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Congratulations to the UWA staff and graduates who are nominees in the 2018 40under40 Awards. Run by Business News, the 40under40 Awards recognise Western Australia's finest business talent.

Voting is now open for the People’s Choice Awards until Friday 12 January. Winners of the awards will be announced next year at a ceremony held in March.

UWA Nominees

Caine Chennatt - UWA Cultural Precinct
Caine Chennatt is a creative producer who manages arts programs at UWA and across Perth. Raised in the Middle East during the Gulf Wars and witnessing many human rights breaches, Caine was driven to make a difference to social inclusion and accessibility through the arts. Since arriving in Australia at age 17, his creative vision, programs and work with industry have been making the arts more accessible and engaging in WA, supporting people who previously may not have been able to enjoy the arts because of a disability.

Dr Tristan Clemons - UWA School of Molecular Sciences
UWA’s Dr Tristan Clemons specialises in nanotechnology. He creates therapeutics that will help treat cancer, burns and central nervous system injuries. Tristan’s work is supporting patients, helping make major advances health and benefiting the WA economy. Tristan is a major advocate for science outreach and mentors thousands of science students to inspire the next generation of leaders. He is also a member of the Australian men’s hockey team and has won numerous high profile awards including WA Student Scientist of the Year in the Premier’s Science Awards (2013) and the WA Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2014).

Dr Andrew Guzzomi - UWA Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Dr Andrew Guzzomi is an agricultural engineer and researcher at UWA whose research is helping develop engineering solutions to challenging and complex global agricultural problems. Towards the middle of this century we will need to feed 50 per cent more people and restore vast areas of degraded land. Andrew’s research and inventions are helping address these issues. Andrew was instrumental in the development of a mechanical weeding device to overcome reliance on herbicides and in the development of ‘flaming seed’ technology that is changing how degraded land is restored using native seeds. In 2016 he was awarded WA Innovator of the Year.

Elizabeth Shaw - UWA graduate
Elizabeth Shaw is a passionate gender equality advocate and commentator who holds the role of Associate Director at KPMG. Elizabeth leads KPMG’s approach to diversity and inclusion. She balances this role while serving as the President of UN Women Australia – the youngest person to hold this role and the first Western Australian. She is also the Deputy Chair of Inclusion WA and on the Steering Committee of the 30% Club, focused on increasing the number of female directors on ASX-200 boards. Elizabeth was recognised by AFR/Westpac as one of Australia’s 100 most influential women and a received a Western Australian of the Year Youth Award from Celebrate WA.

Adam Yap - UWA graduate
Adam Yap is a digital entrepreneur and Technical Co-founder of HealthEngine, Australia’s leading health technology company that is transforming the way people access and experience healthcare. HealthEngine gives 1.5 million users every month greater control over how they manage their health, with services like online bookings, appointment reminders and medication management via a smartphone app.  Adam has grown HealthEngine from a five person startup to over 140 people nationally. He has attracted nearly $50 million in private funding for HealthEngine.

For more information on the awards visit www.40under40.com.au

Media references

Jess Reid (UWA Media and PR Advisor)(+61 8) 6488 6876