Alumni on the move
2000sSimon Joyce [MBA 2008] After achieving a distinction for his studies, Simon was awarded the Hong Kong Institute of Housing Strategic Management Prize. Simon has been appointed General Manager of Hong Kong's premier swim school, Harry Wright International. Dr Kate Selway [BSc (Hons) PhD 2007] Kate has recently been named the 2008 South Australian Young Achiever of the Year in addition to receiving the University of Adelaide Science & Technology Award. She is currently working on a collaborative project between the University of Adelaide, BHP Billiton and Teck Cominco in the Olympic Dam region, carrying out large scale magnetotelluric (electromagnetic) surveys which provide 3D images of the earth to depths of about 70 kilometres. Shenglin Li [BCom (Corp Fin) 2005 M Com (App Fin) 2006] Li is currently working for the China-Africa Development Fund, which aims to promote economic cooperation between China and Africa and advance Africa's economic development. The fund is administered by the China Development Bank. Damien Donavan [BA (Hons) 2004] Damien left full-time service with the Royal Australian Air Force to work in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He then completed his Master of Engineering Science and Arts component of M Arts / M Phil at UNSW College Campus, Australian Defence Force Academy, before being posted to the High Commission in Brunei. Laura Brooks [BE (Mech) (Hons) (University Medal) 2003] Laura was awarded the 2006 Fulbright Postgraduate Award in Engineering, and has been undertaking research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California, since August 2006. She is researching signal processing techniques in the ocean environment. Laura was a finalist in the South Australian Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards in 2007-2008. She will return to Australia to submit her PhD in Engineering this July, and will then move to New Zealand to take up a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ambient Noise Seismology at Victoria University. Brooke Summers [BSc (Hons) 2003] Brooke is investigating the effects of binge drinking during pregnancy on fetal developments and was a finalist for the 2008 University of Adelaide Science & Technology Award. Thea Sarris [BArch (Hons) 2001] Thea has recently joined Adelaide architect and interior design firm JPE as Associate Director of Urban Design, and will be involved in a series of high-profile public space projects including the `Rundle Lantern' big screen video display. Thea has over 20 years of design practice experience and gained professional expertise in Stockholm and Milan. Jarrod Bishop [BEnv Sc (Hons) 2000] Jarrod started his own company in late 2007. LBW Environment is a small South Australian environmental consultancy which has recently provided environmental services to Hindmarsh as part of the redevelopment of the Maths building at the University of Adelaide. Jarrod holds the position of Senior Environmental Scientist at LBW. John Michael Harris [Grad Dip Bus Admin 2000] John moved from his position of Finance Manager at the City of Tea Tree Gully to a software company, now known as Civica, during the time of his studies at the University of Adelaide. In 2001 he relocated to the Sydney office for a senior management role with Civica, before relocating to Singapore in 2007. He is now Director of Operations of Civica's Library and Learning Division for the East Asia Region, managing software support and implementation, library collection services and provision of manpower for over 300 primary and secondary schools and junior colleges. Jonathan Giesecke [BE (Civil & Env) (Hons) 2000] Jonathan has relocated from Adelaide to Singapore with global engineering, construction and services company KBR to take up the position of Track and Civil Manager for the inaugural Singapore Formula One Grand Prix this September. It is to be the first Formula One race to be held at night with the entire circuit illuminated by a temporary lighting system, approximately three times brighter than daylight.
1990sSteve Marafiote [BCom 1999] In 2003, Steve started Australian Quality Plus, a company that supplies perishable foods to 24 countries. Last year Steve was awarded a KPMG Young Leader Award, as well as the Australian-Arab Council Business Ambassador of the Year and several South Australian awards. Nigel Stevenson [BCom 1994] Nigel has recently been appointed a partner with Ernst & Young in Adelaide in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Group. Nigel has worked with Ernst & Young in recent years in both the UK and Australia, specialising in listed company audits and accounting advisory services.
David Hill [BCom 1992] David, now a forensic accountant for a loss adjusting firm, married Sally, a marketing lecturer in the University of Adelaide's Business School, in June 2007. The couple bought a house in Parkside a year and a half ago and their first child, Joshua, was born in early 2008.
1980sDr David Greenwood [BSc 1981, BSc (Hons) 1982, PhD 1988] After moving from Victoria University in Melbourne to Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada in 2004, David was promoted to Professor in April 2007 and was made Chair of the new Department of Biology in November 2007. He continues in the role of Coordinator of the Environmental Science degree and recently celebrated the opening of his new Environmental Science research laboratory, funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Manitoba Research and Innovation Fund. Alan Noble [B (Elec) (Hons) 1983] Alan joined Google in February 2007 and is currently the Engineering Director for Google Australia and New Zealand. Alan has recently been appointed an Adjunct Professor to the University of Adelaide's School of Computer Science.
1970sProfessor John Carver [BSc (Hons) 1979 PhD 1983 (ANU)] After completing his PhD and undertaking research at the University of Oxford, Professor Carver returned to the University of Adelaide in 1986 as a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and again in 2004 to take up the role of Head of School in Chemistry & Physics. Professor Carver has recently handed this position over to Professor Derek Leinweber and is currently the Faculty of Sciences' Deputy Executive Dean. His area of expertise is Biological Chemistry with his current research focus being an investigation into the aggregation of proteins associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cataracts, with the long-term goal of developing new therapeutics. Joanna Catherine Scott [BA (Hons) 1975] Joanna is the author of five novels, one non-fiction and three poetry collections. Born in England and raised in Australia, Joanna now resides in North Carolina, USA. Dr Tan Hock Lim [MBBS 1972] Dr Tan has facilitated the collaboration of the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) of London and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (formerly known as HUKM), to establish a training facility for paediatric surgeons in the Malaysian region.
1960sBarry Dale [MBBS 1966] After spending 30 years in clinical haematology and medical oncology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, Barry left clinical medicine and moved to Sydney to become Medical Advisor to ASTA Medica then subsequently Baxter Healthcare. Barry has since semi-retired and is living in the Southern Highlands of NSW, where he has established a consulting business offering services to companies that may benefit from his expertise.
1950sDr Gordon Chambers [MBBS 1957] Gordon relocated from Adelaide to England in 1959 and began working at the National Health Service (NHS) in Peterborough, Dundee and Birmingham as a Senior Registrar. In 1968, Gordon was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at a new hospital in Peterborough, before retiring from the NHS in 1998. Dr Robert Porra [Dip Pharm 1953, B Sc 1957, BSc (Hons) Biochem 1958, PhD 1963 (ANU)] Robert retired in 1993 from CSIRO's Division of Plant Industry, remaining an Honorary Research Fellow. He has published approximately 70 research papers and co-edited a book entitled Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biological Functions (2006). He is enjoying a long and successful 15-year post-retirement research career, including a collaboration with Professor Hugo Scheer in Munich which involves many visits to Germany.
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