-Steinhagen is also one of the Keynote speakers at the 2010 CHEMECA Conference being held in Adelaide 26-29 September.
  Details: http://www.chemeca2010.com