Oil, gas and other chemical process industries are under pressure to minimise costs and their environmental footprint. To achieve these objectives, effective control and optimisation of the processes are required using key enabling technologies.
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) student is leading the way for greater female representation in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, after being awarded the Chief Minister’s Award for Science.
From a young age, Shehani loved all things machines, systems and aircrafts. This passion would see her enter a traditionally male-dominated industry and bring her to Australia to study a Master of Engineering (Mechanical) at CDU.
As a woman, a parent, and an older Indigenous student, I didn’t feel like I fit in with the other engineering students, especially in my first year.
If you told a younger Toby Snaire he would one day win the prestigious Engineers Australia Graduate Award, he never would’ve believed you. Fast forward a few years and Toby has an engineering degree to his name and his achievements are proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
When you study Information Technology at CDU you will immerse yourself in courses designed around current industry requirements and include Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Data Science & Information Systems.
For Nepalese student Bijay, studying an engineering degree online at CDU has been a family affair. And as an online student who’s now pursuing a Master’s degree, his studies have taken him from a rural village in Indonesia to a nuclear energy site in NSW.
From as early as Year 9, Tuan knew he wanted to pursue further study to broaden his career opportunities and better himself as an individual. Tuan applied to study engineering at CDU and has never looked back.
It was a love of puzzles and problem solving that led Tan Thai down the path of engineering – and now he shares that lightbulb moment with everyone.
“When I was growing up in Darwin, I didn’t really hear much about mechanical fitters,” said Eddie Clarke, who’s currently pursuing a Certificate III in Mechanical Engineering at Charles Darwin University.