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.
About this Award
This award is for an eminent structural engineer. It is named after John Connell, principal and founder of John Connell and Associates. John Connell is considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the practise of structural engineering in Australia and to exporting Australian engineering skills to Asia in the 1970s and 1980s. He has continued to be involved with Aurecon since his retirement.
The winner receives a specially struck gold medal bearing the insignia of Engineers Australia and likeness of John Connell. The medal is mounted and framed with the recipient's citation.
Eligibility Criteria
- The recipient must be (or have been) a practising structural engineer who has made a significant contribution, preferably nationally and internationally, to the standing and prestige of the structural engineering profession.
- The recipient may have a background in consulting engineering, government service, manufacturing, construction, academe, or service with the professional organisation, such as Engineers Australia.
- The recipient does not have to be an Australian national nor reside in Australia. However, if the recipient is not an Australian national, the contribution that he/she has made must have had a significant impact in Australia. It is anticipated that, on most occasions, the award will be made to an Australian national.
- The recipient must have reached a senior position and be widely recognised as holding eminent standing within the profession.
2011 Winner
The presentation of the 2011 John Connell Gold Medal took place on Thursday 27 October 2011 in Sydney, NSW. The award was presented by Mr Philip Blundy, Chair (now immediate past Chair) of the Structural College Board. The winner was Samia Guirguis. Samia was unable to attend the presentation and the award was accepted on her behalf by her husband, Hosny Guiguis.
Pictured above, Hosny Guirguis and Ken Slattery
About this Award
The medal was first awarded in 1935 and perpetuates the memory of Sir Robert Chapman, a former Professor of Engineering at the University of Adelaide and a member of the inaugural Council of the Institution. He was Chairman of the former Adelaide Division in 1920 and was President of the Institution in 1922.
Eligibility Criteria
The medal is awarded for the paper satisfying the criteria in the previous calendar year. A learned paper submitted for this award must meet the following criteria:
- Make a genuine attempt to share data.
- Represent a realistic approach to the subject i.e. practically appropriate techniques.
- Have at its core an important or neglected issue that could have wide application.
- Be a sound technical development.
2010 Winner
The presentation of the RW Chapman Medal took place on Thursday 27 October 2011 in Sydney NSW. The award was presented by Richard Eckhaus, Deputy Chair (now Chair) of the Structrual College Board. The winner was S.Hashemi & R. Al-Mahaidi as the co-authors of the paper, "Investigation of bond strength and flexural behaviour of FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete beams using cement-based adhesives".
Pictured above, S. Hashemi and R. Al-Mahaidi
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