The first of 2011’s 3 “Year 9 Engineering Students at Work Humanitarian Conferences” was held at the Engineers Australia offices on 31st May. The workshops build on the success of a similar workshop undertaken last year, and based on this years successes the workshop is looking set to become a permanent fixture on the EWB, YEA and Akorn calendars.
Benton Maxted, a final-year environmental engineering student at ANU, is applying his technical expertise to improve health outcomes in rural India. This humanitarian engineering project involves designing a dust mask for quarry and mine workers, in partnership with on-site Engineers Without Borders (EWB) volunteer Kristen Wood.
SAMFORD’S James Tilbury has swapped the comforts of home for a 10-month voluntary position to help develop bilingual schools in Cambodia
SAMFORD’S James Tilbury has swapped the comforts of home for a 10-month voluntary position to help develop bilingual schools in Cambodia
SAMFORD’S James Tilbury has swapped the comforts of home for a 10-month voluntary position to help develop bilingual schools in Cambodia
When a fire is beyond the scope of the fire department we call the engineers, when oil comes spewing out from deep below the ocean, we call the engineers.
The 2011 Gala Dinner was held on Wednesday 6th March at the Holiday Inn and was attended by over 180 members and guests.
Around the turn of the century, I was working as an ‘embedded’ journalist in a large corporation that was run by, and dominated by, engineers. It was a challenging situation - I was constantly energised around brilliant and innovative ideas only to see them torn to shreds by these quiet engineers with their confounded logic.
As I said in previous blog posts, I think I have discovered the secret to the engineers’ powers of invisibility. It’s not to do with the type of work they do, nor the lack of importance.
Feted as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’, Hedy Lamarr enjoyed a huge audience of adoring fans but most were oblivious to her influence over the future course of mankind.
The Make it so competition proved to be a truly remarkable 12 weeks. So much so, Peter Taylor, Engineers Australia’s CEO wants to share his thoughts, thank everyone who got involved and provide an update about the idea to be ‘made so’.
Engineers Australia is proud to announce that 2011 is the Year of Humanitarian Engineering
© 2011 Engineers Australia
The Make it so competition has now closed
May 17, 2010
Thanks to everyone who participated in this remarkable campaign, which has truly ignited the imaginations of people around Australia.