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Adelaidean NEWS from the UNIVERSITY of ADELAIDE Volume 13 • Number 8 • September 2004 FREE Publication Adelaidean NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Volume 13 • Number 8 • September 2004 inside this issue How we kept the fl ame alive Cherry project 4 tops off study 5 Open Day ‘04 Graduations 12 photo spread Golden 16 memories for graduate couple 3 Students our best ambassadors 6 Border protection – on a laptop Dr Richard Kelso (left) and Dr Jordan Parham Monro takes on new Adelaide has made its mark (right) in Drama, Greece, passing the fl ame 7 physics job during the torch relay Photo: Organising on Olympic history – again. Committee for the Olympic Games The fl ame – from Adelaide to Athens 8 The team responsible for developing spanning fi ve continents, including our long-term technical collaborators the all-important Olympic fl ame for 26 countries and 34 cities, before from the University of Adelaide Why IT pays to be a cadet Sydney in 2000 has done it again for arriving in Greece, the original home to provide much-valued expertise 10 Athens, and gone one better. of both the ancient and modern during the course of executing these Olympic Games. projects. After the success of the Games $30 million boost to sheep in Athens, the team – headed by The opening ceremony is one of the “The results of the group’s hard work genetics research 11 Adelaide company FCT-Combustion, most watched events worldwide, were again clear for the world to see, and involving staff, students with hundreds of millions of people adding signifi cantly to the fantastic Organ trade highlighted and graduates of the University believed to have seen the ceremony spectacle of the opening ceremony,” 14 in new course of Adelaide – has spoken to the on television. Mr Hill said. Adelaidean about their involvement “FCT was honoured and proud More than a dozen staff and students in the fl ames for the 2004 Olympics. Pain prediction a step to have won the contracts for the from the university’s School of 15 closer thanks to fresh science The Adelaide team designed and engineering design and supply of all Mechanical Engineering and manufactured the burner systems associated equipment that produced FCT-Combustion were involved in and controls that produced all of the the fl ames for the Athens Olympics, producing the fl ames for Athens. fl ames for Athens 2004, including: against stiff opposition,” said Mr Together, the university engineers Steven Hill, Senior Combustion and FCT have a long and successful ● the fl ame for the torch relay; Engineer with FCT-Combustion. history of collaboration, with years Life Impact ● the fl ame for the main stadium of expertise in turbulence, energy “The performance of the FCT/ cauldron (“the giant torch”); and combustion. University of Adelaide team providing ● and the rings of fi re for the similar systems and equipment for Testing of the various fl ame systems opening ceremony. the Sydney Olympics was compelling and fi re effects was primarily The Olympic fl ame is one of the evidence of the Adelaide team’s conducted at Adelaide University most highly visible representations capability. Having won the contracts, www.adelaide.edu.au of the Games, with the torch relay FCT had no hesitation in involving story continued on page 2 McWha’s Words Golden Years Each year the University of Adelaide holds a legacy, through their research and through and we are still proud of them today (the results number of reunions, enabling our graduates to the many students whose lives they touched, can be seen not just from the recent Games but celebrate their achievements since Graduation shaped and changed. also among our 96 Rhodes Scholars). Day in Bonython Hall, and reaffi rming their But in many ways, despite or even because of In addition to such fi ne, athletic students, lifelong link with the university and its history. the diffi culties and challenges facing universities the University of Adelaide has again played a Last month we had the 20-Year Reunion, this in today’s modern age, these are also golden major role in the development of the fl ames month sees the 30-Year Reunion (on September years for the University of Adelaide. The quality for the Athens Games, just as we did for 11), and soon we will see the latest of our of our students and our research is world class, Sydney in 2000. Working for industry partner Golden Jubilees, the 50-Year Reunion for we continue to make a lasting impact on our FCT-Combustion, based at Thebarton, the graduates of 1954. This celebration, to be held students and the community around us, and we university’s engineering staff and students were on October 1, marks a very special milestone continue to see great achievements from our involved in the creation of the fl ames for the for our alumni and for the university. staff, students and graduates. Olympic torch relay, the spectacular rings of fi re seen during the opening ceremony, and the main A student’s time at university is often There have been some extremely public stadium cauldron in Athens. These fl ames serve considered to be among their “golden years”, examples of this recently, but none bigger than as a symbol of the Olympic spirit; for us, they and no doubt those attending the reunions will the Olympic Games in Athens. I’m sure that are a vivid example of the excellence that exists refl ect fondly on their time at university. For many alumni who once played sport for their in Adelaide. Hundreds of millions of people those attending the Golden Jubilee, this takes alma mater will be interested to know that right around the world have seen the results of on a new meaning. students from the University of Adelaide have our work, and that’s a golden result we should been playing their part as athletes in both the It is widely believed that our graduates from all be proud of. 2004 Olympics and the Paralympics. 50 years ago studied during a golden age, at a time when names like Mawson, Jordan and Kerr These students represent the quality of all our Grant were such a major presence on campus. students here at the university – those who are Of course, they are still a major presence today, committed to wider interests, such as sport, as through the Mawson laboratories, the Jordan well as academic achievement, making them building and the Kerr Grant lecture theatre, to well-rounded individuals. The university was JAMES A. McWHA name just a few. Their efforts also had a lasting rightly proud of such students 50 years ago, Vice-Chancellor Adelaidean How we kept the fl ame alive Adelaidean has a readership of more than continued from page 1 advice during the torch relay as it 31,000 per month -- 13,000 in print and 18,000 online made its way across the globe and Editor: David Ellis Research Park – Thebarton Campus, onto Greece. Writers: Ben Osborne, Howard Salkow, which is also the base of FCT- Dr Parham, a PhD graduate of the David Ellis Combustion. Regular trips to Athens Design and Layout: Chris Tonkin, Naomi Cain University of Adelaide and now were also required to consult with Combustion Engineer with FCT, was Contributors: Natalie De Nadai, Olympic organisers. Diane Lee, Joan Soon, Mark Hutchinson one of the students who worked on Printed by: Lane Print Group “As with the Sydney Games, the team the fuel and combustion system for Distribution: Lane Print Group was able to provide fl ames that were the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch. Passing Out Distribution Co. environmentally friendly, highly “These projects have become an Advertising: KRL Media stable during windy conditions, Tel: +61 8 8231 5433 important part of our students’ Fax: +61 8 8212 1238 and extremely visible to the public,” learning over the years, and Jordan Email: [email protected] said aerodynamics expert Dr is one of those who has now worked Coming Events: Richard Kelso (School of on the Olympic fl ame both as a Please send all coming events to the editor Mechanical Engineering). student and as a project leader,” at the address below. There is no charge for coming events, but they must be The rings of fi re were something Dr Kelso said. university related. additional for these Games and they For a look behind the scenes at the Deadline for next issue: posed a unique challenge, as they testing of the various Olympic fl ames, Tuesday, September 14, 2004 required setting fi re to several rings turn to page 8. Room G07 Mitchell Building, South – in sequence – on water. Australia, 5005. Story by David Ellis “The whole team enjoyed rising to Tel: +61 8 8303 5174 Fax: +61 8 8303 4838 that challenge, and the fi nal result Email: [email protected] made a lasting impression on almost www.adelaide.edu.au/adelaidean/ everyone who saw it,” Mr Hill said. Material may be reproduced without Dr Kelso and FCT-Combustion permission but acknowledgement must be given to the Adelaidean. staff member Dr Jordan Parham Registered by Australia Post No were among the team members 565001/00046 who travelled across the world, providing assistance and technical Adelaidean | Volume 13 Number 8 September 2004 2 Students our best ambassadors Eighteen students from the University of Adelaide have been appointed Student Ambassadors. This is the fi rst time in 130 years at the university’s Student Centre, that the University of Adelaide has attending education and careers appointed Student Ambassadors, fairs, visiting schools, and providing whose aim is to build stronger assistance to members of the relations with South Australian community – including potential schools and to assist in major events, students, their friends and families such as Open Day.
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