UWA engineering students are leading the way in finding environmentally sustainable technologies for future transportation.

The beam centrifuge, located at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at the School of Civil & Resource Engineering (CRE), UWA, turns 20 years old this year.

Professor Caroline Baillie has been appointed as UWA's first Chair of Engineering Education.

First year indigenous engineering students, Samantha Shepherd and Ezra Jacobs-Smith, were thrilled when both received a laptop from Les May, Managing Director of ACS Global to help them in their engineering studies.

Thanks to the contribution of leading Australian engineering firm Clough Limited, the student experience for first year engineering students at UWA will be elevated to a new level with the establishment of the Clough First Year Centre. The UWA-Clough partnership agreement provides dedicated student space for first years in the crucial transition from school to university with the establishment of this 24/7 home base.

Alexander Wyatt (BE/BSc, 2005) was awarded one of two 2009 Fulbright Western Australia Scholarships to undertake research in the United States.

The UWA Graduates Association (UWAGA) Malaysia organised a trip down memory lane in May this year for members.

At the Autumn 2009 Graduation Ceremonies, two prominent UWA engineering graduates were honoured for their achievements and services to UWA.

UWA mechanical engineering graduate, Sir Rod Eddington, will become the next Chair of ANZ in the second half of 2009. He is the chair of Infrastructure Australia and a director on the board of News Corporation.