Faculty of Engineering
Dr Budi Notowidjojo
Bachelor of Metallurgy 1987
PhD Materials Engineering 1991
UOW alumnus and Indonesian steel industry executive Dr Budi Notowidjojo has been honoured in the 2012 Australian Alumni Awards for Indonesian citizens who have studied at Australian universities.
William Van Der Straaten
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/ Bachelor of Arts (Legal Studies) - 1997
The wheel has turned full circle for UOW-trained William Van Der Straaten.
Stewart Craine
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/ Bachelor of Mathematics - 1998
Stewart Craine blames a "severe bout of insanity" for the decision to leave a position with Hydro Tasmania to start Bathurst-based renewable energy company, Barefoot Power.
Nabil Naghdy
Bachelor of Telecommunications Engineering - 2007
Googling yourself is all in a day’s work for UOW graduate Nabil Naghdy. “We do it to test how the latest algorithms are working,” he explains, almost convincingly.
Professor Michael Ferry
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials) – 1989
Professor Michael Ferry developed his love of metals and alloy materials in high school where he studied a mix of english, maths, biology, chemistry and engineering science.
Len Neist
Bachelor of Engineering (Mehcanical) - 1979
How can we prevent avoidable tragedies and make the world around us safer? This is a question that UOW engineering alumni, Len Neist, is qualified to answer.
Dianmin Chen
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) - 1994
PhD.
Dianmin's advice is simple - take one step at a time.
Ben Withers
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) - Honours 2008
Bachelor of Commerce (Management) 2008
It didn't take Ben Withers long to return to UOW. He was back on campus just over a year after he graduated with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Commerce, majoring in management.
Felicity Galuzzo
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours) 2003
Growing up on a vineyard outside Griffith, Felicity Galluzzo admits studying electrical engineering was the last thing on her mind.
Samantha Knight
Bachelor of Engineering – Materials (Honours) 1994
Master of Business Administration (With Merit) 2001
UOW graduate and senior BlueScope Steel engineer Samantha Knight has been awarded a prestigious Chief Executive Women in Engineering Scholarship.
Scott Needham
Bachelor of Engineering - Materials 1997
PhD with the Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials 2006
In September Dr Needham took up a new role with US company Intellectual Ventures, which is based in Seattle.
Mark Cutifani
Bachelor of Engineering - Mining
(1st class Honours) - 1982
Mark has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of one of the world's largest gold miners.
Tashi Wangmo
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering 1997
Bhutan's King, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgel Wangchuck, has appointed Mechanical Engineering graduate Tashi Wangmo to the first-ever Bhutanese National Council.