This prize recognises individual excellence in undergraduate project work in automation, control and instrumentation (ACI) engineering.
The award aims to encourage undergraduate interest in ACI Engineering; enhance student knowledge and application of ACI Engineering disciplines and encourage academic participation in ACI Engineering as part of undergraduate education.
Nomination Criteria
Nominations are to include responses to the following three questions:
1. What innovation is involved in this project?
2. What is the value or potential value of the project to Australian industry?
3. Why should your project thesis win the ACI Undergraduate Thesis Prize?
Each response should not exceed 200 words.
Eligibility
Any project work undertaken as part of the award of a professional undergraduate qualification relevant to Automation, Control and/or Instrumentation and reported in the form of an academic thesis shall be eligible. Both individual student entries and student team entries are eligible for the award.
The award consists of a framed certificate and $1000 prize money and is presented at an Engineers Australia special meeting or function.
Closing date: 2 May 2017
All applications are to be submitted to the Engineers Australia Awards Coordinator by email [email protected].
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