Leading minds in nanotechnology, medicine, environmental engineering and academia were honoured by the University of Queensland (宅男导航) at its annual alumni awards ceremony in Brisbane on Tuesday night.
The awards recognise the achievements of 宅男导航 alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their fields and made exemplary contributions to their communities.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter H酶j said 宅男导航 alumni living and working in 160 countries brought home outstanding advantages to Queensland and Australia.
鈥淚t is not only our research, and teaching and learning outcomes that make 宅男导航 competitive in a tough international environment, it is also our alumni - who serve and make an impact globally,鈥� he said.
The 2012 Alumnus of the Year, Dr Jean Calder, was honoured for her work in the Middle East as a specialist in assisting disabled children in Lebanon, Egypt and more recently in the Gaza Strip. Her contribution to children鈥檚 lives over many years has influenced policy and practice in several regions in the Middle East.
The Young Alumnus of the year is Professor Mark Kendall, a biomedical engineer at 宅男导航鈥檚 Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology who has created the revolutionary Nanopatch 鈥� a needle free drug-delivery vehicle, which he hopes will change the way vaccines are delivered throughout the developing world.
Also recognised was Hong Kong-based Professor Kin-Man Ho, who received the International Alumnus of the Year Award. Professor Ho is regarded as a pioneer of the environmental engineering and wastewater management sector in South-East Asia and beyond.
Graduate of the Year awards were given to Ms Hilary Chenevix Martin who is now working towards a PhD at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at Oxford University and Mr Mitchell Watt who is completing a Graduate Diploma in Economics at 宅男导航.
With many winners working internationally Professor H酶j spoke of the strong role alumni play in defining 宅男导航 as a borderless university.
鈥淚f we play even a small role in an alumnus鈥� development, their success and their drive to contribute to society, then it makes us very proud,鈥� he said.
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