Graduate stories
Melbourne engineering and information technology graduates leave the University fully equipped to meet today’s challenges with strong business, technical and interpersonal skills. Working all around the world in a diverse range of businesses, from the “big four” companies to entrepreneurial startups, we’re proud of the successes of our alumni.
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BioDesign program sparks a start-up close to the heart
Biotech entrepreneur Elise Sutherland has been named on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020 List; an achievement that has its roots, she says, in the BioDesign Innovation course at the University of Melbourne.
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Francis Heil: engineering a more sustainable future
Francis Heil followed his passion for sustainable water and environmental management from regional Victoria to the University of Melbourne and now to the UK, where he recently completed a Master of Philosophy in Engineering for Sustainable Development at Cambridge. He shares his story.
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Racing ahead
A background in speed skating led computer science and engineering graduate Paul McAlister to launch a business creating technical sportswear for high-performance athletes.
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Mikko’s hand-me downs
When University of Melbourne engineering students offered to build Mikko a new “robohand” prosthetic using a 3D printer, he jumped at the chance.
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The Allan Reid Scholarship - supporting the next generation of engineers
In 2018, Anna Magennis applied for and was awarded the Allan Reid Scholarship, a scholarship established in perpetuity by Allan and Janet Reid of the Reid Malley Foundation.
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Sarah Fink: Biomedical Engineering
Sarah Fink is a Design Engineer at OMX Solutions, a Melbourne-based medical device company specialising in custom oral and maxillofacial implants. She is also the co-founder and director at SWADE Medtech, a medical device start-up company.
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Leesa Blazley: Energy Systems
Just over one year out of her Master of Energy Systems and Leesa Blazley has already made a name for herself in Australia’s clean energy sector.
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From student to startup
Ask Herk Kailis what he’s doing at the weekend and you’re likely to get the answer: “The same thing I do Monday to Friday.”
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Colour analysis
Picture a top interior designer on holidays sitting by a forest stream. Suddenly she spies a moss-covered rock with exactly the shade of green she’s been looking for.
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Biomedical engineering startup Stelect wins Medtech’s Got Talent
Biomedical engineering startup Stelect, co-founded by Melbourne School of Engineering alumni, have received $60,000 in funding as winners of Medtech’s Got Talent.
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Bottling graduate success
As a Master of Engineering (Chemical) student, Dylan Potgieter took every opportunity to gain industry insight. In April 2019, he joined Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) as a Supply Management Trainee.
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