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Foreground, nominee Lavinia Kanagandran, and her family in 2016. Background: nominees Geoff Huston AM and Peter Elford in 1990.
Celebrating 50 years of teaching computer science at ANU
Tonight the School of Computing will host esteemed members of Australia’s tech community to celebrate 50 years of teaching computer science at ANU.
PhD research sets world record for solar-to-hydrogen efficiency
Even as power grids and passenger vehicles transition to renewable energy, the fact remains that one third the world’s CO2 emission comes from more energy-intensive industries
Scholarship winner to donate funds to Indigenous design summit
Charli Fell, winner of the 2022 Natasha Linard Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Technology, has promised to dedicate half of its funds to the continuation of a Local Design Summit that will benefit the ACT’s Indigenous and engineering communities.
Venturing to volcanoes in Indonesia
My name is William Perren-Leveridge and I am studying a Bachelor of Engineering majoring in mechanical and material systems.
Students design device to filter mercury from water
A device designed by engineering and environmental science students to remove mercury from contaminated waterways has been successfully trialled and could be further developed for use in Indonesia.
Lessons in leadership and humanitarian design
Engineering Student Laura Taylor travelled to Fiji and Timor Leste to take part in the Project Everest Ventures internships.
Graduation reflection
Bachelor of Engineering (R&D) graduate, Ellen Lynch, looks back at her time at the Australian National University (ANU).