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Engineering Undergraduate

SocietyQuarterly Magazine

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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:

• 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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CLUBS

PARTNERS

SUPPORTERS

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.

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From the President

From the Editor 4

Upcoming events 3

UQIC Executive

TRL Competition 6

President’s Address 12

Professional Development

and Industry Partners /

Social Events 14


MAMA Semester 1 Pubcrawl 22

Upcoming MAMA Ball 22

First Year Mining

Project Demo Day 23

MAMA Merchandise 24

Industry Events 24

2013 New leaders Conference

& National mining games 25


Pub Crawl 10

Merchandise 10

UQIC Executive TRL

TRL Competition 11

Advanced Engineering

Building 11


Team Project 2 BBQ 17

Staff vs. Student Cricket 2013 18-19

EBESS Hoodies 2013 19


Pub Crawl/Merch

MESS + Jacs Ball /

For your Calendar 28

UQ Racing Formula SAE Team 29


Skirts Networking Dinner 32-33

EUS Quarterly Magazine

ContentsEUS

ChESS

MAMA

CESA

EBESS

MESS

SKIRTS

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The first week back has already seen the EUS Industry

Experience Careers Fair and EUS Second Semester Launch

Party that were both very successful events. First Release

Tickets to the EUS ‘Skyfall’ Engineering Ball also went on

sale through our newly-developed online ticketing function

at 8am Monday morning, selling out in a record 30 minutes

despite the early start! Second Release Tickets will be

available online through the EUS Website

(www.uqeus.com.au) from 8am Wednesday the 31st of July.

We are all very excited for the next few weeks of events,

which includes the Skirts in Engineering Networking Lunch,

Skirts in Engineering Launch Party, MAMA ‘Suit and Tie’ Ball

and CESA Cocktails. However, on the 31st of August we

will take you back to a time in the early 20th Century when

aeroplanes were a marvel of modern engineering, accessible

only to the very rich and well-connected.

We hope to see you all there, as our cabin crew arm the

doors and cross-check for the flight of a lifetime!

Miranda McLachlan

President

FROM THE PRESIDENT

FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to the second volume of this magazine! It has

been a brilliant effort to get this edition together, so a big

thank you to everyone who was involved. This semester has

a packed program so we hope to bring you more news of

these fantastic events later in the year. If you would like to

contribute to the next volume, please contact me at:

[email protected]

Alexander Bowen-Rotsaert

Vice-President (Media)

I am incredibly excited to welcome everyone back to

another semester with Engineering Societies at the

University of Queensland.

Whilst some lucky members were away in Europe soaking

up the summer sun, or off to the New-Zealand ski fields

hitting up the slopes over the holiday period, our executive

has continued working tirelessly to bring you the next round

of events that will undoubtedly amaze. This includes the

biggest event of the 2013 Social Calendar, the EUS ‘Skyfall’

Engineering Ball!

Last semester was an enormous success for both EUS and

our Affiliated Engineering Societies, with the inaugural EUS

First Year Event, the EUS Graduate Careers Fair and the

EUS First Semester Launch Party held, in addition to weekly

Industry Seminars and other Club Social Events. Semester

One also saw the introduction of EUS Social Partnership

as part of the EUS Membership Card and also the first ever

edition of the EUS Quarterly Magazine. I extend heartfelt

thank you to the EUS Vice Presidents – Liam Montgomery

(Sponsorship), Alexander Bowen-Rotsaert (Media), Tara

Jackson (Careers) and Lachlan McAlister (Social) – for their

dedication and hard work in delivering these events and

opportunities to our members.

CONTRIBUTORS

Keshini Preeyadarshanan CESA

Media Officer

Grace O’Hanlon ChESS

Media Officer

Bradley Coonan EBESS

Media Officer

Guy Cleaver MAMA

Media Officer

Annie Ryan MESS

Media Officer

Alaya Kota Skirts

Media Officer

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Date Club Event Overview

Tuesday 30 July

Barminco Industry Seminar

Barminco is an international leader in hard rock underground mining. The seminar will be a fantastic opportunity to learn about Barminco graduate and vacation work opportunities.

Wednesday 31 July

Skirts Networking Lunch

Skirts invites members to their Annual Networking Lunch. Come and meet representatives from many different companies and get the latest information on Vacation work opportunities.

Wednesday 31 July

Skirts Semester 2 Launch Party

After the annual 2013 Skirts Networking Lunch, come and celebrate all your new contacts at the Skirts Semester 2 Launch Party, supported by MESS.

Saturday 3 August

Suit and Tie Ball It’s time to ‘suit up’ for a night that can’t be missed! Off the back of winning 2012 UQU Ball of the Year, MAMA is elated to cordially invite you to night of decadence and visual gratification.

Wednesday 7 August

MMG Industry Seminar

MMG Limited is a mid-tier global resources company that mines, explores and develops base metal projects around the world. Come along and network to learn about vacation work and graduate opportunities with MMG.

Friday 9 August

Civil Cocktails Civil Engineering at UQ is 100 this year. The Advanced Engineering Building is open for business. Time to get down and celebrate!

Thursday 22 August

EBESS Trivia Night

Come and join EBESS for a night of trivia in ELCX. Teams will be open to any UQ students or staff in teams of three. A good chance to test your knowledge of engineering, UQ and of course general knowledge, against our fellow students and staff. There will also be prizes for the winning teams.

Wednesday 28 August

Downer EDI Industry Seminar

Downer EDI Limited is a leading provider of engineering and infrastructure management services to customers in Minerals & Metals, Oil & Gas, Power, Road & Rail Infrastructure, Telecommunications and Water. Come along and network to learn about vacation work and graduate opportunities.

Saturday 31 August

Skyfall Engineering Ball

UQ EUS cordially invites you to celebrate the SKYFALL ENGINEERING BALL! Our private Hangar will turn into a mogul’s playground where you will be able to mingle with dapper gentlemen and well-to-do socialites before our cabin crew arm the doors and cross-check for the flight of a lifetime!

Friday 27 September

Revelry on the Riverside

It is time to add a bit of mystery to one of the classiest events of an engineer’s social calendar with the ChESS Masquerade Ball. So slip on a mask and join us for a mysterious rendezvous on the Brisbane River. Dress code is Black Tie... and of course a mask.

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Interfaculty Competitions (UQIC) held

their Executive Touch Rugby League

Competition on Sunday 21 April. Teams

from the EUS, CESA, ChESS, MAMA,

and MESS executives competed against

executives from other UQ student clubs

and societies. The sheer numbers of

willing clubs to compete in this event

meant that a number of pools were

needed to whittle down the numbers

and find the best teams.

Despite officially being Autumn, the radiant

Aussie sun beat down harshly and ensured

that competition would be a tough day.

The EUS executive decided on a few simple

tactics of ‘down the middle for the first three

touches’ and ‘someone kick on the last’.

A couple of run throughs, some sunscreen

and explanations of the differences

between touch and TRL, and the team was

ready to go.

A couple of experienced hands were

able steer the team around the park and

saw some decent wins over the Financial

Management Association of Australia club

and Journalism and Communication Society

in the early games. The team managed to

take advantage of lateral play and score

many ‘girl trys’ (2 points) to rack up a

sizeable for and Against.

The other engineering execs had the good

fortune to not face the EUS juggernaut in the

round-robin pool matches. Some exciting

matches between CESA, MAMA, MESS and

CheSS meant the competitiveness between

the teams cancelled each other out and

unfortunately they could not all progress

to the finals. CESA and ChESS emerged

victorious from the pool rounds.

Consecutive games however meant that

fatigue was a decisive issue. A narrow loss

meant to the Next Generation Property club

meant that a position in the finals was not

guaranteed. However, the For and Against

meant that the team managed to grab a spot

in the finals.

With no respite EUS were straight back

into the finals. The team faced an unusual

situation in the semi-final in that they were to

face NGP again. Despite the intense fatigue,

EUS used their previous experience to play

the game at their tempo and scrape over the

line into the Grand Final.

There was little surprise to find that CheSS

would be our opposition in the final. This

team, both in the inaugural Executive

Competition and annual UQIC TRL

Competition, have dominated with clinical

plays and exceptional fitness. With the sun

setting behind the trees, it became apparent

to the EUS team that they had been playing

for hours and were exhausted. The EUS

team finally met its match in the CheSS

team, with the only try coming from an

opportunistic snipe down the win just after

half time. Bragging rights for the next year

go to the CheSS executive, but it’s not the

score line that counts (lots-1), but the fun

had and of course the most important part

of any sporting matches, the ‘third half’.

But we can all take solace in the fact that

engineering overall remains the dominant

TRL force at UQ.

A special thank you to UQIC President

Rachel Zammit and her team for organising

this event and continuing it for a second

year. It truly has become a feature of the UQ

Clubs and Socities Calendar and one to look

forward to. Also thank you to the sponsors

for the day, UQ Union and UQ Office of

Undergraduate Education.

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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).

As Semester 1 has now concluded to a close it is always

good to reflect back on what has been accomplished;

the Second Years have grown from students who don’t

know what Civil Engineering is to self-proclaimed gods

after surviving structural mechanics. The Third Years have

found that in reality second year was a bludge and are just

beginning to get a taste of what real hard work is, and lastly

the Fourth Years have spent all semester chasing those

elusive graduate jobs, occasionally turning up to uni to face

the cruel and unusual torture that is fourth year.

Semester 2 brings with it all the normal joys of University life

but with one special bonus, the new Advanced Engineering

Building will finally be open. I highly recommend everyone to

drop by and walk through what is a truly amazing structure

before CESA holds our unofficial christening of the building

in week 3!

I’d also like to take this chance to as always thank our

industry partner Redpath for their continued support, without

them clubs like CESA would not be able to exist.

Until next time,

Stay Civil.

Tim Gibson

CESA President

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PUB CRAWL

You aren’t a part of a club without the

branding that comes with it! As a part of

the 100th anniversary of Civil Engineering

at the University of Queensland, CESA

created some commemorative shirts

and other pieces of merchandise for

our members. Navy sweatbands with

the CESA logo were made available in

anticipation of the UQ interfaculty netball,

basketball, rugby and touch rugby

competitions next semester.

The Civil Engineering Student Association Pub Crawl was a chance for UQ civil engineering students from all year levels to socialise together after their Open Channel Flow practicals and their Statics lectures.

With our navy blue shirts on, we navigated the city

of Brisbane together, looking at the Storey Bridge

and sighing with relief that we did not have to

manually inverse that 30x30 direct stiffness matrix.

It was an opportunity for the older civil students to

impart advice to their younger counterparts about

the degree. It was also a chance to develop new

friendships and strengthen existing ones. The

pub crawl proved to show that many of our CESA

members are talented and distinctive dancers who

know how to carve up the dancefloor. It was a

memorable evening that is sure to not be forgotten.

MERCHANDISE

ADVANCED ENGINEERING BUILDING

As the sun intensified in the late Autumn

morning of April 21st, a battleground was

formed at UQ’s Oval 6. Coloured jerseys and

tight wristbands swarmed the field, the 2013

UQIC Executive Touch Competition was

close at hand, and it was bound to be one

for the ages. As the students stretched and

teams began executing complicated drills, a

gleaming beacon of light shone down from

the heavens and made its way across to

the upper-hill car park; the CESA team had

arrived.

Adonis-like specimens they were; a team

assembled from the world class pedigree

that is the UQ Civil School. The other teams

could only quiver as they strode towards the

centre field.

Well, that’s what was going through my head

anyway….

From a giant hole in the ground to a

masterpiece of architecture and engineering,

the Advanced Engineering Building has

finally opened its doors to us lowly students.

It is the sort of structure that will force you to

take a 15min detour from the Lakes Bus Stop

to the UQ Centre (or maybe that is just me…

forever civil engineer). Needless to say, it has

certainly restated engineering’s position on

top of the UQ academic ladder (it does quite

literally shadow all of Architecture).

To those who took advantage of the AEB

tours that CESA offered last semester, I think

In reality though, the competition

was a little bit more even-handed; but the

rivalry was there. CESA vs MESS, MAMA vs

CESA; it is the sort of event that separates

the men from the boys.

The competition overall was fantastic; an

opportunity for the executives to meet,

throw chat and laugh with embarrassment

as Tim Gibson gets his third interception

for any easy try. The event was an excellent

preview of the 2013 UQIC competition this

year, which all engineering students are

encouraged to take part in at least once

throughout their studies.

In the end - after much blood, sweat and

tears – CESA took home a commendable

fourth in the competition; a warm-up drill for

the UQIC competition where 1st finishes in

the Netball, Basketball, Rugby and Touch are

sure to be had.

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MERCHANDISEyou can agree that it is truly astonishing to

see how a series of floors and columns can

turn into something so breathtaking and

pristine. Again, even the building’s progress

since CESA’s Admire the AEB Day last

semester truly inspires you as an engineer.

And now, for those lucky few who have

bought their tickets, CESA’s capstone event

for the year, ‘The 2013 CESA Cocktails’,

will present a Level 5, uninterrupted view

of the completed works in a night of

laughter, festivities and so many terrible civil

engineering puns… See you all there

Hello everyone and welcome back to UQ for another semester of

engineering! We at ChESS are very excited to build on the successes of early

2013 and bring our members a host of great experiences in semester two.

With a roaring Launch Party to kick things off and two massive Smokos to

celebrate the end of assessments, semester one was a fun affair. Semester

two is going to be bigger and better though, with ChESS bringing you; a

night of revelry by the riverside at the long-awaited Masquerade Ball, a

chance to socialise like a paid engineer at our Professional Drinks Night in

the city, and slowly rotating porcine deliciousness when we close the year

with Pig on a Spit. Following the success of our inaugural seminar in 2012,

there will be another Professional Development Seminar in 2013, as well

as the usual complement of insightful and entertaining Industry Seminars.

I’ll pause here to recognise and thank Hatch our partner level sponsor, and

Caltex and Incitec Pivot as our supporter level sponsors.

Involvement of the membership base in management of club activities has

skyrocketed since 2012; we have more volunteers at every event than we

know what to do with, and their help ensures our events are of the highest

standard. ChESS would like to thank all of these volunteers for their support

throughout the year, and also encourage them to run for 2014 ChESS

executive positions. The community that has built up around ChESS is rich

and vibrant, and we are looking forward to another memorable semester with

all our members.

Good luck with your studies.

Kind regards,

Joseph Kennerley

ChESS President

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In the second half of this year, ChESS plans to hold two

exciting career focused events.

The first of these events is a new initiative developed by this

year’s executive, known as Professional Drinks Night where

a small venue outside the university will host a networking

evening, giving students a chance to make contacts in the

industry in a relaxed setting.

This event will be held in mid-August in conjunction with the

Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC).

The end of semester one was whole-heartedly welcomed

and celebrated in style at the Smoko on the last day of

classes.

The struggle of a grueling semester of assignments, way

more than necessary mid-semester exams and even a little

rain failing to dampen spirits. With numbers of attendance

well over expected and the company of the Washington

University Exchange Society, students and Alumni alike

were able to relax and unwind in a relaxed and diverse

environment. It was fantastic to see the strong interactions

between students, staff and the visiting representatives

flourishing in a social context.

Semester One also saw ChESS take out the UQIC Club

Executive TRL Competition for the second year running,

defeating EUS in a viciously contested final. The Chemical

Engineering Faculty is also looking to back up its TRL

premiership in Semester Two during the Inter-Faculty

competition, and is looking very competitive in rugby, netball

and basketball.

Professional Development &Industry Partners:

Social Events

ChESS TRL Team

ChESS Smoko

The second event will be held in October and will be a

Professional Development Seminar with a panel of speakers

chosen to talk about a very interesting part of engineering:

overseas opportunities. This event will be held at UQ with the

Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT)

faculty and will provide students the opportunity to approach

professional engineers in a mentoring capacity.

ChESS also looks forward to hosting several Industry

Seminars with our generous sponsors in the coming

semester. These events are open to all year levels of

chemical engineering and will be particularly helpful for

students seeking vacation or graduation employment, but

are also helpful for general enquiries. Details for these up and

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This semester ChESS will be aiming higher and going bigger

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to this, the upcoming professional drinks evening, multiple

professional seminars and the infamous pig on a spit to close

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and relaxing throughout the next semester.

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This has been a great semester for the

Electrically Based Engineering Student

Society (EBESS) with plenty more scheduled

for next semester.

The Battle of the Bands was a huge success

with a great turn out from both our members

and other areas of the University. Who is

John ended up winning the competition and

won the $300 first place prize money.

Our other major event of the semester was

the staff vs. student cricket competition.

Unfortunately due to timing issues outside

of our control not many of the staff members

were able to make the event. The students

still had a great time and played for a few

hours on a Friday afternoon, with EBESS

supplying free food and drinks.

We have started planning our events for

next semester. First off we have a trivia

night where we will team up with the UQ

Computing Society (UCCS). This was a great

success last year and we had a few of the

staff members play (although not very well).

We also have a surprise event this semester

which has never been done before, so keep

a look out for details.

EBESS has continued to offer tutoring

sessions throughout the semester. In

conjunction with our weekly tutoring, EBESS


held a super tute during

SWOTVAC to help any

students who were worried

about their upcoming

exams. With all of the exec

in their third year or above

and a few of the exec

being University tutors it

was a great opportunity

for younger students to

prepare for their exams.

I’d like to take this

opportunity to thank

Defence Force Recruiting

for supporting the club

and enabling us to run

these events. Next

semester is going to be a

great semester for EBESS

and EUS and I encourage

all of our members to

get involved as much as

possible this semester.

Alistair Francis

EBESS President

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On the 30th of May, EBESS held its Team

Project 2 BBQ in conjunction with the ITEE

graduating cohort photo. This BBQ gave

the students that are currently completing

either ENGG4810 or METR3800 a much-

needed opportunity to have a free meal

and a small relaxation period during an

intense last weekend before the projects

were due. Thank you to all the students who

attended for both the BBQ and graduation

photograph. We wish you luck for the rest of

the year and your graduate careers.

Team Project 2

BBQ

On the 17th of May, EBESS held the annual Staff vs. Student Cricket

competition. This event gave both the students and staff the opportunity

to prove with is the better group on the cricket pitch. Unfortunately, the

event was scheduled during Thesis seminars, which prevented the majority

of staff members from participating. Although we didn’t have any Staff

members from ITEE attend, we still had 4 student teams in the competition,

which resulted in a fun afternoon of cricket. This allowed the students to

meet each other out on the sporting field and prove who was the most

proficient at Australia’s favourite past time. Throughout the event, EBESS

also provided a free BBQ and beverages, which was definitely a highlight

of the day. We would like to thank everyone who came and got involved as

you made the day the success that it was. Next year, careful consideration

will be taken when organising the event date, such that staff members are

free to attend.

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Engineering merchandise is very popular

amongst UQ engineering students. This year,

EBESS has continued the trend of 2012

by providing our members the opportunity

to purchase EBESS branded hoodies. The

hoodies were designed and organised

by EBESS, and are a fantastic option for

keeping warm during the end of semester

exams when winter is starting to arrive. They

are also extremely beneficial in spreading the

EBESS brand throughout the university and

the wider community. This year saw about

fifty EBESS hoodies ordered, which is a great

achievement, considering the number of

members we currently have. We would like

to thank all those who ordered hoodies, as

well as PromosXchange for all their help in

organising and manufacturing the hoodies.

With additional sponsorship, we aim to

provide more high quality, affordable EBESS

apparel next semester.

EBESS HOODIES 2013

Hello all,

I hope semester one was productive and enjoyable and

you have all had an excellent holiday.

I am very excited to report that semester one was

extremely successful for MAMA with our first pubcrawl

doubling in size from 2012 and selling out! This was an

excellent day for all involved and I would like to thank

Hannah Roth (MAMA Social Officer) for all her hard work.

In semester one we also hosted many industry BBQ’s

and are looking forward to seeing all members at our

upcoming seminars.

Semester one also saw the launch of our MAMA

Merchandise which looks fantastic! We have ordered more

hoodies in (due to very high demand) and still have plenty

of shirts and ruggers available.

I would like to finish with a reminder that the 2013

GlencoreXstrata Mining and Metallurgy Association Annual

Ball is fast approaching on the 3rd of August. This event

sold out in a record time for any EUS or affiliated club ball

and is expected to build on our reputation as the ‘Ball of

the Year’ club as shown with our 2012 award. I hope you

all have a fantastic semester, and I look forward to seeing

more members at our events.

Tom Lucas

MAMA President


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The Semester 1 MAMA Pub-crawl went off

without a hitch and was a huge success.

A 100 strong team of the University of

Queensland’s finest mining and metallurgy

engineers hit the streets of Brisbane to

converse, socialize and banter in an ‘of

course’ orderly manner. Great times and

shenanigans were had. Thanks to the MAMA

social officer, Hannah Roth for her solid

efforts in pulling the event together.

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The annual MAMA Ball is drawing closer and

is looking to be the event of the year, building

on last year’s success as the official UQU

‘Ball of the Year’. It will be held on the 3rd

of August in the Boulevard Room, Brisbane

Convention & Exhibition Centre with special

guests Speech Pathology and Audiology

Student Association (SPASA). The ball will

be in the theme of suit and tie and shall be a

night of decadence and visual gratification.

Social events are the best way for members

to meet industry representatives, gain

employment opportunities and enjoy

university with their fellow mining and

metallurgy peers.

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On commencement of the bachelor of engineering degree at UQ

students choose a first semester project that mirrors there desired

discipline. This year, the first year mining engineering project was to

design an efficient and suitable miniature bucket wheel excavator.

Students were evaluated on the productivity, cost, durability, weight,

safety and innovation of there invention.

The students displayed a great deal of innovation and craftsman shift

with there projects and experienced an invaluable introduction into

student industry interaction. Congratulations to team P13 Aqua for

placing first;

• Michael Wadley

• Ashley Blaik

• Lewis Hayes

A big thank you goes out to Thiess who sponsored the whole day as

well as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Anglo American who sponsored

each session.

FIRST YEAR MINING PROJECT DEMO DAY

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• Giselle Antonieta Campos Rojas

• Aaron Dencker-Rasmussen

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Thus far MAMA has successfully hosted, Rio Tinto, Orica and

Mining Education Australia (MEA) career BBQ’s at the UQ St

Lucia campus. Additionally, the two International Collegiate

Mining Games teams that competed in Golden, Colorado in

April had the chance to thank all our sponsors personally at

the IMG ‘thank-you’ BBQ.

The up and coming career Seminars for Semester 2 will

include BHP, Anglo American, MMG, Barminco and Downer

EDI among others. These Industry Seminars are vital events

that create a networking environment for members and

industry. These events to come in Semester 2 will help to

assist students with finding vacation and graduate roles.

Any companies interested in hosting/sponsoring an Industry

Seminar at UQ in Semester 2 can contact out MAMA’s vice

president,

Jack Myers, at: [email protected].

We would love your support!

MAMA MERCHANDISE

INDUSTRY EVENTS

Winter hosted the release of some fine Mining and

Metallurgy merchandise provided by MAMA.

Hoodies arrived just in time for the cold of winter

accompanied by T-shirts and ruggers preparing for some

MAMA fashion in summer. The merchandise allows

students to boast and reminisce over times studying

mining and metallurgy engineering at the University of

Queensland. Thanks to the lovely MAMA Secretary,

Casey Costello, and MAMA executives who designed

and ordered the merchandise.

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The New Leaders Conference will be held

at the Traders hotel, Roma Street on the

11-12 September and the National Mining

games will be held on 14-15 September at

the University of Queensland Experimental

Mine, Indooroopilly.

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 Leaders 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.

The 2013 National Intercollegiate Mining Games will be hosted by the

AusIMM Southern Queensland student chapter immediately after the New

Leaders Conference (14-15 September 2013). There has already been a huge

show of interest from the engineering faculty in the National Mining Games

this year; so much so that the AusIMM Southern Queensland student chapter

has decided to extend the team capacities. Consequently, much to our

excitement, this year the National Mining Games are shaping up to be bigger

and better than ever. 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

MESS has continued to sail through 2013

exceeding expectations. After our greatly

successful launch party and industry

seminars with our supporters and partners,

MESS began to focus their attention on

the second half of the semester. This plan

included two major social events, MESS

Merchandise and further free student

tutorials for our members.

This half of the semester proved to be

a massive challenge for the executive,

requiring heightened levels of delegation,

communication and team work. Though,

through this we managed to pull off one of

the most successful balls that the university

clubs will see this year. With our attendance

figures reaching 600 people (a complete

sell out - which was amazing considering

our initial expectation was to only sell

2-300 tickets! ). The night and following day

(inclusive recovery) went off without a hitch

and positive feedback was felt from all who

attended. Three weeks following this pub

crawl also managed to exceed expectation.

With a further 310 tickets sold for this event,

it bettered any pub crawl MESS had held

before.

The merchandise orders from Canterbury

were also taking place during all this, and

sold in record numbers. Thanks to our

supporter sponsor Bechtel, we were able to

subsidise the merchandise for our members

which helped greatly. Thank you again for

this support Bechtel.


NEU CREATIVE | GRAPHIC DESIGNUQ UNION logo DesignMechanical Engineering Student Society (MESS)

The second semester

is looking to be just as

busy as the first; we don’t

intend on taking our foot

off the pedal and have

ideas brewing and are

starting to put them in to

motion during our time off.

Further seminars, tutoring,

services and social events

are all included in these

plans.

To end I’d like to give a big

thank you to our partner

sponsor QCG for your

support this year. And I

would also like to make

a quick thank you to my

executive for working

so hard during the first

semester. I am genuinely

proud of the work so far

and look forward to the

coming semester.

Seamus O’Connor

MESS President

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MESS/JACS BALLThis year MESS co-hosted the first of what is to be an annual

ball with the Journalism and Communications Society. The

Mad Men themed event kicked off at Cloudland, followed

by an after party at Friday’s Riverside. The ball proved to be

a massive success and a great opportunity to mingle with

some of UQ’s ladies, not often seen around the engineering

precinct. We look forward to continuing this event next year.

FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Engineering week is set to kick off at the beginning of

Semester 2 and MESS has got you covered! We will be

hosting industry seminars with Bechtel along with other

networking events. Stay tuned for further details – these

events are not to be missed!

MESS CELEBRATED THE END OF SEMESTER ONE WITH THE ANNUAL PUB CRAWL ON SUNDAY 23RD OF JUNE.

MERCHANDISE

MESS PUB CRAWL

MESS

2013

With five venues throughout the day there

was plenty of opportunity to kick back, relax

and catch up with friends. Thank you to

the venues who took part in our crawl and

congratulations to Blaice McCaul, the t-shirt

design winner for 2013!

OUR MERCHANDISE ARRIVED JUST IN TIME FOR THE COLD WINTER WEATHER.

Enjoy sporting your MESS supporters pack

complete with duffle bag, hoodie, ruggers

and t-shirt! We would like to thank Bechtel

for their ongoing support of our merchandise

this year.

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UQR is currently mid-way through

constructing its new car, UQR-13 (nicknamed

‘Horse’ by the team), which is due to hit the

track for the first time mid-year. This car is a

significant improvement over the team’s past

vehicles, building upon the lessons the team

has learnt in previous years.

Following several months of testing, the

team will then compete at the 2013 Formula

SAE Australasia Competition, to be held

in Melbourne during mid-December. The

team is aiming for a top ten overall position

(against around 30 other universities),

continuing UQR’s forward progress in the

competition. UQ Racing also plans to retain

the Presentation Event first place it claimed

in 2012, along with claiming trophies in as

many other competition events as possible.

UQ Racing is UQ’s Formula SAE race team. Formula SAE is

an international student design & management competition

organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

The competition requires student teams to design, develop

and fabricate a small Formula-style (open-wheeled and

open-cockpit) race car while adhering to a set of general

design requirements and regulations. These general

design requirements and regulations are open enough for

different teams to develop and implement varying race car

design philosophies. In addition, it challenges students to

think of new and innovative ideas, and ensures the safety

of all competitors.

The UQ Racing team is comprised of approximately 40

undergraduate students. While most of the team are

studying Mechanical Engineering, the project is open to

any UQ student and the team is always looking for new

members to join. The project allows students to apply

knowledge gained in coursework in a hands-on activity,

along with allowing additional learning opportunities.

In 2012, UQR members undertook external fabrication,

welding & machining courses, and a composites

manufacturing course is currently being completed.

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The second quarter of this year saw began with the much-

anticipated Skirts in Engineering Annual Networking Dinner.

The event was bigger and better than ever before, at the

new venue Royal on the Park Hotel. The night was filled

with networking over food and drink and presentations were

made by some of our sponsors, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and

Incitec Pivot. We would like to thank all of the students and

the industry representatives for coming and we hope that

everyone who attended made many new connections that

can be carried on into the future.

Skirts will be kicking off the second half of the year with our

Annual Networking Lunch, which is just around the corner!

The annual Skirts Networking Lunch is a great opportunity

for students to converse with industry representatives and

listen to industry speaker’s talk about their experiences as

women in the engineering industry. This year, we will have

presentations from Newcrest and QGC. The event is always

a lovely lunch of networking with students and company

representatives learning more about each other. This year the

event will be held at the beautiful Women’s College at the St

Lucia campus on the 31st of July.

Following the Networking Lunch, we will be holding a Skirts

Second Semester Launch Party (supported by MESS). The

event is themed ‘Barbie and Ken’, so we are looking forward

to seeing lots of pink and glitter on our female members and

hopefully less pink and glitter on our male members. We will

be selling tickets to this event throughout the week, so stay

tuned for an opportunity to pick one up!

Becky Thomas

Skirts President


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skirtsnetworking

dinnerThe night started with introductions over

drinks and canapés moving onto a 3-course

meal accompanied by speeches from some

of our major sponsors.

The sit down meal was a great opportunity

for engineering students to talk to

professional engineers about everything

from their transition from University to the

Industry, to projects that they’re currently

working on. It was great to see so many

students forming new professional contacts

and gaining an insight into a professional

engineer’s career.

The night also included speeches from

our major sponsors talking about their

experiences as women in the industry.

From sharing stories about

their University days to how

they have progressively

developed their career.

Skirts Networking Dinner

was a fabulous night for

forming connections and

Skirts would like to thank all

the students and industry

representatives, especially

our speakers, who attended

for making the event such a

success.

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The future is amazing.The future is yours.

To apply for the BHP Billiton Summer Undergraduate Program, go to www.bhpbilliton.com/graduates

The BHP Billiton Summer Undergraduate Program is your entry point to a dynamic and fulfilling career that is unmatched in the resource sector. As a BHP Billiton Undergraduate, you will be invited to apply for the BHP Billiton Foundations for Graduates Program commencing in 2015 ahead of our external graduate recruitment process.

We offer opportunities to students from a range of disciplines, including engineering, science and exploration, health science and business. To be considered, it is preferable that students be in their third or penultimate year of study and be prepared to relocate within Australia, including to regional and/or remote areas. You must be available for the entire undergraduate program period, usually three months, including Christmas and New Year.

Applications open 17 July and close on 21 August 2013 via the website.

Undergraduate opportunities.We seek talented and motivated students to work in our Australian operations this summer.

The large emphasis placed on the mentoring and buddy program provides invaluable support, especially to young women like myself entering a largely male

dominated industry. While I noticed myself to be somewhat of a minority during my time on site, it was not something I saw to disadvantage me, and I felt

respected as an engineer regardless of gender. The personal relationships I developed with my team and especially other females was a definite advantage,

and something that made the transition from university to work very smooth.

With three months of process engineering experience under my belt, I was prepared and motivated for my final year of studies. The practical experience

gained was invaluable and because of this, accepting a Graduate Program position with IPL for 2014 couldn’t have been a simpler decision. I am excited to

continue the learning and challenges provided for me already by IPL and to further grow as a team member, leader and individual.

Chemical Engineer – Vacation Student Profile

For more information on

Incitec Pivot’s graduate and

vacation programs visit

graduates.incitecpivot.com.au

Name: Hannah Campbell

Discipline: Chemical Engineering (currently a 4th year student at UQ)

My journey with Incitec Pivot Limited began during the 2012 summer holidays when I was offered the

opportunity to work a FIFO roster at Phosphate Hill in remote North Queensland.

Having never worked on site before, I was unsure what to expect and somewhat tentative about joining

the tight-knit team that results from FIFO sites given my lack of hands on experience.

My main concern was that I would be unable to apply theoretical knowledge to the wide range of practical

conditions and issues the team deals with on a daily basis. From the first day, however, I received more

support than I could have imagined and immediately came to realise that my work and opinions were very

much valued on site.

While my learning of the Phosphoric Acid plant and how it impacts the process of fertiliser production

continued to the final day of my program, the first roster was a huge learning curve for me. With the help

of my mentor, team members and operators I was able to apply fundamental principles to the plant

process, improving my technical knowledge ten-fold. At first it was over overwhelming, but the structured

approach of the IPL Vacation Program helped me to master the overview of the process before extending

this knowledge to troubleshooting and plant optimisation projects.

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University of QueenslandSt Lucia Campus

Wednesday 31st July 201311am -2pm

Dress code: Smart Casual

Skirts cordially invites you to our Annual Networking Lunch. –Come and meet representatives from many different companies and get the latest info on Vacation work opportunities

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