WorleyParsons engineer wins public speaking award
WorleyParsons engineer Brett Stinton MIEAust has won the annual O. F. Blakey Public Presentation Competition held at the University Club of Western Australia on December 2.
Brett’s presentation, ‘A Brief History of Hydrology’ was declared the winner by the judging panel, overcoming some strong competition from Cameron Power from UWA and Glenn Donaldson from Main Roads Western Australia.
Brett’s presentation looked at our understanding of water through time, including ancient Egyptian techniques for flood prediction, the impressive engineering behind the Nimes Aqueduct and the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci.
He also highlighted the crisis of an increasing world population and the scarcity of clean, accessible, fresh water to support this. In Western Australia, declining inflow into Perth Dams means it will be facing its own set of unique challenges for water supply going forward.
As winner of the O. F. Blakey Public Presentation Competition, Brett receives a $2,000 cash prize and the O. F. Blakey Medal.
The O. F. Blakey Public Presentation Competition perpetuates the memory of Professor O. F. Blakey, the first Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Western Australia, who was a Councillor of Engineers Australia from 1936 to 1951, Chairman of the former Perth Division in 1936 and 1942 and President of Engineers Australia in 1945.
The competition gives Young Engineers an opportunity to present a technical or non-technical presentation on an engineering related topic.
Pictured above: (Brett Stinton receives the O. F. Blakey Award from Professor Mark Bush, 2011 WA Division President)
