January 2011

EngineeringSAThe South Australia Division’s Newsletter South Australia Division

A Message From The PresidentWelcome back everyone from the Christmas and New Year break. I trust that you all had a relaxing and enjoyable time with your families, and look forward to the new year with renewed strength and enthusiasm to contribute to our great profession.

I would like to start this message with a brief reflection on 2010. The theme for 2010 was the Year of Engineering Leadership, and we have been very fortunate during the year to have seen leadership in action from the two Doug’s; Prof Doug Hargreaves FIEAust CPEng EngExec who was National president, and Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng who was President of Engineers Australia in South Australia.

At the national level the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management held an outstanding national leadership conference in Brisbane which was attended by more than 600 delegates. The highlight of the conference was the ability of both young and more experienced engineers to network and learn about leadership. As part of the Year of Engineering Leadership an engineering leadership survey was conducted on behalf of Engineers Australia to find out what are the top leadership attributes and behaviours of engineers. The top three attributes of a ‘Great Leader’ are: trustworthiness, honesty and integrity; and the top three behaviours are: leads by example, able to communicate and sell their vision, and understands the people they are leading. A copy of the summary report can be accessed on the Engineers Australia website at http://tinyurl.com/296me5y.

Other legacies from the Year of Engineering Leadership include a new annual week long Engineering Leadership Residential Program, the first of which was held in October 2010 in regional Victoria; continuing the Ambassadors Program, in which senior influential members of the engineering team promote key messages for Engineers Australia; and providing forums for engaging with all members of Engineers Australia on major issues for Australia. The first such forum approach has engaged with the membership on the issue of a sustainable population for Australia.

Here in South Australia, our Parliamentary Fellows Program (PFP) has responded to the stated need from our members to be more influential with government, and is a great example of leadership from our Immediate Past President Doug Gillott. Most recently, our PFP Fellows have been provided with a technical briefing note on the serious issue of brake failure in heavy vehicles using the South East Freeway. This was generated in light of several serious runaway incidents, one of which caused a fatality in October 2010. The paper provides valuable information to assist our Parliamentary Fellows engage with their MP on this serious issue, which in turn will assist in finding an appropriate governmental or regulatory response to reduce the risk of future accidents and fatalities.

Looking ahead to 2011, I remind members that this is the Year of Humanitarian Engineering. I am excited at the opportunity this will provide to showcase the impact that engineers can and do have

on those less fortunate than ourselves, whether these are in Australia or overseas. I am currently meeting individually with each of the Chairs of our various technical branches, societies and committees to encourage them to engage with this theme in their various technical programs during 2011. Our Division Committee has also formed a small team to champion the Year of Humanitarian Engineering, consisting of the following members: Mark Brooking MIEAust, Anjan Kundu FIEAust CPEng, Guillermina Perelmuter FIEAust CPEng and Anh Tran GradIEAust. Please feel to contact this group via the South Australia Division with ideas which we might progress in South Australia around this theme.

Division Committee has also formed two other groups to champion two other objectives. One group consisting of Tim Browne MIEAust, Gerry Doyle MIEAust CPEng, Mark Jones MIEAust and John Olson RFD FIEAust CPEng EngExec FAICD will focus on how to engage better with engineers in the construction sector. The other group, consisting of Dr Cris Birzer MIEAust, Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng, SQNLDR Fernando Gonzalez MScMESE(EW) MIEAust CPEng BEng MSc, Michelle Shi-Verdaasdonk MIEAust and myself will champion the development of a publication to showcase engineers in South Australia and their achievements.

Finally, I would like to encourage your attendance at the annual Sir Eric Neal Address, which is being held on the 24th February 2011. We are delighted to have secured the Former Premier of South Australia, Dr Lynn Arnold AO as the guest speaker. Dr Arnold is currently the Chief Executive of Anglicare SA, following eleven years with World Vision Australia and World Vision International. Anglicare SA is South Australia’s largest non-government agency involved in aged care, welfare delivery and community development, with over 1200 staff, and an annual budget of over $60 million.

I also remind members that the Excellence Awards Entries will be open early in 2011. Last year we had a record number of submissions all of which were of the highest quality, and the Excellence awards night was a sellout event, with over 350 registrations. I encourage all members to enter their projects for an award, since this is an ideal way to recognise the amazing contribution that members of the engineering team make to our community.

Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec President Engineers Australia South Australia Division

News Flash• The 2011 South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards will be open for entries shortly, keep an eye on

www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sa for more details.

• In July 2011 the 15th International Conference for Woman Engineers and Scientists (ICWES15) will be held, for the first time in Australia, in Adelaide. See the South Australia Division website for more information.

• Engineers Australia has declared 2012 the Year of Regional Engineering. This year will be an opportunity to showcase engineers and projects in regional areas.

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President Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec

Deputy President Gerry Doyle MIEAust CPEng

Immediate Past President Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng

Executive Director Caroline Argent

Deputy Director Sarah Carey

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The South Australia Division is looking to form a Division Oil and Gas Group to allow a greater range of Professional Development presentations, networking contacts and opportunities for engineers working in this area. To this end the South Australia Division of Engineers Australia is seeking expressions of interest from engineers, working in the Petroleum and Gas industry, who would be interested in being involved with this group as a formative committee leader, committee participant or as a group participant.

If you are interested please provide your name, email address and contact phone number to Technical Program Coordinator Paul Godden via pgodden@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7110 by the 31st January 2011

Are You An Oil Or Gas Engineer?

Built Environment Design Professions (BEDP) is an association of the Design Professions. In SA it includes Engineers Australia, Consult Australia, the Institute of Architects, Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Association of Consulting Architects, Planning Institute, Institute of Landscape Architects, and the Illumination Engineering Society.

BEDP meet regularly to discuss common concerns, and represent the professions on the SA Construction Industry Forum as well as holding regular meetings with the Buildings Management group of DTEI.

BEDP in South Australia sees significant value in having representation from Engineers Australia in these regular meetings.

If you would be interested in representing Engineers Australia and your profession at these meetings please contact Engineers Australia South Australia Division’s Deputy Director Sarah Carey via scarey@engineersaustralia.org.au and include: your name; contact details; role; and a short 2-4 sentence outline of why you feel you would be appropriate for this role.

A Chance To Represent Your Profession

Engineers Australia South Australia Division will be holding a meeting of its New to South Australia, Overseas Qualified Group in early 2011.

If you have recently arrived in South Australia from outside Australia, or if you migrated here some time ago and would be interested in discussing your experiences since then, this event may be of interest to you.

If you are interested in being involved please contact Engineers Australia South Australia Division’s Member Relationship Coordinator Nathan Jones via njones@engineersaustralia.org.au and further information about the date, time and focus of the event will be provided as it becomes available.

New to South Australia?

New Item Available For Interested Members

The Engineers Australia South Australia Division has recently acquired a copy of “The Best of Modern Marvels” for the Division lending library.

If you would like to borrow this interesting and informative DVD series about the “...grand scale of human invention and achievement with striking landmarks and projects that have changed our world” please contact Member Relationship Coordinator Nathan Jones via njones@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7170.

John Mannam was born Jovan Manhajm on 9 January 1918 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovenia). John grew up on the family farm as the eldest of four brothers. He matriculated in 1936 and completed two years of a medical degree at the University in Vienna but was compelled to return to Yugoslavia when Germany invaded Austria. John migrated to the UK to escape World War II and graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc in 1942. Later, prior to his marriage to Isobel Heap of Montgomeryshire, he changed his name for practicality.

In 1946 he found employment as a works manager in Dunlop's electro-plating facility; while also teaching night-school technical subjects two nights per week. In 1947 he transferred to the Serck Radiator company as Research Engineer and soon applied his expertise in fluid dynamics by introducing turbulators to vastly improve the thermal efficiency of marine and aircraft heat exchangers.

During 1950-1952, John took up a teaching position at the Wolverhampton Technical College. He lectured in a number of technical subjects, designed student experimental work and prepared students for the London external engineering degree. In 1955 John started lecturing in Thermodynamics and Machine Design and in Advanced Mathematics within the Postgraduate Course. He contentedly held this appointment until 1959, when he noticed an advertisement for Lecturers in Mechanical Engineering for the University of Adelaide. Upon application, he was offered a position as Senior Lecturer effective from January 1960.

Within 3 years, the Dean of Engineering, the late Professor Frank Bull, took the unprecedented step of elevating John to the inaugural position of Reader to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He held this uniquely prestigious position until 1983 when he retired to nurse Isobel during her long and painful struggle with a terminal illness.

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The South Australia Division is looking to form a Division Oil and Gas Group to allow a greater range of Professional Development presentations, networking contacts and opportunities for engineers working in this area. To this end the South Australia Division of Engineers Australia is seeking expressions of interest from engineers, working in the Petroleum and Gas industry, who would be interested in being involved with this group as a formative committee leader, committee participant or as a group participant.

If you are interested please provide your name, email address and contact phone number to Technical Program Coordinator Paul Godden via pgodden@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7110 by the 31st January 2011

Built Environment Design Professions (BEDP) is an association of the Design Professions. In SA it includes Engineers Australia, Consult Australia, the Institute of Architects, Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Association of Consulting Architects, Planning Institute, Institute of Landscape Architects, and the Illumination Engineering Society.

BEDP meet regularly to discuss common concerns, and represent the professions on the SA Construction Industry Forum as well as holding regular meetings with the Buildings Management group of DTEI.

BEDP in South Australia sees significant value in having representation from Engineers Australia in these regular meetings.

If you would be interested in representing Engineers Australia and your profession at these meetings please contact Engineers Australia South Australia Division’s Deputy Director Sarah Carey via scarey@engineersaustralia.org.au and include: your name; contact details; role; and a short 2-4 sentence outline of why you feel you would be appropriate for this role.

The Engineers Australia South Australia Division has recently acquired a copy of “The Best of Modern Marvels” for the Division lending library.

If you would like to borrow this interesting and informative DVD series about the “...grand scale of human invention and achievement with striking landmarks and projects that have changed our world” please contact Member Relationship Coordinator Nathan Jones via njones@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7170.

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Engineers Australia is proud to

announce that 2011 is the Year of Humanitarian Engineering – a year in which we will recognise the role of engineering in improving quality of life and disaster recovery in Australia and abroad.

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Engineers Australia, a not-for-profi t organisation that exists for the advancement of engineering and the professional development of our members, is proud to be hosting the Year of Humanitarian Engineering.

John Mannam was born Jovan Manhajm on 9 January 1918 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovenia). John grew up on the family farm as the eldest of four brothers. He matriculated in 1936 and completed two years of a medical degree at the University in Vienna but was compelled to return to Yugoslavia when Germany invaded Austria. John migrated to the UK to escape World War II and graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc in 1942. Later, prior to his marriage to Isobel Heap of Montgomeryshire, he changed his name for practicality.

In 1946 he found employment as a works manager in Dunlop's electro-plating facility; while also teaching night-school technical subjects two nights per week. In 1947 he transferred to the Serck Radiator company as Research Engineer and soon applied his expertise in fluid dynamics by introducing turbulators to vastly improve the thermal efficiency of marine and aircraft heat exchangers.

During 1950-1952, John took up a teaching position at the Wolverhampton Technical College. He lectured in a number of technical subjects, designed student experimental work and prepared students for the London external engineering degree. In 1955 John started lecturing in Thermodynamics and Machine Design and in Advanced Mathematics within the Postgraduate Course. He contentedly held this appointment until 1959, when he noticed an advertisement for Lecturers in Mechanical Engineering for the University of Adelaide. Upon application, he was offered a position as Senior Lecturer effective from January 1960.

Within 3 years, the Dean of Engineering, the late Professor Frank Bull, took the unprecedented step of elevating John to the inaugural position of Reader to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He held this uniquely prestigious position until 1983 when he retired to nurse Isobel during her long and painful struggle with a terminal illness.

He was at various times a member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia and of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London. He wrote and presented many papers in fluid dynamics and quietly fostered further research on gas bearings resulting in an Institution "best paper" joint prize and at least one patent to former students. He was fittingly invited to Chair the Keynote Session on Air Bearing Technology during the South Hampton International Fluid Dynamics Conference in 1969.

Mechanical Engineering graduates of his era at the University of Adelaide collectively owe Dr John Mannam an immense debt of gratitude for his patience, forbearance and ability to impart a real understanding of complex technical subjects from first principles. He drew on his own broad experience in solving practical engineering problems during and immediately after the war to extol a pragmatic approach in which a combination of theoretical knowledge with methodical testing, sound analysis and clarity in reporting were paramount.

In 2005 the Mechanical College Board submitted an application to Engineers Australia to name an award in his honour. This award is known as “The John Mannam Prize” and acknowledges Dr John Mannam’s major contributions to engineering practice and especially his dedication to his education and training and mentoring of mechanical engineers within his adopted University, City and Country.

Prof Garth Morgan RFD FIEAust CPEng Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia

Vale - Dr John Mannam - 9th January 1918 – 4th December 2010

Prof Andrew Downing HonFIEAust CPEng

and Dr John Mannam at the 2005 Annual

Dinner.

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Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec - President, National Congress Representative and National Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management Board member

David is the Regional Director for Parsons Brinckerhoff in South Australia. His special area of interest is

Engineering Leadership. He is passionate about the development of an organisational culture which delivers

long term strategic benefits to PB’s clients, and enables professional staff to be the best they can be. Since

2002 he has led PB through an aggressive growth phase to the point where the firm now delivers many of

the State’s most significant infrastructure projects.

Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng - Immediate Past President and National Vice President (Engineering Practice and CPD)

Doug is continuing his service on the South Australia Division Committee as Immediate Past President.

During the day Doug works within the Adelaide rail revitalisation program.

Gerry Doyle MIEAust CPEng - Deputy President

Gerry is a Civil Engineer and a Director of Tonkin Consulting. His work experience has focussed on the

delivery of water and wastewater solutions to government and private clients within South Australia. Gerry

is married with five beautiful sons and has an active interest in athletics and most other sports. Gerry is also

the Civil College Board Representative from South Australia.

WGCDR Tobyn Bearman FIEAust CPEng - Elected Member

Tobyn is currently employed as a senior engineer within the RAAF and is passionate regarding the application

of engineering principles by competent and motivated individuals. Highlights of his long term membership

of Engineers Australia have been the achievement of Chartered Status in 2004, award of membership

as a Fellow in 2010 and appointment and subsequent election to the South Australian Committee in

2009 and 2010.

Mark Brooking MIEAust - Elected Member

Mark Brooking has travelled and worked in more than 50 countries during the last 20 years, Mark has now

returned to Adelaide in the new role of State Emergency Management Engineer within the State Government.

Outside of work he enjoys travel, sailing, golf and SCUBA diving.

Tim Browne MIEAust - Elected Member

SQNLDR Fernando González MIEAust CPEng - Elected Member

Fernando joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1983 as a technologist apprentice and trained for the next

three years as a Radio Technician Air at RAAF Laverton. In mid-2008, Fernando assumed his role as the Senior

Design Engineer, Quality Manager and Regulatory, Quality and Training Flight Commander at JEWOSU. In

2011 he assumes the role of Boomerang Flight Commander at Aerospace Systems Engineering Squadron and

Deputy Senior Design Engineer.

Introducing Your Division Committee for 2011

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John Olson RFD FIEAust CPEng EngExec FAICD - Elected Member

John Olson has been actively involved on various Engineers Australia committees since 2000 including the

SA Quality Panel, National Committee for Quality in Engineering, SA Management in Engineering Branch,

SA Division Committee (2003, 2009 and 2010) and the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management

SA Committee. He is currently Chair of the Engineering Leadership Conference 2012 Organising Committee.

Michelle Shi-Verdaasdonk MIEAust - Elected Member

Trained as an Aeronautical engineer, Michelle has worked in a diverse range of manufacturing industries,

such as automotive, food and household appliances. Currently working at Electrolux, Australasia’s leading

household appliances company, Michelle is responsible in managing the quality continuous improvement

agenda in the Asia Pacific Region. Michelle has also been involved with Engineers Australia since 2006. She is

the current National Chair of Women in Engineering, as well as a Congress member.

Dr Cris Birzer MIEAust - Appointed Member

Dr Cristian Birzer is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre

for Energy Technology at the University of Adelaide. Over the last 10 years Cris has served on numerous

Engineers Australia committees including Division Committee, YEA-SA Committee and Mechanical Branch

Committee. He has also served in the Australia Army Reserves for over 15 years with deployments to East

Timor and the Solomon Islands.

Mark Jones MIEAust - Appointed Member

Mark Jones is the Managing Director of civil infrastructure construction company Leed Engineering and

Construction Pty Ltd. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) at University of South Australia and

now has 20 years experience in the civil construction industry.

Anjan Kundu FIEAust CPEng - Appointed Member

Anjan commenced his professional career as an Electrical Engineer with British Steel in the U.K. before

moving with his family to Darwin in 1992. There he established several Engineers Australia accredited

Electrical Engineering degrees in the newly formed Northern Territory University and was elected for two

terms as Northern Territory Division President in 1998 and 1999. Since 2008, he has been working in the

utilities industry sector in Adelaide and has a leadership role as a Senior Substation Engineer.

Guillermina Perelmuter FIEAust CPEng - Appointed Member

Guillermina Perelmuter has 23 years of professional experience in civil engineering in the design and

implementation of civil infrastructure works. For the last 5 years, and as Senior Project Manager, she

has delivered a number of projects for the DTEI. Projects Guillermina has worked on have received a

commendation from the South Australian Parliament, and won the Civil Contractors Federation 2009 Earth

Award. Most recently Guillermina was involved with the Port Adelaide Viaduct upgrade project at Port

Adelaide, which resulted in a significantly altered structure exceeding expectations for operational and

maintenance requirements, the community and the future life of Port Adelaide.

Anh Tran GradIEAust - Appointed Member

Anh Tran is a chemical engineer completing her PhD at the University of Queensland. She passionately

believes that engineering plays a vital role in addressing global challenges from poverty to climate change.

She volunteers with Engineers Without Borders SA Chapter, coordinating a number of engineering and

education projects with local indigenous communities.

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Phil Campbell FRAeS CEng FIEAust CPEng

Why did you decide to become an engineer?

I had several great role models, and I liked the prospect of designing and creating mechanical items.

What projects are you working on now?

Increasing freight rail network capacity, assisted by timetable simulation, and the construction of new rail infrastructure in Victoria and NSW.

What do you like the most about the engineering profession?

From a personal perspective being involved in engineering is about achieving the goals you have set and seeing projects come to fruition.

What do you see as one of the biggest issues facing the engineering profession?

The lack of students studying maths and science at senior secondary levels is a real concern. I am pleased we are trying to address the issue; however the problem is not yet resolved.

Who has provided you with the greatest amount of inspiration in your career?

My Professor at Cranfield University in the UK, Denis Howe, with his work on aircraft design.

The greatest engineering achievement is? Because?

Public water supply and sanitation because of the health benefits

Three South Australian women win top national business awards

12 November 2010 – South Australians have taken the 2010 Telstra Australian Business Women’s Awards by storm winning three of the six Awards announced in Melbourne last night.

The owner of SA’s largest traffic engineering consultancy, the first woman to be Professor of Physics at the University of Adelaide and a cheesemaker who has led the growth of the industry in SA were named as winners of the Awards.

In the best ever result by South Australian women in the history of the prestigious Awards that recognise the achievements of outstanding business women:

• Melissa Mellen, director and owner of Murray F. Young & Associates (MFY) of Fullarton, won the Commonwealth Bank Business Owner Award;

• Professor Tanya Monro, founder and director of the Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing at the University of Adelaide, won the White Pages Community and Government Award – 24 hours after being named the SA Australian of the Year 2011.

• Kris Lloyd, manager and head cheesemaker of Woodside Cheese Wrights and a director of SA’s annual industry CheeseFest event, won the Nokia Business Innovation Award.

Melissa Mellen, a chartered professional engineer, worked for Murray F. Young & Associates for a decade before buying the business in 2003. Under her leadership, the business has expanded to provide advice to private and government clients on about 400 traffic engineering projects a year throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Combe Pearson Reynolds Pty Ltd (CPR) is an Adelaide based structural and civil engineering consultancy which specialises in the design of building structures.

CPR currently has 19 staff including engineers, drafters and administration support.

The decision to commit to Engineers Australia Professional Development Program recognises the importance of staff development and training, so that CPR may continue to

provide technical expertise combined with a high level of consulting service.

Director Neil Pearson says “We see this commitment to be one of several initiatives made at CPR to enhance the development of our staff – just another way to keep working life challenging and enjoyable.”

CPR tailors design and documentation packages to suit the needs, budget and demands of its wide range of clients which include architects, project managers, builders, property developers and owners.

Projects undertaken include commercial and retail buildings, educational and government buildings, hospitals, residential including aged care, institutional and light industrial buildings.

Recent projects have included Fairview Green Shopping Centre, East Apartments on Angas Street, Eldercare Aged Care facilities at Gawler, Seaford and Glengowrie, Brighton and Seacliff Surf Life Saving Clubs, Charles Sturt Industrial Estate and the Miele Australia Showroom at Hilton.

Combe Pearson Reynolds Pty Ltd

Combe Pearson Reynolds (CPR) Commits To PDP

Neil Pearson FIEAust CPEng and Immediate

Past President Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng

signing the CPR Agreement

What’s Been Happening

Campus Coordinators Announced

Engineers Australia South Australia would like to announce the 2011 Campus Coordinators, Robert Qiao StudIEAust for the University of Adelaide and Paul Koufalakis StudIEAust for the University of South Australia. More information about our Campus Coordinators and their role will be in the February 2011 newsletter. We would also like to take this chance to thank our 2010 Campus Coordinators, Divina Tomamak StudIEAust for the University of Adelaide and Pyrros Radimissis StudIEAust of the University of South Australia for their efforts during 2010.

WIE Announce New Committee

The South Australia Division Women in Engineering (WIE) Group introduced their new South Australian committee on the 26th November 2010 with nibbles, bubbles and a great networking opportunity.

South Australia in the Spot Light for National Awards

On Wednesday 24th November 2010 the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards were held in Canberra. The South Australian Techport project, entered by Built Environs Pty Ltd, McConnell Dowell, Defence SA, Rolls-Royce and Aurecon won a National Engineering Excellence Award, Professor Karen J Reynolds PhD MSc MA BA (Hons)

Grad Cert (Tert Ed) FIEAust was announced the National Professional Engineer of the Year for 2010 and Mr Patrick Campbell TMIEAust CEngT was announced the National Engineering Technologist of the Year for 2010.

The South Australia Division would like to congratulate all the South Australian entrants in the National Awards for participating.

CELM Complete Leadership Development Series

On Wednesday 24th November 2010 the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management held their End of Series Event for the Leadership Development Series. The event was the culmination of 10 leadership breakfast presentations, held over two years.

National Council Update

We are pleased to announce South Australia Division Immediate Past President Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng will be representing all members on National Council in the role of National Vice President (Engineering Practice and CPD) in 2011. Bronte Strout FIEAust CPEng will continue on National Council in the role of National Vice President (Corporate Social Responsibility).

2010 a Success

On 2nd December 2010 the South Australia Division held the Annual Division Meeting at the Kooyonga Golf Club. This provided a chance to highlight the successes of 2010, welcome in our new President Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec and thank Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng for 2 years of service as Division President.

Transport Group Run Rail Revitalisation Seminar

On 8th December 2010 the South Australian Transport Group held a Seminar on Rail Revitalisation. The seminar covered topical matters such as the rail infrastructure revitalisation in Adelaide, the future of rollingstock for Adelaide, the infrastructure required to electrify a rail network and the research underpinning the rail revitalisation.

Aeronautical Eminent Speaker Visits Adelaide

On 9th December 2010 the National Committee on Applied Mechanics with support from the Royal Aeronautical Association hosted the Eminent Speaker presentation of Dr. John Hart-Smith, an internationally known Aerospace Engineer. Dr Hart-Smith’s presentation outlined some of the lessons learned in his 40 year career as an Aeronautical engineer.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON APPLIED MECHANICS

Members of Engineers Australia can claim CPD hours for attendance at this event. Members should refer to Engineers Australia’s CPD Policy for requirement details and conditions.

Dr. John Hart-Smith To RSVP for all sessions:

http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/eminentspeaker/(Please note there is a $10 charge for Non-Members to attend Engineers Australia These Eminent Speaker sessions. There is no charge however for RAeS & RAeS Affiliate Members)

Lessons learned by one aerospace structures engineer in a 40-year career This talk will look at some of the most important lessons about aircraft structures that the John has observed during a long career in the aircraft industry. The emphasis is on good ideas that have yet to be fully exploited. There are also warnings about bad ideas that should not be repeated. Past practices are shown to represent a very fertile source of good ideas that are still applicable today, even though some of them have fallen into disuse. It is shown that the development of significantly better aircraft structures is still possible through progressive refinements, without any need for revolutionary changes that introduce a whole new set of challenges to overcome. The emphasis is on technical issues, but it is explained how many of them never would have become an issue if appropriate business practices had been followed.Among the topics covered are the importance of the continuity in load paths, the need for long transition lengths to alleviate the effects of any eccentricities that cannot be eliminated, an outline of the relative merits and disadvantages of built-up and integrally stiffened structures, the disadvantages of steel and titanium fasteners that operate at higher bearing stresses than equivalent rivets, improved frame/stringer intersection design, the under-rated importance of ductility in the materials used to make aircraft structures, the need for a revision of the damage-tolerance approach to restore some of the fail-safety features, the importance of interface control to permit adequate tolerances for assembly, designing to avoid parasitic induced loads, designing efficient wing/fuselage junctions, and the unappreciated merits of secondary bonding in place of co-curing of composites.

Born and educated in Australia, Dr. L. J. Hart-Smith worked in the U.S. aerospace industry, with Douglas Aircraft and, ultimately, with Boeing. His work on adhesively bonded joints and bolted composite joints is renowned world-wide. His A4E joint analysis computer codes are used throughout the industry. He has also contributed much to creating scientifically sound analyses of the strength of composite laminates, being co-inventor of the SIFT failure criteria for fibre-polymer composites. In addition, he has become an expert in the design of fatigue-free aircraft fuselage structures, by designing better joints. He has recently completed the re-analysis of the classical buckling analyses, confirming that the experimentalists were right, after all, and that the predicted buckling stresses were too high, by factors ranging from 2 to 3 for the various cases. These new analyses represent the culmination of work started 45 years ago at Monash University.

John will be one of the Keynote Speakers at the 6th Australasian Applied Mechanics Congress, 12th – 15th December 2010, Perth: http://www.acam6.org/

Supported By:

PRESENTATIONS Brisbane Date: Tuesday 7th DecemberTime: 5.30pm for 6pm Start Location: Auditorium, Engineers Australia Qld Division, 447 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill

Sydney Date: Wednesday 8th December Time: 6.30pm for 7pm Start Location: Coles Theatre, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo Note: The RAeS Sydney Branch AGM will be held from 6pm-6.30pm

Adelaide Date: Thursday 9th December Time: 5.30pm for 6pm StartLocation: Sir Robert Chapman Theatre, Engineers Australia SA Division, Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide CBD

Melbourne Date: Friday 10th December Time: 12noon for 12.30pm Start Location: Auditorium, Engineers Australia VIC Division, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne

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Member Profile

Phil Campbell FRAeS CEng FIEAust CPEng

Why did you decide to become an engineer?

I had several great role models, and I liked the prospect of designing and creating mechanical items.

What projects are you working on now?

Increasing freight rail network capacity, assisted by timetable simulation, and the construction of new rail infrastructure in Victoria and NSW.

What do you like the most about the engineering profession?

From a personal perspective being involved in engineering is about achieving the goals you have set and seeing projects come to fruition.

What do you see as one of the biggest issues facing the engineering profession?

The lack of students studying maths and science at senior secondary levels is a real concern. I am pleased we are trying to address the issue; however the problem is not yet resolved.

Who has provided you with the greatest amount of inspiration in your career?

My Professor at Cranfield University in the UK, Denis Howe, with his work on aircraft design.

The greatest engineering achievement is? Because?

Public water supply and sanitation because of the health benefits

provided to millions of people throughout the world.

What are your hobbies?

I enjoy tinkering with inventions, restoring furniture, working on cars and spending time in my garden.

If you knew you could try anything and not fail (and money was no object), what dream would you attempt?

I would like to achieve energy independence for Australia in an environmentally sustainable way, and to achieve a high income solution in Australia to the global problem of nuclear waste storage.

If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?

I really enjoyed visiting Western Samoa a couple of years ago, and I could imagine a year there working on the development of community infrastructure.

What is your motto?

Imagine what could be achieved, then achieve it.

Who would you most like to meet?

Neil Armstrong, because of his contributions as an astronaut and as an engineering educator.

South Australian Engineer Recognised

Three South Australian women win top national business awards

12 November 2010 – South Australians have taken the 2010 Telstra Australian Business Women’s Awards by storm winning three of the six Awards announced in Melbourne last night.

The owner of SA’s largest traffic engineering consultancy, the first woman to be Professor of Physics at the University of Adelaide and a cheesemaker who has led the growth of the industry in SA were named as winners of the Awards.

In the best ever result by South Australian women in the history of the prestigious Awards that recognise the achievements of outstanding business women:

• Melissa Mellen, director and owner of Murray F. Young & Associates (MFY) of Fullarton, won the Commonwealth Bank Business Owner Award;

• Professor Tanya Monro, founder and director of the Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing at the University of Adelaide, won the White Pages Community and Government Award – 24 hours after being named the SA Australian of the Year 2011.

• Kris Lloyd, manager and head cheesemaker of Woodside Cheese Wrights and a director of SA’s annual industry CheeseFest event, won the Nokia Business Innovation Award.

Melissa Mellen, a chartered professional engineer, worked for Murray F. Young & Associates for a decade before buying the business in 2003. Under her leadership, the business has expanded to provide advice to private and government clients on about 400 traffic engineering projects a year throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Ms Mellen’s company has provided advice to airport redevelopments in Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland and Awards judges said that she was highly regarded as an expert witness on traffic engineering matters.

Karen James, general manager affiliate business banking, Commonwealth Bank, said: “It is our pleasure to be sponsoring this award because it is a precious moment.

“Commonwealth Bank’s support of these awards and our commitment to our Women in Focus program is all affirmed by these shared moments. We congratulate Melissa Mellen and wish her all the best. She is an inspiration to the next generation of women aspiring to achieve the same success in their own businesses,” she said.

Winners of the Telstra Business Women’s Awards will receive a share of $200,000 in cash and prizes and become part of an exclusive national business alumni. For further information on the Telstra Business Women’s Awards: www.telstrabusinesswomensawards.com

Media contacts:

Telstra contact: Kathryn McFarlane, 0419 850 201 Lighthouse Communications Group: Michael Grealy 0438 835 835 www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/

Melissa (at left) pictured with Commonwealth

Bank Executive General Manager

Business Products and Development, Kelly Bayer

Rosmarin

National Council Update

We are pleased to announce South Australia Division Immediate Past President Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng will be representing all members on National Council in the role of National Vice President (Engineering Practice and CPD) in 2011. Bronte Strout FIEAust CPEng will continue on National Council in the role of National Vice President (Corporate Social Responsibility).

2010 a Success

On 2nd December 2010 the South Australia Division held the Annual Division Meeting at the Kooyonga Golf Club. This provided a chance to highlight the successes of 2010, welcome in our new President Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec and thank Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng for 2 years of service as Division President.

Transport Group Run Rail Revitalisation Seminar

On 8th December 2010 the South Australian Transport Group held a Seminar on Rail Revitalisation. The seminar covered topical matters such as the rail infrastructure revitalisation in Adelaide, the future of rollingstock for Adelaide, the infrastructure required to electrify a rail network and the research underpinning the rail revitalisation.

Aeronautical Eminent Speaker Visits Adelaide

On 9th December 2010 the National Committee on Applied Mechanics with support from the Royal Aeronautical Association hosted the Eminent Speaker presentation of Dr. John Hart-Smith, an internationally known Aerospace Engineer. Dr Hart-Smith’s presentation outlined some of the lessons learned in his 40 year career as an Aeronautical engineer.

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