Friday 21 December 2007

Kate McIlwain, who is the Recruitment Co-ordinator at UOW's UniAdvice, graduated on Friday with a double degree ­ a Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies and a Bachelor of Creative Arts. She was joined by her partner, Daniel Morgan, who also graduated earlier this week with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Indigenous graduate, Clive Freeman, received a Bachelor of Science at Friday¹s ceremony. Celebrating in his achievement was (left to right) his mother Julie, sister Markeeta, close friend and fellow Woolyungah graduate Vanessa Cavanagh and sister Theresa Adler.

The first cohort of Bachelor of Nanotechnology (Advanced) Honours students graduated on Friday. Pictured (left to right) are Matt Griffith, Peter Sherrell, Luke Sweetman and Paul Hofman. Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale and a future manufacturing technology that will make most products lighter, stronger, cleaner, less expensive and more precise.

Dr Jakub Mazurkiewicz was honoured with a PhD in Chemistry at the Friday graduation ceremony. Jakub completed his PhD in the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) and conducted detailed studies into polymer charge/discharge processes in a new range of electrolytes, ionic liquids (organic salt liquid), at room temperature. The discovery of properties of the electrolytes, especially when combined with polymer electrodes, has laid the foundation for the development of flexible, wearable battery technologies for use in the area of electronic textiles. Dr Mazurkiewicz is pictured with his proud parents, Wanda and Henryk.

Broadcaster and journalist, Ms Karina Kelly, attended the final graduation ceremony to be presented with a Doctor of Letters. She also delivered the Occasional Address at the Creative Arts/Science ceremony. Karina is a former reporter and producer for ABC's Quantum program. She is pictured with UOW's Deputy Chancellor, Ms Sue Chapman.