Young structural engineer wins the O. F. Blakey Award
Graduate member and structural engineer Tim McMinn has won the O. F. Blakey Public Presentation Competition at a special Engineers Australia Christmas Dinner on December 3.
His presentation titled “Designing Sustainable Structures” was awarded the top honour ahead of those given by other young engineers Jarvis Anderson of Aurecon and Jared Fitzclarence from Arenko.
Tim wins a $2,000 cash prize as well as the O. F. Blakey Award.
Also on the night, Jared Fitzclarence was awarded the Audience’s Popular Vote for his presentation on Sustainable Concrete Asset Disposal Optimisation.
The O. F. Blakey Award 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 the Institution of Engineers, Australia from 1936 to 1951, Chairman of the former Perth Division in 1936 and 1942 and President of the Institution of Engineers, Australia in 1945.
