Awards
Australia's Most Inspiring Young Engineers
Young Engineers Australia has announced seven young engineers as Australia's Most Inspiring Young Engineers in 2010. The announcement was made during the Engineering Leadership Conference in Brisbane last week.
The winners are Kim Axworthy, Andrew Bagnall, Dr Andrew Botros, Dr Kimberley Clayfield, Michael D'Onofrio, Steven Lindsay and Darren Lomman.
For full details about the winners and their achievements please click here.
In addition to the winners, eight young engineers received high commendations. They are Rachel Ann Coxon, Sebastian Eckersley-Maslin, Salma Farouque, Jillian Kilby, Ashley Kingsborough, Suzanne Morris, Julian O'Shea and Kathryn Smith.
The judges were Young Engineers Australia National Committee chair Carla Cher, Engineers Australia vice-president Barry Tonkin and national past president Ian Pedersen.
Australia's most inspiring young engineers for 2010 were (l-r) Kim Axworthy, Andrew Bagnall, Dr Andrew Botros, Michael D'Onofrio and Steven Lindsay. Not present were Dr Kimberley Clayfield and Darren Lomman.
General Awards
Each year Engineers Australia, in partnership with YEA, presents three national awards for young engineers:
- Young Professional Engineer of the Year
- Young Engineering Technologist of the Year
- Young Engineering Associate of the Year
About the Awards
The awards apply to practising engineers under the age of 35. They seek to acknowledge and reward young professional engineers and young engineering technologists and officers who have:
- realised competence and significant achievement in community affairs;
- a demonstrated understanding of the role and purpose of the engineering profession in society;
- proficiency in the use of communication skills in engineering projects;
- effective communication with public media.
Each Division of Engineers Australia, in partnership with the local YEA group may run its own competitions to nominate a single finalist from each occupational category for the national award.
The awards are presented at state and territory levels by the divisions of Engineers Australia. Winners go on to vie for the national title. The national winner is announced at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA), which is usually held in Canberra during November.
For full details about the awards available in your area and how to enter, please visit the Awards section of the website.
