Electrical College: M. A. Sargent Medal
From Engineering Heritage Australia
| Year Awarded | Recipient | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peter Stephien FIEAust CPEng NER ResTech |
Dr Stepien is Principal Engineer at ResTech and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle. He holds a BE(Hons) from the University of Newcastle and a PhD from the University of Sydney. A Chartered Professional Engineer, Fellow of Engineers Australia and Senior Member of IEEE, he has made significant contributions to electrical engineering and telecommunications. Dr Stepien is active within Engineers Australia, serving as Chair of the Information, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering College in 2023, as well as previous leadership roles within the Newcastle Division and ongoing representation at the national level. |
| 2024 | Mahdi Jalili FIEAust CPEng RMIT University |
Professor Mahdi Jalili, a Professor of Electrical Engineering and AI at RMIT University, is recognised nationally and internationally for his pioneering works in complex systems, energy analytics and sustainable energy systems. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, an Australian Research Council (ARC) Industry Fellow and the Director of the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre. He is also Founder and Director of RMIT EV Living Lab, Australia’s only research facility dedicated to EV-gird integration. He has led many successful initiatives in collaboration with industry with more than $26M in research funding resulting in positive impacts to decarbonise energy and transport systems. |
| 2023 | Prof Lachlan Blackhall | |
| 2022 | Prof Tapan Kumar Saha | |
| 2022 | Prof Peng Shi | |
| 2021 | Qing Long Han | |
| 2021 | Ian Webster | |
| 2020 | Prof Ian Hiskens | |
| 2019 | Prof Derek Abbott | |
| 2018 | Prof Xinghuo Yu | |
| 2017 | Prof Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRS FAA |
British born Australian computer scientist known for his work on robotics, particularly simultaneous localization and mapping, enabling autonomous vehicles to map their operating environment at the same time as using landmarks to calculate their position. See Wikipedia entry. |
| 2016 | Dr Alan Simon Finkel AC FAA FTSE |
Australian neuroscientist, inventor, entrepreneur, policy advisor and philanthropist, Chancellor of Monash University, President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. See Wikipedia entry. |
| 2015 | Dr David Sweeting | |
| 2015 | Dr Alexander Zelinsky AO FAA FTSE FRSN |
Vice Chancellor, University of Newcastle (2018 - ), formerly Chief Defence Scientist for Australia (2012 - 2018), Senior Executive, CSIRO, (2004 - 2012), Computer Vision scientist and entrepreneur. See Wikipedia entry. |
| 2014 | Dr Don Sinnott | |
| 2013 | Dr John O'Sullivan | |
| 2012 | Dr Trevor Bird | |
| 2011 | Dr Paul Wilson | |
| 2010 | Dr David Skellern | |
| 2009 | Dr Keith Hilless AM | |
| 2007 | Prof Vic Gosbell | |
| 2006 | Dr Barry Inglis | |
| 2005 | Noel Godfrey | |
| 2004 | Prof Richard Middleton | |
| 2003 | Prof Emeritus Henry D'Assumpcao AO | Joined the Salisbury Weapons Research Establishment in 1958 and became Chief Defence Scientist from 1987 till 1990. See Wikipedia entry. |
| 2002 | Prof Brian Anderson AO FRS |
Professor in the Research School for Information Sciences at the Australian National University - see Wikipedia entry. |
| 2000 | Prof Mark Sceats | |
| 1999 | Prof Michael Miller | |
| 1998 | John Richard Gumley | |
| 1997 | Prof John Hullett | Professor of Electrical Engineering, Curtin University, formerly at The University of Western Australia |
| 1996 | Ms Else Shepherd | Else Shepherd was founder and Executive Director of Mosaic Information Technology Pty Ltd and Microwave and Materials Designs Pty Ltd, companies that designed and manufactured telecommunications products including microwave filters for mobile phones. . See Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation entry. |
| 1995 | Prof Rodney Tucker | |
| 1994 | Prof Martin Green AM FRS FAA |
Known as the father of modern photovoltaics, inventor of some of the most efficient solar photovoltaic technologies, Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of New South Wales. See Wikipedia entry. |
| 1993 | W. John Edwards | |
| 1992 | Prof W. Derek Humpage | Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Western Australia known for his contributions to electrical power system dynamic behaviour |
| 1991 | Dr John Ness | |
| 1990 | Prof Graham Goodwin | Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Newwcastle, known for his contributions to optimal control system design. |
| 1989 | Stuart G. Lister HonFIEAust |
