“The opportunity to undertake several periods of paid employment with a variety of different companies was the most beneficial aspect of the bursary program for me. This industry involvement has given me a better understanding of requirements in different roles and how different organisations operate. Nearing completion of my degree I have worked with 3 bursary affiliate companies as well as 2 others and this experience will enable me to select my career path with more informed decisions.

I was also fortunate to obtain a final year project topic from Tarong Energy working on the design parameters for a dense phase coal ash slurry pipeline. It was good experience working on a real design issue in a highly technical field that required significant testing and analysis. This process built on my skills in project work and application of theory and investigation to an industry problem.”

"As a recipient of the bursary, I had the opportunity to do vacation work for ENERGEX in my second year of university. This led to my continued employment as a contractor while finishing my studies. My thesis, “Automated Tools for Distribution Planning”, was jointly supervised by Energex and the University of Queensland. This research was presented at the Energy 21C Conference and a recent conference at Ergon.

The decision to join the graduate program at ENERGEX was easy because they reward innovation, they offer experiences which develop your career beyond technical expertise and they face challenges which will bring out the best from talented engineers."