UQ EUS Magazine - Volume 1 by The University of Queensland Engineering Undergraduate Society

Magazine 2013 - Volume 1

Engineering Undergraduate Society Quarterly Magazine

The University of Queensland Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) has existed in many shapes and forms since its foundation in 1913. In late 2010, the Presidents of the engineering student clubs at UQ came together to create a unified professional platform for engineering at UQ that provides services to all engineering students, regardless of their major. The structure which EUS ultimately adopted was to be an engineering club that oversees the operation of the Affiliated Societies, whilst representing their collective interests to UQ Engineering students and the wider community. The aims and objectives of EUS include:

EUS has a leadership team which comprises of a day-to-day executive, in addition to the Presidents of the Civil Engineering Student Association (CESA), Chemical and Environmental Engineering Student Society (ChESS), Electrically Based Engineering Student Society (EBESS), Mining and Metallurgy Association (MAMA), Mechanical Engineering Student Society (MESS) and Skirts in Engineering.

• Representing the interests of all UQ Engineering Students to the community and University; • Improving the governance, synergies and legitimacy of EUS Affiliated Societies; • Providing extensive online tools for the benefit of members and to assist in the administration of EUS Affiliated Societies; • Organising career based events which catered to all types of engineering taught at UQ; and • Organising social events which would typically be too large for a single club to run themselves.

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EUS Quarterly Magazine

Contents From the President From the Editor

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CESA

EUS

President’s Address

Legacy Way Tour Market Day

Graduate Farewell Chevron Industry Seminar Admire the AEB day

Upcoming events

EUS Graduate Careers Fair

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EUS Graduate Event 2012

EUS Launch Party

EBESS

ChESS President’s Address

President’s Address

Caltex Industry Seminar

Defence Force Recruitment Seminar

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Looking to the Future…

Battle of the Bands

Social Events

Social Events 35th International Intercollegiate Mining Games

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MESS

MAMA President’s Address

President’s Address

2013 MESS Launch Party Careers Corner

Rio Tinto Industry Seminar

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2013 New leaders Conference National mining games

Careers

SKIRTS President’s Address

Welcome Morning Tea

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From the President I am pleased to welcome everyone to another exciting year with Engineering Societies at the University of Queensland. As a 5th year Engineering/Commerce student, I have found that the opportunity to build new networks is an important part of the university experience. With this in mind, EUS and our Affiliated Societies are working to engage you, the students, in as many ways as possible throughout 2013. We kicked off with an incredibly successful Market Day, where over 1000 engineering students signed up as members. It was our most successful Market Day turnout yet, with further signups in the weeks following, bringing us to a grand total of 1562 members! Already this year, the EUS Graduate Careers Fair, as well as a number of Industry Seminars, have provided students with the opportunity to learn more about potential employers and gain useful feedback relevant to each organisation’s application process. Networking with other engineering students at social events, is another important aspect of EUS. More than 500 students celebrated the official beginning to the 2013 academic calendar in ‘Hawaiian-Style’ at the EUS First Semester Launch Party, where outrageously vibrant floral shirt and leis, became a socially acceptable trend for the evening.

After an eventful beginning to 2013, we are all excited for this week’s Skirts Networking Dinner, which provides an amazing opportunity for students to be network with both industry and other students. However, the next BIG date to note in your diary is the release of tickets to the 2013 EUS Engineering Ball on the 25th of May. So prepare to be dazzled in true engineering fashion, as this event will once again be a sitdown black-tie dinner that will undoubtedly amaze. Finally, I would like to personally thank all of our 2013 Industry Partners and Supporters for their incredible contributions to EUS and the Affiliated Societies, which make it possible for us to provide our members with the best career-based events, networking opportunities and online services. I would also like to thank our Social Partners for joining with us to provide our members with access to a range of unique offers, as well as support for our social events throughout 2013. I look forward to a successful year with you all! Miranda McLachlan President

Contributors

From the Editor

Keshini Preeyadarshanan

CESA

Media Officer Grace O’Hanlon ChESS Media Officer

I’m very proud to release this first edition of the EUS Magazine. We’ve already had a busy start to the year, and still the events keep coming. Thank you to all the writers and other contributors for their hard work. I look forward to the publication of the next edition. If you would like to contribute to volume 2, please contact me at: vpmedia@uqeus.com.au

Bradley Coonan EBESS Media Officer Guy Cleaver

MAMA

Media Officer Annie Ryan MESS Media Officer

Alexander Bowen-Rotsaert Vice-President (Media)

Alaya Kota Skirts Media Officer

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2 May

Skirts Networking Dinner

Join Skirts in Engineering for a wonderful evening full of networking opportunities with industry representatives and students. Tickets available now!

9 May

MAMA International Mining Games Thank You BBQ

Come along to help the IMG teams thank the tripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sponsors.

10 May

EBESS Cricket Competition

Join EBESS for an afternoon of cricket.

16 May

UQ EUS First Year Function

This event will focus on what it means to be an engineer at UQ and the trials and tribulations associated with each discipline. Following this, EUS will be putting on a free BBQ and a myriad of fun events.

ChESS Smoko

A staple on the engineering calendar, celebrate the end of classes with CheSS.

MESS Ball

MESS and the Journalism and Communication Society (JACS) will be holding their annual ball.

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MAMA Pub Crawl

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UQ EUS Industry Experience Careers Fair

Start the new semester by coming along to meet industry representatives and finding out about vacation experience opportunities.

Graduate Careers Fair The EUS Graduate Careers Fair was held on the 28th of March at the University of Queensland. This event specifically targeted at engineering students graduating throughout 2013.

Record attendance of over 700 students was registered at the event. Once again student information booklets, which summarised all information relating to Graduate positions with each company in attendance, were distributed at the door. It was great to see EUS and Club Partners: Anglo American, Hatch, QGC, Redpath and Rio Tinto, as well as Club Supporters: Barminco, BHP Billiton, Caltex, Defence Force Recruiting and Newcrest attend the fair. Also in attendance were Santos, Monadelphous, Orica and OSISoft.

For students seeking placements over the 2013/2014 Summer Vacation period, the EUS Industry Experience Careers Fair will be held on the 25th of July. If companies would like to register for this upcoming Career Fair, please forward all enquiries to Tara Jackson, the Vice President (Careers), at: vpcareers@uqeus.com.au. Good luck to all students who are in the process of submitting Graduate and Vacation Work applications!

Graduate event

The Graduate Event was held on the 15th December, following on from the Engineering Graduation ceremonies at the University of Queensland.

Graduating students, along with family and friends celebrated a wonderful evening with canapĂŠs and cocktails at the Riverlife Waterfront Deck, a spectacular outdoor venue that enjoys uniterupted riverfront views of the city from the base of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs.

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EUS Launch Party After a successful day of talking to prospective employers at the EUS Careers Fair, the EUS Launch Party gave engineering students the opportunity to relax, catch up and socialise at the Port Office Hotel.

President’s Address. My name is Timothy Gibson, I am currently a third year studying an Extended Major in Civil Engineering, I am also the 2013 President of the UQ Civil Engineering Student Association (CESA). This year will mark 100 years of Civil Engineering at UQ and with this we have already seen many changes take form such as: • Our new Head of School, world COLOUR renowned fire engineer Professor Jose Torero was appointed at the end of last year.

I’d like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank our industry sponsor and partner in 2013, Redpath Mining. 2013 plans to be an exciting year and I invite each and every one of you to come and get involved. Until next time, Stay Civil.

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• On the last day of semester last year CESA held the inaugural “paying homage function” where all Civil Engineering students are invited to come along and mingle and pay homage the graduating class- this turned out to be one of the biggest social events of the year. • The centenary of Civil Engineering also ties in nicely with the opening of our brand new, world class Civil Engineering building (The Advanced Engineering building or AEB) in October this year. The opening of the AEB is shaping up to be a night for the history books, as we bring in the new century of Civil Engineering with fireworks on the lakes and a keynote address from prominent UQ Civil Engineering Alumni Dr. John Nutt former global CEO of Arup.

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Legacy Way Tour On Thursday the 28th of February, a group of civil engineering students went on the CESA Legacy Way Tunnel Tour. This was an initiative of CESA to expose students to some of Brisbane’s most exciting civil engineering projects, such that students may be able to get a grasp of potential career options and to inspire them in their future studies. Upon travelling to the Toowong site you are truly taken aback for the sheer size and scale of the project being undertaken – especially after entering the enormous warehouse from which the tunnel begins. Here participants see the mechanical works and repairs going on behind the scenes so that the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) can work 24/7. We were then taken down into the depths of the tunnel to the TBM, 3km in and approximately 30m below ground level, by a makeshift tunnel bus that transports workers between sites. Here it is where all of the hard work goes on as 20 people are on site 24/7 with jobs ranging from placing the concrete panels onto the inner wall of the tunnel to cleaning out the dirt that is deposited from the boring. Our guide was a site

worker so we were able to get a proper first hand outlook onto the inner workings of such a momentous project. It was a great inspiration for my personal civil engineering career attending the tour and I am sure the 30 other students who went would agree.

Market Day On Wednesday the 20th February 2013 the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, was adorned with the tell-tale signs of a much anticipated Market Day. The prime location of the CESA stall, set up directly across from the Great Court’s main entrance, saw a whopping 207 new and returning students eager to sign up to be a part of the University’s Civil Engineering Society. This annual event was a fantastic opportunity to establish a community within the Civil Engineering cohort and promote social and professional networking activities throughout the year. During the day CESA promoted itself as a society which supports the establishment of both, lifelong friendships and valuable industry connections. Overall, it was a great

day to meet new engineering students and discuss the advantages of becoming a Civil engineering student at the University of Queensland. However, most importantly the day was a fantastic launching point for a great year ahead!

CESA GRADUATE FAREWELL Friday 26th of November marked the end of the 2012 student semester, so obviously it was CESA’s job to ensure it was finished with a bang, and the 1st Annual CESA Graduate Farewell/ End of Year BBQ did not disappoint.

Starting around 3pm at the UQ lakeside courtyard, students were given the final opportunity to let their hair down and socialise before three arduous weeks of blood, sweat and tears in Swotvac. Not only that, but it also gave the younger civil engineering cohorts an opportunity to commemorate and farewell our graduate students, who on over the past four years have left their own legacy to UQ Civil Engineering. This was all part of the 2013 Executive’s commitment to building a stronger sense of student and staff community across the civil school. In a night that was filled with good food, good music and the best company, the 1st Annual CESA Graduate Farewell/End of Year BBQ left its mark on the engineering events calendar, and is sure to be a night that past and present civil engineers will remember for years to come.

Chevron Industry Seminar On Tuesday the 19th of March both MESS and CESA teamed up to host an industry seminar international oil and gas company Chevron. The presentation was run by three Chevron employees; Lindsey Barnett- Recruitment Specialist, Trevor Moo- Superintendent for

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Exploration and Appraisal and Steven Davey- Graduate Mechanical Engineer. During the hour long seminar, they shared their own unique views and experiences within the Chevron family. Following the seminar, barbeque dinner and beverages were provided allowing CESA and MESS members to network with each other and the Chevron guests.

On the 14th of March CESA put on an event to ‘Admire the AEB’. The AEB (or the Advanced Engineering Building) is the new university building under construction that will upon completion hold the UQ Civil Engineering labs. Better yet, it will be the nicest building at The University of Queensland and following a 4 year exodus of all Civil Engineering works to the not-so-much-liked Seddon building – CESA thought that it would be a great time to admire the building we are soon to be calling home.

It was an event that brought together civil engineering students for a quiet afternoon of socialising and a presentation by UQ’s own Professor David Williams about the progress of the construction of the AEB. It was a good break away from the strenuous scheduled of an engineer, but overall it was a great success as we enjoyed one another’s company. Here’s to future events!

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President’s Address. The Chemical and Environmental Engineering Student Society (ChESS) is UQ’s premier club for students studying chemical engineering and any of its associated disciplines; such as metallurgical, materials, biological, and environmental engineering. ChESS currently caters for nearly 300 enthusiastic members, and that number will continue to rise throughout the year. ChESS’s goal is to provide members with events and opportunities that enhance the undergraduate experience and facilitate the development of young professionals ready to enter the engineering industry. To achieve this, ChESS builds its activities around three foci; professional development, industry networking, and social interaction. Our valued sponsors have integral roles in each of these. In 2013, I’d acknowledge and thank Hatch as our partner level sponsor, and Caltex and Incitec Pivot as our supporter level sponsors. Foremost is the wealth of professional experience company sponsors can offer, in the form of engineers who have established their careers and are willing to share their insight. ChESS Mentor Evenings represent an opportunity for professional engineers to speak with students in a relaxed social setting, and with the help of the Queensland Joint Chemical Engineering Committee and the School of Chemical Engineering this event has given rise to Professional Development Seminars; a more formal affair where speakers talk to a relevant theme.

Industry Seminars are a popular networking event; companies can present to students regarding activities within their industry, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Student Society (ChESS) company projects, and vacation or graduate employment programs, with a great BBQ hosted afterwards by ChESS. Networking with company representatives is valuable not only to our members, but also for our sponsors in terms of exposure. Privileged access to job search functions on the EUS website and advertising through ChESS media helps our sponsors secure bright minds for future work. Finally, ChESS is renowned for its social events and we encourage sponsors to get involved. Our Launch Parties, regular Smokos, award-winning ChESS Ball, and crowd-pleasing Pig-on-a-Spit all contribute to the wonderful atmosphere of the club and creating its loyal member base. ChESS provides its sponsors with fantastic opportunities to communicate with students, and its members with a brilliant undergraduate experience. We in the 2013 ChESS Executive team are excited to be building lasting relationships with our sponsors, and we look forward to working with you throughout the year. Regards, Joseph Kennerley ChESS President

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Industry Seminar

The UQ Chemical and Environmental Student Society value the opportunity to work closely with our sponsors to provide students with information on vacation and graduate opportunities within their organisations.

ChESS seminars have a consistent record for high attendance, and offer students the chance to become more aware of a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s values and unique projects. Our 2013 partner is HATCH, and our supporters are Caltex and Incitec Pivot.

ChESS Executive and representatives of our partner, HATCH.

An Industry Seminar led by professional engineers and human resources representatives from Caltex was hosted in week 3 of the semester, where a mix of over 50 second, third and fourth years attended, making it a very exciting event for all involved. Caltex has again signed on to be a ChESS supporter in 2013, and all members of ChESS look forward to strengthening this professional relationship. During our first industry seminar of the year, students were given a detailed insight into the operations at Caltexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lytton refinery by both graduate and senior Chemical Engineers which was interesting and informative.

ChESS Executive and representatives of our supporter, Caltex.

The Caltex Industry Seminar was a step up from most seminars, providing a high level of detail, which assisting in reassuring students that all their hard work would pay off in industry! At the BBQ hosted after the presentation students had a chance to ask questions on a variety of topics in a relaxed and social atmosphere. Caltex employees answered a range of questions, from vacation and graduate employment applications, to a typical day in the life of a chemical engineer. ChESS members are excited to continue developing our professional relationships with our sponsoring companies, and look forward to future industry events.

ChESS Executives and Caltex representatives at Caltex Industry Seminar.

In January this year past UQ Chemical Engineering student Mitchell Smith, currently working at the Caltex Oil Refinery in Brisbane, was “elated” after winning a major corporate prize for Caltex Australia - The CEO Award. “It’s very flattering and I’m honoured to get this award,” Mitchell said. “I’m really thankful to have been nominated and that people have recognised the work that Process Engineers do on site.” Employed as a Process Engineer after graduating from The University of Queensland in 2009, Mitchell is responsible for the process optimisation and troubleshooting of the Diesel Hydrotreaters on site. In August 2012 he was working on the refinery’s diesel stripper, a column responsible for stripping Hydrogen Sulphide out of the Diesel product, which had been performing below its optimal level since 2006. In a single day, Mitchell identified and corrected two errors that led to an increase in unit performance.

“I came in early in the morning and noticed that trays within the column of the stripper weren’t installed correctly. If the spacing isn’t right you can get flooding in the column which means you can’t make diesel at the right quality. “By adjusting the spacing of the trays we were able to reduce the flooding and improve the performance of the unit,” he said. But Mitchell hadn’t finished with the Diesel stripper. “Later that same night we came across another problem. There were corroded holes in the chimney tray that shouldn’t have been there. That was the second issue that was fixed on the same day.” Mitchell identified communication with co-workers and critical thinking skills

developed during his time as a student as being essential in identifying and fixing the problems. Mitchell is the first individual winner of the CEO’s Award, and he knows there are plenty of challenges and opportunities ahead for the entire Caltex team. “There is still work to do here in order to increase profitability in the long term,” he said. “I’ll be looking for further improvements and other problems with pieces of equipment, and possibly looking a bit wider around the refinery as well for other improvements.

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What we offer IPL offers a 2 year graduate program and a 3 month vacation program. Opportunities are available for chemical, mechanical and electrical engineers. Further information on what we have to offer and how to apply is available on our website. IPL has been named a Top 100 Graduate Employer for 2013, as voted by our graduates. Incitec Pivot Limited supports diversity in the workplace. Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and peoples with a multicultural background are strongly encouraged to apply for our positions.

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Social Events

With semester one well underway now the sleepless nights of assignments and exam preparations have all begun. It’s been fantastic to see such dedication in the academic corner and reassuring to know we all haven’t lost our social sides as of yet. The first of many opportunities for people within our evergrowing society to meet and greet has taken off with a bang, attaining record numbers for our launch party at The Royal Exchange Hotel. Social events such as this have been crucial in providing amazing opportunities to develop life-long friendships within the society and overall, help develop the strong personal and communicational skills of all our members.

This year has also seen the beginning of a fantastic new ChESS social event to mark on the calendar. With the installation of the new speedometer outside of the Hawken Engineering Building, ChESS has set out to find the fastest person on campus (or at least in the vicinity of the Chemical Engineering Building) with the Hawken Velocity Challenge. The winner to be dubbed the ‘Supreme Ruler of Chemical Engineering’, even the lecturers were willing to join in on little bit of light hearted fun, with 3rd Year Chemical Thermodynamics Lecturer Greg Birkett posting an impressive speed.

In conjunction with the launch party and Hawken Velocity Challenge, the first ChESS Smoko held just before the Easter break saw an excellent opportunity for students to celebrate a momentous occasion, making it through the first half of semester. With the School of Chemical Engineering lecturers, PhD and current students, and even the head of school himself, the record number of attendees at the ChESS Launch party seemed insignificant compared to the first Smoko. With the University of Queenslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alumni Court pumping well into the night and the record attendance of the first Smoko, the bar has indeed been raised high for the rest of the calendar in 2013.

President’s Address. Welcome to 2013 with the Electrically Based Engineering Student Society (EBESS). This is looking to be one of our best years yet. It is only six weeks into the semester for 2013 and Uni and EBESS are already in full swing. We have our largest user base ever and our major events of 2013 are truly underway. Battle of the bands has recently being hosted and now, planning for staff vs. student cricket will begin. We also have a sausage sizzle at the end of the semester, which gives the students a time to relax before exams commence. Our second annual Battle of the Bands has been our biggest yet, with five bands playing and over three hundred dollars in prizes. We thank all of our members and any friends of members that came along for their support, and for making the night such a great success. Our regular EBESS tutorials have started up and we have helped students at every single tutorial session so far. These tutorial sessions are a great opportunity to meet the EBESS executive, get help with university work, or projects; or even get help with personal hobbies. We are also continuing to offer new ways for our students to contact us and let us know their ideas to continue to expand EBESS’s offerings to our members.

This achieved through consistent emails to our members, as well as updates presented through social media outlets. We have continued to team up with other societies to offer bigger and better events to our members and other university students. This will start to show in semester two. I’d like to thank our Supporter Sponsor in 2013, Defence Force Recruiting who is continuing our relationship from last year. I cannot thank our members enough for making EBESS what it is today and I encourage everyone to get involved with all of EBESS’s events. Alistair Francis EBESS President

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In late 2012, EBESS held one of its first industry seminars for Defence Force Recruitment (DFR).

Defence Force Recruitment

The industry seminars are an important facet of what EUS and EBESS do for its students - they are a great night to network, learn valuable information about companies that they would love to work for, and maybe get some free food at the same time. On the night, we had a Head Electrical Engineer with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) come in and explain what it is like being an Engineer in the military, and why their Defence Sponsorship programs are so amazing. Working as an engineer within the ADF brings with it many benefits and opportunities. Not only do you get to work with the latest technology, but you gain valuable technical and leadership skills along the way. Combined with exceptional benefits

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The 80 students that attended had a great time, and washed it all down with a big BBQ (including bacon) afterwards. The organiser of the event, Max Wasley commented: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The seminar tonight has gone really well. Our guest speaker was engaging, and the students who have attended have shown a genuine interest in Defence Force engineeringâ&#x20AC;?.

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In 2013, EBESS will continue to organise industry functions such as the DFR seminar, as it allows our members (as well as other students) to gain an insight into engineering within

different industries, as well as gain first-hand information about application processes, and vacation and graduate opportunities.

EBESS has gotten off to a great start in 2013. With Battle of the Bands recently completed, we shift our attention to bringing our members more exciting and enriching events. With Staff vs. Student Cricket and Soccer, trivia night, and more industry events to follow, it is shaping to be a big year. We thank our members for their continued support and look forward to bringing you an enjoyable year.

On the 12th of April, EBESS held the 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands at the Red Room. What a night! Smoking the Jorgia opened the night with a beautiful rendition of Romeo and Juliet (by Dire Straits, not Taylor Swift), followed by some soulful electro indie rock by Nervous Plaything. Picking up the energy a bit up after was Indigo Summit, a local up and coming indie band with some amazing original songs. Next up was Lieutenant Long shaft and the Daughter Deflowering Power Hour, Bringing to the stage some epic metal and disgusting tights, and winning the prize of best band name ever.

Finally, closing the night and winning first prize was Who Is John, who got the crowd dancing and going on with some great covers. Everybody had a great night!

President’s Address. Hi everyone my name is Tom and I’m the 2013 UQ Mining and Metallurgy Association (MAMA) President. Together with the rest of the 2013 Executive Committee I’d like to welcome you to EUS and to MAMA. The most important aspect of EUS and MAMA is you, the members and as a passionate member of MAMA since my first year I’d like to this year focus on making your experiences as good as mine have been. In my experience the MAMA industry seminars have been an absolutely fantastic way for MAMA members to network with industry professionals and gain access to opportunities for vacation and graduate employment (as well as the provided food and beverages). I very much hope to see as many members as possible at these events as they are run solely for your benefit and are highly worthwhile. It would of course be a very poor introduction if I neglected to mention some of our upcoming social events that are touched further on in this publication, two of which in particular excite me, the Semester 1 Pub Crawl (2 June) and the “2012 UQU Ball of the Year” award winning 2013 Annual Xstrata MAMA Ball on 2nd of August. I certainly would love to see

everyone at these events as they are a guaranteed good time! Finally I would like to personally thank the MAMA sponsors for this year: our partner sponsor is Anglo American, while our supporter sponsors are BHP Billiton, MMG and Barminco. I’d like to them for their generous donations and ongoing support. Without them none of our events would be possible. Cheers, Tom Lucas MAMA President

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Hannah Roth is the 2013 social officer and has hit the ground running this year with three barbeques already come and gone. The upcoming social events include the MAMA numerous industry seminars and the semester one pub crawl. Planning for the annual MAMA ball has also begun and is looking to be the event of the year, building on last years successes as the official UQU ball of the year. Social events are the best way for members to meet industry representatives, gain employment opportunities and enjoy university with their fellow mining peers.

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MAMA Secretary Casey Costello (Left) with MAMA Social Officer Hannah Roth (Right) at Round Mountain Gold mine.

ON THE 11TH OF MARCH 2013, TWO TEAMS COMPRISED OF MAMA MEMBERS ARRIVED IN GOLDEN, COLORADO REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND IN THE 35TH INTERNATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE MINING GAMES (IMG), HELD AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES.

Both teams competed valiantly against the best teams from around the world. Overall the mixed team placed 9th, taking out 3rd place in both swede saw and surveying events. Whilst in America the students went on four mine tours

comprising of Bingham Canyon, Leeville, Cortez Hills, and Round Mountain, gaining and insight into the American minerals industry. Overall the trip was a huge success and would not have been possible without the support of our >

MAMA member Thomas Yim (Mens Team) Doing work in the swede saw event.

sponsors; Anglo American, MMG, Newmont, BHP Billiton, Barminco, Kador Engineering, BlueScope Distribution, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, UQ Union and the AusIMM. MAMA and the IMG delegation would like to invite all members and sponsors to attend the thank you barbeque being held on the 24th April 2013.

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MAMA social officer Hannah Roth and MAMA media officer Guy Cleaver Airleg drilling.

MAMA member Alex Nicholls.

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National Mining Games

New Leaders Conference

The 2013 National Intercollegiate Mining Games will be held in Brisbane immediately after the New Leaders conference (14-15 September 2013).

The New Leaders Conference is held annually at different locations around Australia by The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).

The Games will be hosted by the AusIMM Southern Queensland student chapter at the University of Queensland experimental mine. The games are attended from students across Australia and challenge competitors to work collaboratively to complete events efficiently and quickly. It provides a networking opportunity between different universities and industry professionals. Both students and industry members across Australia are encouraged to submit a team. For more information on the Games including sponsorship opportunities and registration details visit the Games website at:

www.uqmama.com/nationalmininggames

In 2013 the conference is planned to be held in Brisbane (11-12 September 2013). Attendees to the conference will hear from experts from a variety of fields with a focus on imparting professional and technical skills required by New Leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to progress their careers in the minerals industry. The two day Conference will include a special Industry networking lunch held on Day one, a Welcome Function, a delegate breakfast and a post Conference tour. For more information on the conference and how to register visit the conference website at: www.ausimm.com.au/newleaders2013

CAREERS The career barbeques are vital social events that create a networking environment for the members and the industry. Already this year MAMA has hosted two successful industry barbeques with Rio Tinto and Orica. More industry barbeques are to come in semester one to assist students with finding vacation and graduate roles. Additionally a big ‘thank you’ goes out to EUS who provided the EUS Careers Fair to all engineering students that was a great success and gave students an opportunity to speak to companies about working for them in either a vacation or graduate capacity.

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President’s Address. UQ UNION logo Design Mechanical Engineering Student Society (MESS)

This year is looking to be one of the busiest and most successful MESS have ever had. From Market Day, we hit the ground running selling “MESS Starter Packs” which along with membership included some exclusive MESS merchandise. Also in this pack we included a ticket to our 80’s Launch Party. Held at the end of week two, the launch proved to be a massive success with estimated numbers of attendance to be close to 200 at the Red Room bar. During first semester we have held three major industry seminars for EUS and MESS sponsors. Firstly we held a joint seminar with MAMA for Rio Tinto, followed by a joint with CESA for Chevron and then finally one for our major 2013 Supporter, QGC. All of these were a great success with record attendance levels. All students left with a better understanding of the companies and were equipped with tips for the graduate and vacation application processes. As for the rest of the year, it is going to be just as busy as it has started. We have added a new social event to our calendar being the MESS and JACS ball. Along with this we have our Pub Crawl and Lake Party, which have always been winners in the past. We also have plans for further merchandise, continued free tutor sessions and a team entry in the annual Bridge to Brisbane just to name a few.

I’d like to take this chance to give a big thank you to our partner for 2013, QGC, and our supporter sponsor Bechtel. Your ongoing support gives us the means to provide students with career growth and networking opportunities. Make sure you keep updating with what’s going on and how you can make the most of your club membership by joining our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/messuq. Regards, Seamus O’Connor MESS President

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MESS LAUNCH PARTY

On Friday 8th March MESS celebrated the annual Launch Party to kick off the year.

With a theme of 80’s Fever, MESS members proved that engineers really do know how to go radical and dress to impress! The night was a totally tubular one for all involved, with plenty of chances to mingle, meet other members and let your mullet down. Partygoers were entertained from 8pm by the local band De La Cruz. Best dressed costume went to the ‘The Demon’ from KISS.

What department where you based in? The twelve-week placement was in the QCLNG project Upstream Engineering Compression Team based in Brisbane. The QCLNG (Queensland-Curtis LNG) project is QGC’s premier venture, converting CSG to LNG. It is currently in the construction phase, so the engineering office’s objectives are to finalise detailed design and oversee the construction of this work.

What was a typical day like for you? A typical day included 8hrs of working with mechanical,

electrical and chemical engineers in meetings, over the phone or at their desks. Working closely with my supervisor, the principle compression engineer, my technical and managerial abilities were challenged daily, developing key professional attributes and commercial awareness in the industry.

What was your favourite experience? The 2-day field trip to QGC’s gas field tenements surrounding Chinchilla was a definite highlight of the program. It gave us students the opportunity to get out

the office and see QGC’s commissioned infrastructure (including gas wells and compression stations) and observe the associated operations.

What is your best tip for vacation applications? Spend time tailoring their application for the company and the industry. Doing this research was critical to both my application and subsequent interviews and assessment centres. The QCLNG project is scheduled for first gas in 2014, so the company is entering an extremely challenging but exciting project phase. If you

MESS would like to welcome on board QGC as our partner for 2013. We caught up with Andrew Jensen, a mechanical engineering student who recently completed vacation work with QGC to find out how it was.

are looking for professional responsibility or a complete immersion into the Oil & Gas industry, and aren’t afraid of some hard work, I would definitely encourage you to apply!

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S em i n a r A big thank you must go to Gregor, Tara, Matt and Monique for taking the time to come and chat to students about the exciting opportunities provided by Rio Tinto. An engaging presentation covering Scholarships, the Vacation Programme and how to make your life â&#x20AC;&#x153;rockâ&#x20AC;? through the Rio Tinto Graduate Development Programme was presented over 120 EUS members. Students were eager to learn how they too can be challenged and driven towards success through a rewarding career at Rio Tinto. Gregor and Matt gave inspiring accounts of their careers thus far, sharing their stories ranging from life in a mining community to a typical day in the Brisbane office. This was accompanied by invaluable insider tips from Tara and Monique on how to succeed in the recruitment process.

On Wednesday the 13th of March MESS and MAMA hosted the Rio Tinto Industry Seminar. On behalf of all the students, we would like to thank Rio Tinto for a hugely successful night and we look forward to hosting industry events in the future.

Proud to be a MESS Supporter throughout 2013 www.bechtel.com/australia

President’s Address. This Uni year started off with a bang, surrounded by pink, at the Skirts in Engineering market day stall. We greeted many new enthusiastic members and it was great to see so many returning members too! This culminated in us being able to sign up a record number of Engineering students to Skirts and we gave away lots of goodie bags filled with donations from our sponsor companies. We also held a Morning Tea tailored towards first year engineering students, so that they could start to meet their peers as well as many academic staff who came along too. It was a great morning and we hope that it was a good way to encourage female engineers to start to make valuable relationships. Then, for the first time, Skirts in Engineering were invited to support the MESS launch party, which was 80’s themed and it was terrific to see some outrageous costumes from our Skirts members! This year is shaping up to be a fantastic one for all involved with Skirts in Engineering, with our Annual Networking Dinner just around this corner! The annual Skirts Networking Dinner is a great opportunity for students to converse with industry representatives over dinner and listening to industry speaker’s talk about their experiences as women in the engineering industry. The event is always a lovely

evening of networking with students and company representatives learning more about each other. The Networking Dinner will held on the Thursday the 2nd of May, and we look forward to a great evening of food, networking and speakers. We have had an overwhelming response from companies, so we think our members are in for a fabulous night. None of our events are possible without our sponsors, so I’d like to thank our 2013 partner Rio Tinto, as well supports Newcrest, BHP Billiton and Incitec Pivot for their ongoing support. I look forward to 2013! Becky Thomas Skirts President

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The Skirts Welcome Morning Tea is a great event for all our new and past members to meet each other, as well as members from the Engineering faculty. Students from all disciplines and years of Engineering are able to enjoy conversing over plenty of delicious food.

This years Welcome Morning Tea was a great success with a record number of members coming down to enjoy a morning of engineering conversations and some engineering themed games, such as Pin-The-Skirt-On-The-Engineer. There were lots of new members meeting fellow first years, talking about everything from their subjects and assignments to what disciplines of engineering they wanted to pursue. There were also many conversations between younger and older students

giving advice for upcoming subjects and sharing their past experiences. A number of engineering faculty staff also came down to mingle with the students.

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Chemical Engineer - Graduate Profile Name: Gabrielle Grills Discipline: Chemical Engineering Graduated: 2012 from Monash University Melbourne, Victoria Choosing to work with Incitec Pivot Limited was as straight forward as choosing to study Chemical Engineering. I am very happy to say that both decisions have brought me challenges on a daily basis, given me knowledge and experience beyond my belief as well as many opportunities to grow, not only as a team member, as a leader, but most importantly as an individual. After completing my studies in the cold city that is Melbourne I moved with my single box of worldly possessions to Brisbane Queensland to start my long awaited career. My first rotation with IPL is as a Process Engineer in the Urea Plant at the Gibson Island Manufacturing site east of Brisbane. Here I spend a large part of my time learning the plant overview and how each part of the process affects the final product. Aside from learning I mostly work on modifications that can be implemented to improve the plants efficiency. The transition from university life to full time employment was relatively easy and was made even more so by my involvement in a structured graduate program. My greatest concern as I left university was that in the ‘real world’ I wouldn’t have the support system I had during my studies that could point me in the right direction and answer those silly questions like ‘where can I find this and that’. How wrong was I?? I have a hand full of people who look out for me not to mention all the other graduates who are transitioning through the same process I am. IPL’s graduate program has a large emphasis placed on the mentoring program as well as a buddy system. Support like this is invaluable especially for a young woman like myself working in an industry dominated largely by older ‘gentleman’. I would be lying if I said I don’t notice that I am somewhat of a minority but it is not something I see as a disadvantage rather an opportunity. There are many instances where being a woman is an advantage. Operators find it enjoyable imparting their years of wisdom upon you and I often find I have a more personal relationship with my co-workers. On the other hand of course boys will be boys and have their ‘boy clubs’ and talk about guitars, beer and their dogs, something I just haven’t managed to get involved with – not yet anyway! Honestly it is a very minor part of being an engineer and the situations do not define you rather they are what you make of them. My position with IPL as a graduate chemical engineer is one of the greatest opportunities I have received. It is different every day, demanding at times but always fun. For more information on Incitec Pivot’s graduate and vacation programs visit graduates.incitecpivot.com.au

Royal on the Park

2nd May - 6:30pm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Ballroom | Dress Code : Cocktail Member Price : $40 | Non-Member : $55

This is an 18+ event.