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Steady goes the ship - that then every year... Down the you are still welcome to has been the scenario during track I would dearly like to come along even if you our first nine months. I see a 10-year reunion held graduated later than 1978! mentioned in my last column each year. By 1997 we could This will be a family day and that my aim was to see us look at having an '87 class you are urged to bring along concentrate initially on reunion, as with over 1,400 your spouse, children and building up the Association graduates from that year we friends and make a day of it. membership. This we have would have sufficient been doing successfully, but numbers for a successful Well, that's the current for those of you who have function. situation in the Alumni not yet joined as Financial Association. Our success, Members, a form is located For 1993, however, we are however, depends upon you inside this magazine. planning a reunion of all - we need your support. graduates from 1962 (there Faculty Groups were only 12 or so then) up So, until next time, goodbye to 1978 (430 in that year). and good health. I look An Engineering Chapter is up During this 1 7-year period forward to meeting many and running, with an about 2,400 students more of you soon. energetic committee which graduated from the has already organised a University and its antecedent Keith Phipps • couple of functions for its institutions. We would love members. A Commerce to see as many of these early FROM THE EDITOR. •• Chapter has also been formed graduates as possible come with its committee now back to the campus. looking at functions. The University's continuing Making Contact growth is reflected in a Before Christmas I attended variety of articles in this an evening for graduates of I am thus putting you fellow issue. Innovative teaching the Faculty of Education, graduates from '62 to '78 on and research programs, with the aim of setting up an notice. We will be contacting alumni profiles, including a Education Chapter of the you later if we have your government minister, and an Association. A steering current address. The reunion outline of the new campus in committee has now been will be held on the the Shoalhaven are just some formed. This Chapter has the University's Open Day on of the features. May I also potential to be one of the Sunday 29 August 1993. recommend 'The Fallible largest within the Association There will be tours of the Engineer' (page 18) which as there are large numbers of campus, a BBQ lunch and a analyses the complex Education graduates going brief summary, possibly by problems faced today by the back to the days of the the Vice-Chancellor, of what engineering profession. Wollongong Teachers' the University is doing these College. So why don't you days. And being Open Day With this issue you will engineers, educators, the whole campus will be notice some changes in the economists and accountants busy with all sorts of design of The Outlook. These get behind your Chapters? activities. are intended to keep the Join them, attend some of magazine interesting and their social functions and You would not believe the readable. So I hope you through them keep in touch physical changes to campus enjoy reading it and would with your old alma mater. in recent years - you must welcome any comments as come and have a look. So put 'letters to the editor'. Now, I have this vision of a Sunday 29 August into your major reunion in 1993 and diary now and, of course. Juliet Richardson J CONTENTS AuTUMn/WlMTER 1993

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Telephone (042) 21 3249 Newspaper editors are invited to make use of any material in this journal. Acknowledgment of the Facsimile source would be appreciated. (042) 21 4299 Tlie front cover shows one of the participants in the 'Girls in Engineering Summer School' using an EDM mounted on a theodolite (see page 4) Residential course for high school girls

Level of Interest SUMMER SCHOOL The strength of demand I for initiatives such as the 1993 Girls in Engineering Summer School is clearly FOR EriQiNEERs demonstrated by the number of high quality applications received In January the Faculty of Engineering played host to from girls wishing to 76 high school girls who attended the 1993 'Girls in attend the Summer Engineering Summer School'. School, and by the interest and requests for information by The purpose of this girls from schools all teachers, careers Summer School is two over New South Wales advisers, high school fold. First, it broadens including Bourke, principals, other the careers options of Broken Hill, Walgett, universities and female high school the Riverina, the South government students to include Coast, the Illawarra, departments. engineering careers the Blue Mountains and fosters an interest and southern and Diverse Activities in non-traditional western Sydney. subjects such as maths During their week at and science. Second, Generous Sponsors the University the girls the Summer School were involved in four engineering workshops enables the Faculty of Approximately half the on campus: civil, Engineering to gain girls were Year 1 0 mining and information directly students with the rest environmental, from high school entering Years 11 and electrical, materials students which will be 1 2 this year. As the and mechanical. valuable in an ongoing Summer School is Among the many program of developing residential the girls activities in the a gender-inclusive stayed at International workshops, the girls engineering House. Their tried their hand at curriculum. attendance fees and surveying, built accommodation multimeters, This was the second expenses were disassembled, Girls in Engineering provided through the assembled and started Summer School, the generous sponsorship an internal combustion inaugural one having of the Summer School's engine and explored been held in January corporate and various materials 1992. This year's government sponsors including plastics. School was equally (listed on the page successful in attracting opposite).

Summer School participants looking at the determination of force from the water jet in the Hydraulics Laboratory, Department of Civil & Mining Engineering Another important is its ability to raise activity included a self esteem and to presentation by the establish networks Women in Engineering among girls studyin; Network and the maths and science at Institution of Engineers, high levels. This is Australia, and the particularly relevan opportunity to talk with where girls live in female engineering geographically remote students about areas of the state an university life, the are not easily able to academic demands of access such network engineering courses, Many of the girls prospects for the future nominated the and how to obtain friendships formed a traineeships. An the confidence gain industrial visit was as important to them made to the Water Board's water Clear Message treatment plant in Wollongong. A detailed evaluatio of the Summer Schoo The girls also had an is currently being opportunity to relax at prepared. Early the beach and to indications are, explore Wollongong. however, that the girls An important aspect of are listening to the the Summer School is message. As one girl to provide those summed it up: 'I have attending with a been reassured that BHP has had a long association with the supportive network of women are capable of other girls interested in anything' • pursuing non- University of Wollongong going back traditional education and employment. to when it first commenced in 1962, Sponsors of the 1993 Career Choices 'Girls in Engineering especially in the areas of Metallurgy ll»WBIIlllli»IIIMIIIIilMllg||lll»MIWmBMMIB^ Summer School' : At the end of the Summer School no BMP Slab and Plate and Engineering. We need highly fewer than 27 of the Products Division girls nominated some trained students to meet our aspect of engineering The Department of as a probable career Employment Educa­ technological and human resource needs. choice. For many tion and Training others, especially those in rural and remote Water Board ,„,„, , BHP and the University of Wollongong areas with little access to careers events, they Pacific Power t have been working together in felt their career horizons had been Telecom-Customised education and technology broadened. 'There is a Software Solutic^ lot more to it than I thought and some The Illawarra Tech­ for a better Austraha. aspects are very nology Corporation interesting and made me consider the QBE Insurance possibility of becoming an engineer,' said one Kembia Coal and of the girls. Coke ^ Steel Networking The Milk Marketing Slab and Plate Board Products Division Perhaps one of the most important aspects University of PORT KEMBLA STEELWORKS of the Summer School Wollongong •-ote NSW

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FOR MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS

Paul O'Halloran

Rural Australia has suffered risk of moving to a more including a Graduate population decline and anonymous and perhaps Diploma of Science and a cyclic economic problems easier urban practice. Master of Science degree. since World War II. The The format involves the use present crisis in rural towns The program in mental of interactive television and industries is the most health at the University of (video conferencing), on-site recent and probably the most Wollongong, developed by skills development severe downturn to be the Department of Public workshops (lecturers fly out experienced. Individuals, Health and Nutrition, is to selected regional sites). families and communities unique in that it is industry have been traumatised by specific, postgraduate and loss of livelihood, loss of multidisciplinary. It places family supports as people emphasis on the ' The program move from farms and towns, development of clinically hi mental health and loss of self-esteem effective and culturally dt the University through debt, unemployment sensitive strategies for health or forced sale. of Wollongong workers in comprehensive is uniciue' systems of care for persons As a result stress has become with mental illness. a greater problem for some The program commenced in applied workplace projects 1990 with funding from the (self-directed learning tasks) NSW Department of Health. and an annual residential It was expanded in 1992, school (on campus). following further significant funding from the NSW Key personnel in the Education and Training development of the program Foundation, to include an are Paul O'Halloran external offering to rural (Coordinator), Brian O'Neill, areas using an innovative Associate Professor Ross rural dwellers, with an multimedia system of Harris, Colum Hearne and inevitable increase in delivery. Betsy Lilley from the demand for health services. Department of Public Health Rural-based health workers This multimedia format is and Nutrition. The teaching doctors, nurses and allied used to deliver a full network for the rural strand health workers - are postgraduate program in involves four external experiencing an increased mental health to rural and teaching sites at Albury, workload, putting them at remote regions of NSW, Goulburn, Orange and wmmmiim''--/.m!mi»ttmmmmm-'-,jim^siKmmKmti • Lismore. Students attend says that the educational (Lismore), Central Western these sites from their rural or needs of rural mental health Region (Orange), South remote workplace across the workers are being met by the Eastern Region (Goulburn) state and come from as far Wollongong course through and South Western Region afield as Brisbane (who go to the innovative use of video (Albury). Lismore), Broken Hill (to conferencing technology and Orange), the ACT (to the excellent course The costs of brin-ging this Goulburn) and Victoria (to structure. 'This has enabled program to the rural sector Albury). participants to not only are carried by these regional develop new skills, but to partners, who will contribute As well as those students network with colleagues from in the vicinity of $300,000 enrolled on campus there are all over NSW,' he says. 'This over the next five years. The 55 enrolled in the rural reduces the isolation felt by Orana and Far West Region strand of the program. those, like myself, who live (Broken Hill and Dubbo) and Mental health workers in the New England Region rural and remote areas are (Tamworth and Armidale) frequently deprived of access 'Student evalualio, have expressed keen interest to such continuing education of the program in joining the program in programs and have limited 1993. access to relevant inservice at the end courses. The technology of of the first If this goes ahead, all rural video conferencing offers an year has been mental health services in opportunity to overcome the very positive' each region of NSW will be 'tyranny of distance' looking to the University of experienced by many Wollongong and the practitioners. and work many miles from Illawarra Area Health Service major urban centres.' as the pre-eminent providers Student evaluation of the of multidisciplinary program at the end of the Industry collaboration has education in this field. Such first year has been very been a hallmark of this innovative training, where positive, with 70% believing project. The Illawarra Area academics and clinical after the third video Health Service's Psychiatric practitioners are working conference that this is a Services has worked closely together, is making a workable technology for use with the University in the significant contribution in education. early development stage. towards the overall goal of Other industry partners more effective patient care The Manager of the Far West include the mental health and might help to counteract Mental Health Service at services in four rural health some of the problems faced Broken Hill, Mark Hemming, regions: North Coast Region by the rural sector •

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Video conference link-up with The University Centre in Sydney during December's residential school for students of the rural mental health program. Seated at the table are (from left): Brian O'Neill, Vice-Chancellor Professor Ken McKinnon and Coordinator Paul O'Halloran from the Department of Public Health and Nutrition t to life

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Eleven years ago Glen a traditional museum, the and with hundreds of Moore, a lecturer in physics Centre emphasises what Glen schoolchildren using the at the University, began describes as an 'interactive, exhibits each week, exhibit working on the idea of a hands-on approach - a toughness is a necessity. centre that could introduce feature of the Centre which is both children and adults to not available in many Glen Moore also hopes that, the science and technology museums.' by demystifying the concepts we use everyday. He soon behind modern technologies, found eager support from the Interactive Exhibits science and technology can University, businesses and be fun. 'I want people to be community groups in the To allow its patrons to excited by science. Not only Illawarra, and in 1989 the become involved in science, to learn about science, and University's Science Centre the Centre features over TOO develop an understanding of was established at Campus interactive exhibits that what science is, but also to East in Fairy Meadow. encourage participation by enjoy science,' he says. testing perceptions and skills Now Director of the Centre, Every few months the The Centre is self-supporting Glen Moore describes the collection is updated with and receives sponsorship aim behind its development the addition of new exhibits through local community as: to 'teach about the which reflect the current groups and donations. All science of everyday lives, to trends and developments in exhibits are funded or make technologies science and technology. The provided by companies and understandable.' To achieve Centre also ensures that all interested community this the Centre is based upon ages are catered for by organisations. the idea that children can making exhibits easy to use, learn through playing. Unlike practical and hard-working - In 1992 the Science Centre

Glen Moore at the Science Centre with an exhibit from 'Life of the Past' (left) and the planetarium star projector 8 «ja<-*«s«.. •': . •mti^'-miK'- was visited by over 300 approach. 'It is one of the wholeheartedly supported school classes as well as most exciting science centres by Robyn Williams during many other visitors interested I've ever been in,' he said. his visit. He said that the in learning about and experi­ initial outlay would be far encing science. It accommo­ Planetarium outweighed by benefits to dates functions, such as science and the region. providing for teachers a Glen Moore's future plans for training environment for the Centre are focused on the Glen believes the planet­ developing a new approach building of a planetarium as arium will be a major to science education. The a permanent exhibit, which tourist attraction and put Centre has also hosted events would give Wollongong the the University at the such as the Beyond 2000 first planetarium in NSW. forefront of astronomy Science School Awards and The plan has received local education in the State Q science conferences and support with the Planetarium seminars, and it boasts a Society having donated funds The exhibition 'Life of the Science Shop specialising in to allow purchase of a star Past' is at the Science Cen­ science related books, edu­ projector to show displays of tre until the end of April. Future exhibitions this year cational material and gifts. the night sky. Designs are will include an astronomi­ ready for the building of a cal and an electrical one. 60-seat theatre which would In addition the Centre pro­ The Science Centre is open increase the Centre's vides a home for travelling to the public on weekends science exhibitions, a recent capacity by 50 per cent, and and public holidays from 1- guest being 'Life of the Past'. even further into the future 5pm, and bookings can be This exhibition of Australian an entire new Science Centre made for school groups to fossils from the South Aus­ in permanent premises. visit the Centre during the tralian Museum was opened week (telephone (042) 83 at the Centre in January by However, in spite of local 6665). Entry costs $3.00 for science commentator Robyn support, sufficient funding children, students and con­ cession card holders, and Williams, who praised the has not yet been received for $5.00 for adults. Centre for its interactive the planetarium which was SPECIAL PROFILES

These graduates have been elected to the Alumni Association Board of Management or nominated as Chapter representatives. They have volunteered to give their time and service to the Association and their commitment and support are invaluable.

Born in South Africa, Ted engineering fi rms. In Bosman completed his 1961 he em igrated to apprenticeship in structural Australia - 'a ten-pound engineering in the fifties tourist' - and settled in and then began a working Sydney where he worked 'grand tour' overseas. as a structural designer Planning to spend six for Transfield in North months away he left South Sydney. Africa in 1 956; and subsequently decided not to Ted was eager to move to go back. 'somewhere smaller', however, and so in 1964 he Beginning his tour in took up a position as design London, Ted travelled draftsman and section through Europe, Canada and leader at Australian Iron & America working with Steel (AIS), Port Kembia; Canadian and English and decided to stay. lommmm mmtmm In 1972 Ted began working and maintain professional as a design engineer with contacts. In this way she AIS, specifying and believes that the Faculty can supervising plant design. learn from its graduates - After a total of eighteen years such as ensuring that courses with the company he meet the needs of industry - accepted a voluntary and graduates can continue retirement package in order to learn through association to study full-time. with the Faculty and with other alumni. His decision to begin a Bachelor of Mechanical Rosemary is pleased to be Engineering at the University associated with the Alumni was prompted by the changes Association in addition to he saw in the workplace with her work on campus. She is the introduction of enjoying watching the computers. growing impetus of the Rosemary Cooper graduated alumni movement • Not wanting to be left behind from the University in 1990 by technology it was a with a Bachelor of Commerce chance for Ted to devote with Merit majoring in Damien O'Connor himself entirely to full-time accountancy. While studying MBA 1990 study, something he had not towards this degree she was Commerce Chapter previously had an also employed in the Representative opportunity to do. University's Financial Services Branch, working on Ted completed his degree in accounts and budgets. After 1989 and since then has graduating she was appointed been working as an to the Faculty of Commerce, engineering contractor, his principally providing the most recent assignment being Dean's office with financial construction supervisor at a and statistical expertise. water pump installation for johor State Economic In 1992 Rosemary received Development Corporation the Vice Chancellor's Award in Malaysia. for Outstanding Service for developing her role as Ted became involved in the professional officer and in Although Damien O'Connor Alumni Association in 1991 particular for her is the Commerce Chapter when he learnt that an establishment of computer- representative on the Board Engineering Chapter was based statistical systems that of Management, he comes being formed. As the provide information for the from an engineering representative of that chapter Faculty. background. Also a graduate to the Board, he sees his role of the University of as a way of bringing While appreciative of this Newcastle, where he engineering alumni into acknowledgment of her work, completed a Graduate contact with the University Rosemary believes that credit Diploma in Management, and with each other. for the system development Damien was transferred to should also be shared with Wollongong with consulting Ted believes that many the Faculty Office team. engineers CMPS&F Pty Ltd. engineering students are isolated by the workload As well as being Board He found, however, that his demands of their degrees and Treasurer Rosemary has also work demanded further the Alumni Association, been active in the knowledge of management particularly the Engineering organisation of the practices and so he began a Chapter, provides a way of Commerce Chapter of the Master of Business establishing or improving Alumni Association. She feels Administration degree at the contact between ex-students that the Chapter's role is both University of Wollongong. whilst also increasing the to give graduates an Damien graduated in 1990 profile of the University in opportunity to provide input and is currently employed the workplace _l into courses and to establish with Thomas and Coffey 10 «xmmmmimimi»mmi!nmm:- Australia where he is the part-time towards a Bachelor Alumni Association as a Illawarra Regional Manager. of Arts, majoring in chance to 'contribute back to psychology, while working the University, as the Damien first became firstly for Student University has contributed to involved with the Alumni Administration and then my development'. She Association after reading in Personnel Services. believes that for graduates The Outlook that an Alumni the Association is a means of Board was to be formed. For Wendy graduated in 1983 maintaining and developing Damien the Association and shortly afterwards took contacts and keeping open provides a way of filling what up the newly-established the links with the University. he sees as the void between position of Staff Training and She is also interested in the academic and working life. Development Coordinator at development of a Law 'When many people finish the University. At the same Chapter within the Alumni their courses at University, time she began a Master of Association, as in mid-1993 they think that's it,' he says. Management. She returned to the first Bachelor of Laws 'But no, that's not it, it's Student Administration in students are to graduate from important to retain links with 1988 as Examination Officer the new Faculty. the Uni.' He believes the in charge of the Student Association allows graduates Records and Examination Involvement with the a chance to network with Office. Wendy completed her Association also assists other professionals, for both masters degree in 1989. Wendy in maintaining personal and professional contact with professionals reasons. In 1992 Wendy moved on to and the workplace, and she the Faculty of Law as enjoys the challenge of To further his contact with Executive Officer where she establishing new directions education and keep up-to- is responsible for liaison with for the University. Wendy date with management the legal profession, also works part-time at West theory, Damien lectures part- development and Wollongong TAFE and the time in management at the organisation of continuing WEA, teaching training and Shellharbour College of education and the clinical other business subjects, and Technical and Further placement program, and is involved with the Education G administration of the Faculty organisation of the state including financial and conference of the human resources, and Australasian Institute of student matters. Tertiary Education Administrators to be held in Wendy sees her role in the Wollongong in May U

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Wendy Raikes has been involved with the University, »^ both as a student and a staff member, since the 1982 amalgamation with the Wollongong Institute of RISING POET Education. She began Melissa Curran is a final-year student in the Bachelor of Creative Arts working for the Institute course, majoring in creative writing. She was one of six new poets, and when she was completing her the only one from the Illawarra, recently selected to have their first book of poetry published as part of a new venture sponsored jointly by SCARP HSC at Wollongong TAFE magazine and Five islands Press. (Photo courtesy of The Advertiser) College. After this she studied •y^if>'^^^l^^^^i^»f^^ft!^-Wlh^-^^'-i' THE MAN BEHIND t.^mmmmtmmx^" THEATRE SOUTH -••«t!i:.immmismmm0ir.;-m^ . «•»»> iii*«»!**^^*1«»«»«»<*«»«^» IM»*«®^S»«.*»« ^^yf^9'^M.^!'Mg^ <^ g*^-*«fe 3^8^ Tor the past 12 years Theatre South has played an important role in the development of theatre arts in Wollongong. Des Davis, Artistic Director and co-founder of the company, has recently been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in acknowledgment of his contribution to the performing arts.

Born in Ayr in northern University which provided a transformed into the Bridge Queensland and raised in home for rehearsals. Theatre, now a 150-seat Sydney, Des Davis's interests Performances were held in theatre space and the initially lay with English and the Wollongong TAFE permanent home of the History and he first worked auditorium or other non- company. as a teacher in high schools. theatrical venues such as the He was developing a love of Wollongong Town Hall and, At the end of 1991 Des Davis the theatre arts, however, once, in a tent. resigned from his position at and began lecturing in the University to work full- Drama at Australian In 1985 the company leased time for Theatre South. For universities and colleges. from the City Council a Des the OAM is more than a community hall adjacent to personal award. He is In 1970 he was invited to Coniston station, which was reluctant to take credit for Canada to teach Drama at Brock University on the Niagara Peninsula. While in Canada he worked with regional theatre groups, and was instrumental in the founding of Carousel Players, a Children's Theatre company which proved very successful and which is still active in theatre for young people today.

Des returned to Australia in 1980 and took up a position as lecturer in English and Drama at the University of Wollongong. He was also determined to establish a professional theatre company in Wollongong.

Theatre South

That same year he and actor Faye Montgomery (his wife) founded Theatre South, supported in this by the then Vice-Chancellor of the University, Michael Birt. The company was based at the Des Davis, OAM (Photo courtesy of the Illawarra Mercury) 1 2 Former mmmmmimttimimii»m fim^^^bam^m^i the company's significant professional regional theatre company toured four of its achievements, as he sees the outside of Sydney.' six major productions, as OAM as a recognition of well as the children's play Theatre South and its Local Talent 'Hating Alison Ashley', contribution to the arts in throughout Victoria and New Wollongong. One of Theatre South's South Wales. The company is recent plays 'The Sugar supported by the Australia He also believes the Mother' highlights the Council for the Arts, the company has an important company's commitment to NSW Ministry for the Arts, role in supporting local local talent. The play, based and the patronage of the artists, from actors and on the writings of Elizabeth theatre-going community. writers to theatre technicians. jolley, was written by John 'I see Theatre South as Senczuk, a Wollongong Further productions this year Wollongong's theatre,' he theatre designer and lecturer include 'The Glugs of Gosh' says. The theatre has in the School of Creative with John Derum, 'Twelfth premiered the works of local Arts. In addition it featured Night', a co-production with playwrights such as Katherine Wollongong actors Faye the School of Creative Arts, Thomson and Wendy Montgomery, Clodagh Crowe and another new play by Richardson, plays that often and Michael Coe, as well as Wendy Richardson called reflect on their authors' guest artists Tina Bursill, Julie 'The Last Voyage of the Wollongong heritage. Hamilton and Robert Grade Anne'. Theatre South However, he stresses that Alexander. is also bringing into the Theatre South is not a University's Hope Theatre in nurturing place, but rather The Company has also toured November the acclaimed somewhere to develop local extensively throughout production of the Aboriginal talent away from the city. Australia and has performed musical 'Bran Nue Dai'. So 'The School of Creative Arts in over 100 venues in four 1 993 is a particularly is for nurturing the actor. states, from capital cities to rewarding year for Theatre Theatre South is a chance for small country town South and its industrious local talent to work in a auditoriums. In 1992 the Artistic Director 3

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first civil engineering graduate of the University.

While with the Water Board Fred became involved with the development of a course in health engineering at the University, and for a short time was a lecturer for the subject. After nine years Fred

In 1969 Fred Finch became the first civil engineering graduate of the University of Wollongong'

left the Water Board to work with a private engineering firm where he was involved in land development, civil construction and consulting engineering on the South Coast. In 1972 he took up the position of managing a small consulting office on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and in 1974 was offered a transfer to Darwin.

Planning to move in January FRED FINCH the following year, Fred was in Wollongong visiting family over Christmas when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin. BSC(TECH) 1969 When he arrived in Darwin some months later, he became involved in the rebuilding of the city. The name 'Fred Finch' has Born in Port Kembia, Fred long been associated with Finch III was encouraged by politics in Wollongong. In his father to study civil 'The move to the thirties Fred Finch was an engineering and at sixteen he Danvin provided Alderman and Deputy Mayor began a part-time cadetship a big turning of Wollongong City Council with the Sydney Water point in and Chairman of the Board. Unlike many of his mv life' Illawarra County Council. classmates Fred chose to Over 50 years later, Fred graduate from the then Finch, his grandson and a Wollongong University Included in his graduate of the University in College, rather than from its responsibilities was the 1 969, is following in his parent university (UNSW). development of building grandfather's footsteps as He describes the ties to codes for cyclonic structures, Minister for Education and Wollongong as too strong to as there were no existing Training and Minister for consider 'a graduation at codes that could be used for Public Employment in the Kensington'. In doing so, in the safe rebuilding of Northern Territory. 1969 Fred Finch became the the city. 14 Graduate pmiiii

The move to Darwin In November last year Fred political skills, as education provided a 'big turning point Finch was appointed Minister is traditionally a problem in my life,' says Fred. 'In six for Education and Training, area in politics.' months I felt I belonged in and Minister for Public Darwin.' He established his Employment. While a vast Visiting the University in own consulting firm, a much- change from engineering, February as guest speaker at needed business in Darwin, Fred is eager to be involved the Engineering Alumni which 'grew overnight, from Dinner, Fred remembers a two to twenty'. The move from very different University, a small campus of engineers. In 1983 the former Chief engineering to 'It was nearly all men. But Minister of the Northern politics was a although part-time study Territory, Paul Everingham, moment of made it difficult, we were suggested to Fred that he run temporary insanity' developing that University for a Darwin suburban seat, spirit.' In his talk Fred issued with the Northern Territory a challenge to his fellow Country Liberal Party. with what he describes as engineering alumni to Although he describes his people-oriented concerns. consider becoming involved move from engineering to 'Until December 1 was an in politics. He said he politics as a moment of engineer, responsible for a believes that engineers have 'temporary insanity', Fred third of the Northern an important role to play in also saw a challenge and an Territory budget. But society. 'It is my sincere opportunity to contribute to education is another turning belief that this country would society. Since then he has point in my career, a benefit enormously if more held the positions of Deputy challenge and it's my chance engineers were to contribute Speaker, Chairman of to so something constructive to the decision-making Committees, and has been for education,' he says. 'I process,' he said. 'I, for one, Minister for Transport and also see it as an would certainly appreciate Works for the past six years. acknowledgment of my the company!' •

An ALUMNI REUNION for TilVERSITYC — 1962 to 1978 OF ^ _ DLLOMGOnQ will be held at the University's Open Day 1993 University Day Address Monday 10 May at 6.00pm unday 29 August 1993 The FHope Theatre

University Day celebrates the establishment of a • BBQ Lunch University College on this site in May 1961. Each year • Talk and video to show the University marks this important anniversary by University developments acknowledging the achievements of its staff and by inviting a distinguished speaker to deliver the University Campus tours Day Address. . Open Day activities across the campus The 1993 University Day Address will be delivered by: Mr Brian Johns, Chairman, Put the date in your diary and Australian Broadcasting Authority Tiake a day of it! Light refreshments will be served afterwards. University alumni are warmly invited to attend this University Day Open Day is great entertainment for all celebration. If you wish to come, please telephone the family. Invitations to our early Barbara Carmichael on (042) 21 3933 by Friday 30 April, who will also take bookings for the traditional alumni will be sent out in July Friends' Dinner to be held in the Union Function Centre at 8.00pm the same night. Cost is $20.00 per head. developed in Wollongong . V^-*i*,''-<^>^i(#^5:^^^^gSS Wi^m»^:4m^m iiW^m: i«te*«a»4Kw«#N(*«®KJ*s**^^ THE ENVIRONMENT PROCESS

Finding an environmentally friendly solution to hazardous waste is an increasing cause for concern for industrial cities throughout the world. But with the ENVIRONMENT process, a waste-processing technology developed by Professor Howard Worner and the Illawarra Technology Corporation (ITC), what was once a problem can now be turned into a useful resource.

time. Fifteen years The problem of cost later, while working suggested to Professor at CRA, he Worner that a more formulated a attractive means of second element in processing the sewage the ENVIRONMENT sludge would be to make the process, namely, waste product useful - using 'composites' perhaps by replacing the of ore fines and a brown coal as the binding paste of brown coal agent in the composites for to form the feed to the smelting bath. In 1989 the molten bath. the inspiration came to him Both were ideas to use two waste materials before their time - readily available in the environmental Illawarra - steelworks dust concern over from BHP and sewage sludge methods of waste from Port Kembia - to test treatment was then this new approach to waste not a major focus treatment. of industry and development. Complete Recycling

Professor Howard Worner In 1 986 Professor Now known as the Worner was invited ENVIRONMENT process, the Over thirty years ago the by the University of procedure has been initial idea behind the Wollongong to take up a developed by the ITC into a ENVIRONMENT process position as Director of the marketable technology. occurred to Professor Microwave Applications ENVIRONMENT works by using Worner while he was Research Centre (MARC). a bath of molten iron and watching ar^ experiment at One project of the Centre slag, that, at very high BHP. The idea of using a involved the microwave temperatures, converts molten iron bath as a means sterilisation of sewage sewage and steelworks dust of processing heavy metal wastes; this was proved into useful products - slag, waste appeared to have no technically feasible but was foundry iron and volatile practical applications at the too costly. meta! oxide fume which is 16 Industrial recycling process developed in Wollongong

readily collected. ENVIRONMENT system being ENVIRONMENT process is given practical trials in the timely. 'Industry nowadays In this way the process is workplace. Professor Worner can't get away without not only a waste-disposal and Paul Howlett, ITC recycling,' he says. alternative, but is complete Resources General Manager, recycling, making what was are pleased that these first The research has been once waste into usable, and commercial developments of supported by Pacific Power, saleable, products. Its heat- the process are to be within the NSW authority for clean, conserving design makes it Australia, and by an efficient electrical energy, cost-efficient, and as there Australian company. It is and the Water Board, are no by-products of the hoped that in two to three provider of water and process it is a solution to years a commercial sewage services to the waste disposal that, unlike ENVIRONMENT plant will be greater Sydney area which many other systems, does operating. includes the Illawarra. not create further problems for the environment. Waste Disposal Other departments of the University have also Testing and development of Professor Worner says he is provided indirect assistance the ENVIRONMENT process has excited by the promising with the project, and the so far been in a small usefulness of the technology. testing of the process has research plant at Coniston. 'The ENVIRONMENT process is been conducted both in the To date it has been right for this time - every local TAFE College foundry successful with a range of city in the world has this and in the MARC low toxicity wastes such as problem of waste disposal. laboratories at Coniston. steelworks dusts, sewage And the technology also has sludge and paint line and the potential to make a More information about the plating works sludges. range of useful products.' ENVIRONMENT process can be obtained from the Illawarra Recent commercial interest Similarly, Paul Howlett Technology Corporation at in the process will see the stresses that the the University G

Pilot ENVIRONMENT furnace being tapped with iron flowing into moulds at the Coniston laboratories. On the left is metallurgist Len Reilly with assistant Dave Harris 17 I lie role of engineers

Miller, too, believes that the profession is at risk. 'Engineers are being put in THE FALLIBLE untenable positions,' he says. '^.i//i!fj;p--.i'>:i'y:'ii^!^-^ 'They are being asked to make decisions over matters Sharon they cannot control and ENGINEER Beder being forced to take responsibility for these decisions.' What Miller and Australian engineers feel they are being his colleagues at the Institution of Engineers are blamed for accidents and failures that are proposing is nothing short of beyond their control. They want the a radical change in the public to understand that experts are relationship between engineer and society. The only human. engineering profession seems to be approaching a turning point. At four o'clock in the of the Institution of morning of 30 April 1988 a Engineers, Australia, argued Miller and his colleagues railway embankment near the that criminal prosecutions believe that if people were coastal town of Coledale in against engineers set a more aware of the New South Wales collapsed, precedent that could change uncertainties surrounding sending tonnes of mud and the way engineering was engineering work and the water down a hill. The debris practised. He said it was limitations of mathematical crushed a house, killing a likely to result in engineers models, then they would not woman and child who were becoming more conservative inside. The area was prone to in their assessments and T/ie concept of a subsidence and evidence decisions. Although this was given at the inquest not in itself a bad thing, it factor of safety suggested that the designers would mean higher costs for is often of the embankment had not engineering work, he added. misunderstood' taken proper account of this. Four people, two of them The issue of who should take so readily blame engineers engineers, were subsequently responsibility when things go for failures. The institution's charged with endangering wrong is becoming a central discussion paper points out passengers on a railway. concern for the engineering that engineers have presented One, a principal profession both nationally a falsely optimistic and geotechnical engineer with and worldwide. The idealistic view of their work. the State Rail Authority of Australian institution recently They are now paying the New South Wales, was also sent all its members a price for having raised charged with two counts of discussion paper entitled 'Are unjustifiably high the manslaughter. you at risk? Managing public's expectations of what Expectations'. More than they can deliver. Though none of them was 3000 engineers replied, the convicted, the engineering largest response the The philosophy set out in the profession was horrified that institution has ever had on paper is that engineering is any issue. In the preface to an art rather than a science, the paper, the institution's and as such depends heavily Engineers are president, Mike Sargent, said on judgment. The widespread being put in that the trend towards use in engineering of untenable criminal prosecutions for heuristics, or 'rules of negligence and the escalation positions' thumb', requires judgment to of civil law claims against be used properly. Billy engineers 'constitute a Vaughn Koen, professor of engineers should be charged significant threat to the mechanical engineering at in this way, and rallied to ability of our profession to the University of Texas at their support. Peter Miller, serve the community and Austin, defines a heuristic chairman of the standing might even threaten its device as 'anything that committee on legal liability continued existence.' provides a plausible aid or 18 Reassessinr

a factor of clearly lead to cyclic safety implies occurrences of structural 'certainty' plus failures.' He points out that a bit more. He this cyclic behaviour says they are occurred with suspension far more bridges following the failure concerned of the Tacoma Narrows with the Bridge which collapsed financial risk spectacularly in 1940 in of 'con­ mild winds. servative' design (design Cutting safety margins to that errs on reduce costs in the face of the safe side) success happens in all than they are engineering disciplines. with other William Starbuck and sources of risk. Frances Milliken, researchers Conservative at New York University, have Dr Sharon Beder, lecturer in the Department of design tends to studied the catastrophic Science and Technology Studies, has won a be more journalism award for her article 'The Fallible failure of the Challenger Engineer' which appeared in the international expensive, space shuttle in January 1986 edition of New Scientist in November 1991. which means and concluded in their paper that there is 'Challenger: fine-tuning the A Michael Daly award has been given to Dr Beder always for the 'best entry by communicator not deriving odds until something breaks' majority of income from journalism'. pressure to (Journal of Management reduce factors Studies, Vol. 25, July 1988) These awards are named in memory of the late of safety. Michael Daly, inaugural Executive Director of TV that the same phenomenon Science for the ABC. They are funded by the was present there. They Science and Technology Awareness Program and argue that, as successful the Institution of Engineers, Australia. The 1992 All eng­ awards attracted about 90 entries and were offered ineering launches accumulated, the across a record nine categories. structures engineering managers at incorporate NASA and Thiokol, the firm direction in the solution of a factors of safety and yet some responsible for designing and problem but is in the final still fail, and when this building the rocket boosters analysis unjustified, happens the factor of safety for the shuttle, grew more incapable of justification for similar structures built confident of future success. and fallible.' subsequently might be NASA relaxed its safety increased. Conversely, when procedures, treating the An example of a heuristic a particular type of structure shuttle as an 'operational' device is a 'factor of safety', has been used often without technology rather than a sometimes referred to as a failure, there is a tendency risky experiment, and no 'factor of ignorance'. for engineers to suspect that longer tested or inspected it Engineers have to work with these structures are over- as thoroughly as they had the materials that vary widely in designed and that the factor early launches. strength and other of safety can be reduced. characteristics, and design Henry Petroski, an American The O-rings sealing the joints for a range of operating in the shuttle's solid-fuel conditions and loads. To rocket booster, which were cope with these variations ^Conservative eventually found to have and uncertainties they design tends to played a major role in the employ factors of safety. be more accident ('Why Challenger expensive' failed'. New Scientist, 11 The concept of a factor of September 1986), had shown safety is often misunderstood signs of failure in several by those outside the engineer who has written earlier flights. But since this profession as implying some extensively on engineering damage had not impeded the large safety margin on a accidents, explains: 'The shuttle launch, engineering predictable design. Barry dynamics of raising the factor managers at NASA and McMahon, a Sydney-based of safety in the wake of Thiokol came to accept it as geotechnical engineer, has accidents and lowering it in 'allowable erosion' and found his clients believe that the absence of accidents can 'acceptable risk'. 19 Reassessing the role of engineers

An example of engineering failure: the collapse of the Dombarton railway embankment during a peak storm in February 1984 (Picture courtesy of the Geotechnical Section of the NSW State Rail Authority)

Brian Wynne, a researcher at tendency to refer to 'human The institution's paper gives the University of Lancaster, error' when accidents occur. some recognition to this. It has also studied the He suggests that part of the says that the notional Challenger disaster and other problem may be that probability of failure implicit accidents. He says that O- technological systems are in engineering codes does ring damage and leakage had designed as if organisations not give sufficient weight to come to be accepted as 'the human factors. new normality'. Wynne argues that implementing 'All For Starbuck, Milliken, designs and operating engineering Wynne, Petroski and many technological systems design others, all engineering involve 'the continual involves design involves invention and negotiation of experimentation. According new rules and relationships' experimen ta tion' to Petroski, 'each novel and that if this did not structural concept - be it a happen most technological can operate with perfect sky walk over a hotel lobby, systems would come to a communication and that a suspension bridge over a halt. Starbuck and Milliken people are not prone to river or a jumbo jet capable agree with respect to the distraction, illogic or of flying across the oceans - space shuttle. They point out complacency. Jean Cross, is an hypothesis to be tested that NASA had identified professor of safety science at first on paper and possibly in nearly 300 special 'hazards' the University of New South the laboratory but ultimately associated with the launch of Wales, agrees that engineers to be justified by the Challenger. 'But if NASA's have a tendency to neglect performance of its function managers had viewed these what she calls the 'human/ without failure.' Failures hazards so seriously that any technology interface' in their will occasionally occur. one of them could readily designs. For example, they They are unavoidable, he block a launch, NASA might do not take account of how argues, unless innovation is completely abandoned. never have launched any long it takes people to shuttles.' process information and how people behave when they are Wynne goes further, arguing Wynne says there is a under stress. that the experimental nature 20 of engineering extends The dilemma for engineers makers in favour of sharing beyond the design stage: 'If today is how to tell the the decisions, in order to technology involves making public of the extent of their share the responsibility if up rules and relationships as ignorance without losing the things go wrong. its practitioners go along, it community's confidence. is a form of social experiment Getting public acceptance of It will not be easy for people on the grand scale.' new or controversial like Miller and his like- Similarly, Starbuck and technologies is greatly minded colleagues in the Milliken say that 'fine-tuning Institution of Engineers to is real-life experimentation in bring engineers around to the face of uncertainty'. 'Fine tu,;^ this sharing of responsibility real-life and decision making, and to If engineering is based on experimen tati( open and frank dialogue with incomplete models and on the fp the community. The change judgment and experi­ will require a lot more mentation, who should be discussion within the held responsible when profession and changes in engineering projects fail, assisted by portraying them engineering education and causing loss of life and as perfectly predictable and perhaps public education. property, and damage to the controllable. Yet Miller is heartened by the environment? Engineers feel overwhelmingly positive that the public is increasingly The Institution of Engineers is response he has had from looking for someone to suggesting a shift to a engineers in Australia J blame when accidents different role for engineers as happen, rather than 'technical advisers' who put accepting accidents as an Sharon Beder, a chartered forward options for the professional engineer, is a member inevitable part of life. They community to choose from. of the Institution of Engineers, are frustrated at what seems This means forgoing some of Australia. This article is an to be the public's need for abridged version of her article their autonomy and status as which appeared in New Scientist, complete safety. technological decision­ 2 November 1991.

LUMNI

Commerce Chapter

This Chapter was formalised in November last year with elections for the six Committee positions. Office bearers elected were: Melissa Irvine (BCom 1990) President, David Winton (BCom 1984) Vice-President, Joseph Solano (BCom 1981, GDipAccy 1989) Treasurer, Ron Perrin (MCom 1992) Secretary, Mary Day (MCom(Hons) 1988) Membersliip Development Officer and Damien

O'Connor (MBA 1990) University Fellows and their partners with senior University personnel Representative to Board. preparing to process across campus to the Inaugural Fellows' Dinner A ssociation activities :.'^tmimi^ II III illlllllllrlHliliWi I.I III HI iMWWWa—B——i Professor John Steinke, Dean lecturer Mr Bill McGaw who participate in the University of the Commerce Faculty, is was visiting Indonesia on Day celebrations on 10 May an ex officio member of the behalf of the Illawarra and to attend the graduation Committee, which meets bi­ Technology Corporation's ceremony the following day. monthly. Foundation Studies Program. Friends^ Engineering Chapter An alumni chapter was formally created early last Graduates Group A dinner for engineering year in Bandung where a alumni was held on campus large number of postgraduate The Graduates Group of the in February. About 60 people alumni from Wollongong is Friends of the University, attended including one of the based. A steering committee which has existed for over University's earliest was formed at the Jakarta ten years, recently resolved graduates, who was the guest dinner to develop a similar to become a Chapter of the speaker. The Hon Fred Finch chapter group for alumni Alumni Association. MLA graduated in civil living in that area. engineering in 1969 and has This group has traditionally since achieved a high public Honorary Chapter been involved in campus profile by becoming a activities. Members act as Minister in the Northern Under the Association's ushers at graduations, as Territory Government. A constitution all Fellows of the scribes and readers during profile of Fred appears on University, Emeritus examinations, as campus tour page 1 4. Professors and recipients of guides on Open Day and honorary degrees are deemed they also run the University The next function planned by to be Honorary Life Graduates Bookshop at the Engineering Chapter will Members. Campus East. be held in August and is likely to be combined with A Chapter comprising these Once an appropriate name the Annual General Meeting. three groups of eminent has been agreed, the process people is being developed, of formalising the Chapter Indonesia following a successful will be undertaken and inaugural dinner for the elections held. Any alumni In August last year two Fellows held at the time of wishing to become involved alumni reunion dinners were the October graduations last in the Association who do held in Indonesia, in Jakarta year (photo previous page). not already have an and Bandung. The dinners Initially the members of this affiliation with a particular were hosted by senior Chapter are being invited to group are welcome to join • CO-OP SCHOLARS WORK

This is the third year of In addition to their academic range of settings including Cooperative Education course work, scholars have manufacturing, service Scholarships. In this program significant periods of industries, commercial the University, in professional work experience enterprises, public sector collaboration with a number with different sponsors administration, solicitors' of private and public engaged in fields of offices, research enterprise sponsors, provides enterprise related to their organisations and mining. $9300 per annum career aspirations. scholarships to selected Jennifer Atchison, in her third students to complete a To date students have had year of Environmental degree in their chosen field. work experience in a wide Science, has had a very 22 Cooperative edt t

productive Andrew Jones, third year period with the Materials Engineering, and Water Board in Steven Floyd, third year the Illawarra Mechanical Engineering, and in her have had a range of words, 'I have invaluable experiences at become aware David Brown Gear Industries of the role of Ltd at Bulli. the environmental In the process Andrew and scientist in the Steven have been exposed to work place and the realities of an industrial have come to environment with appreciate the opportunities to view many changing of the theories and teachings attitude of the of their University courses in Water Board practice. towards environmental As Andrew observed, '1 have management. had the chance to see how a It has become successful company operates a total water at all levels, from design to cycle manager finished product and all the rather than just stages in between, and to a deliverer of recognise the importance of water and teamwork in overcoming Andrew Jones at a drafting machine at David Brown disposer of inevitable and unexpected Gear Industries effluent.' hurdles'.

The University also believes that the benefits from the work experience program should not be one-way. Mr Ian Clulow, Branch Manager of Tandem Computers Pty Ltd reported on a scholarship student's 'preparedness to enthusiastically apply himself to any task - whether it be menial or sophisticated' and a willingness 'to apply his obvious mental and personal skills' for the benefit of the organisation.

Similar feedback has been received from a number of organisations indicating the value of work experience to students and to Steven Floyd (left), Andrew Jones (centre) and colleague overseeing a sponsor gear-cutting process at David Brown Gear Industries organisations J Senior academic appointments

recognised as a world leader in several research areas within the next decade. To this end, I will .y^WS**^v' -ff" *S^'' •*•>• ^mm^di^mi'if!if^^^'''-^--^''»sf^is^^«S0^»»^i& endeavour to stimulate a further increase in the level of externally-funded PROFESSORS research carried out in the Department and with external collaborators in the Four Faculties are represented in the local area' • University's recent professorial appointments: Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Engineering and Informatics.

Psychophysiology, an editorial consultant and reviewer for several other journals.

Although Professor Barry has undertaken significant fundamental experimental work, he has also applied MARTIN TSAMENY! has that work in clinical taken up an appointment as situations. the fourth professor in the Faculty of Law. Before He says he is very coming to Wollongong he ROBERT BARRY has taken impressed with recent taught at the University of up the position of Professor developments in the Papua New Guinea and was of Psychology and Head, University's Faculty of Dean of the Law Faculty at Department of Psychology. Health and Behavioural the University of Tasmania His previous appointment Sciences and its increasing from 1990. was at the Cognitive orientation towards au Neuroscience Laboratory in emphasis on the biomedical After completing a law the School of Education basis of its offerings. degree at the University of Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Tsamenyi New South Wales. Its integrated approach to was awarded a postgraduate both research and teaching scholarship to the Australian Professor Barry has is also attractive. In this National University where qualifications in physics, context he says his existing he completed master's and education and psychology collaborative activities with doctoral degrees in from Sydney, NSW and the Department of international law. Monash universities, Psychiatry at Westmead including a doctorate in Hospital in Sydney He has been a consultant to science from the University (currently funded by the governments on fisheries, of NSW for his work in NH&MRC) have the forestry and mining law and psychology. potential to be developed policy. He has also recently into a research network been an AIDAB-funded Among his professional spanning the Illawarra and consultant to the activities he is a Fellow of Sydney. government of Namibia on the prestigious International diplomatic training. Organisation of Psycho- Professor Barry says he is physiology and President of very happy to be joining the Professor Tsamenyi has a the Australian Society of Psychology Department at special interest in the law Psychophysiology. He is its present state of of the sea, particularly Associate Editor of the development. 'I believe that fisheries law in the South International Journal of the Department can become Pacific. He will be actively 24 I Senior academic appointmei • involved in the University in Montreal, Faculty of Commerce. establishment of the Centre Canada, for two years, and for Natural Resources Law, in 1978 he moved to He holds a bachelor's which will integrate Copenhagen, Denmark, degree in mathematics from teaching and research in where he worked for over Macquarie University, a what until now has been a five years as a mechanical master's degree in segmented approach to laws analysis specialist for the operations research from the which bear on the cement process industry. University of NSW and a availability and use of PhD from the University of resources. For two years Professor Wollongong in the field of West was an Assistant systems modelling. The Centre will bring Professor in the Department together the different of Aerospace and Since 1975, following approaches to natural Mechanical Engineering at twelve years as a teacher of resources and environmental Boston University in mathematics with the NSW law by taking as its point of Massachusetts. He has also Department of Education, departure the law relating to taught in Denmark and at Professor Winley has held the conservation and the University of Houston academic posts in the development of natural in Texas. Wollongong Institute of resources. This will include Education and the a significant emphasis on In the five years before University of Wollongong. mineral resources, a key accepting his appointment component of the economy at Wollongong, Professor His teaching interests of the Illawarra region and West has worked at include quantitative the nation • Lockheed Engineering and methods for business and Sciences Company in systems analysis. Houston, serving as Engineering Supervisor on During 1984 he was the Space Station Freedom appointed as a Visiting project for the National Scientist in the section of Aeronautics and Space Ecology and Systematics at Administration (NASA). He, Cornell University in the and the group he headed, United States, where he earned numerous awards, conducted research into including the NASA Group models of population Achievement Award. growth.

Professor West's research Professor Winley is co­ interests include finite ordinator of the university MICHAEL WEST is expected element methods, structural research group in to take up his appointment dynamics, mechanics of information systems in as Professor of Mechanical materials and mineral organisations. He has a Engineering in mid-1993. processing _l research interest in the education and training Professor West grew up in needs of computing Texas and then attended the professionals with an Massachusetts Institute of emphasis on information Technology (MIT) for nine systems curricula in years. developing nations. These presently include Malaysia, During this time he Indonesia, The Philippines obtained a bachelor's and and Thailand. then a master's degree in aeronautics and He also conducts research astronautics. In 1976 he in systems modelling, was awarded a PhD in including the development structures and materials of techniques and tools for engineering, also from MIT. systems analysis and the GRAHAM WINLEY is Head study of the emergence of He did teaching and of the Department of pattern in a variety of research at McGiil Business Systems in the discrete systems Zl 25 nternational program to develop 'intelligent' manufacturing systems mmK^imiiMmfimm^mamm^iiim GLOBAL COOPERATION

In AoVAnCED MAnUFACTURINQ

The University of Wollongong continues to make a name for itself in the field of Advanced Manufacturing. This article is based on the involvement in international research activities of Giinter Arndt, Foundation Professor of Manufacturing Engineering.

openings for manufacturing systems will manufacturers become the strongest in small competitors in the global countries. marketplace. Competitive advantage will Global Possibilities lie with companies In response to this challenge, which are six leading manufacturing capable of areas (the United States, responding Japan, the European rapidly to Community, Canada, demand for Australia and the European high quality, Free Trade Association highly (EFTA) countries) have customised established the global products. And Intelligent Manufacturing this will Systems (IMS) Program. IMS require is an industry-led integrating collaborative research flexible program, motivated by the production challenges and possibilities technologies of a globalised economy. with a skilled Professor Giinter Arndt workforce and It is the brainchild of with flexible Professor Yoshikawa of A global industry is one in management structures that Tokyo University, whose which the long-term survival stimulate cooperative basic assumption that 'an and competitive position of a initiatives within and uneven distribution of company depend on its between companies. technical knowledge creates strategic position in the an uneven distribution of major world markets (Europe, This globalisation presents wealth' prompted him in North America, Asia) and not new challenges to 1 988 to put forward a on its relative strength in any manufacturers. Success will proposal for modifying one market. require the development of previous, purely competitive strong links in a number of attitudes. The trends toward global major markets, and constant markets and global innovation and development He introduced a philosophy production are releasing to keep up with competitors. for disclosing manufacturing companies from the Those companies and nations knowhow which has been restrictions of local market that focus now on the accumulated over the years size and creating new transition to 'intelligent' within companies, and for 26 cooperatively developing Professor Arndt was Avoid cliches future technologies for the Organising Chairman of that continued sound develop­ workshop and the associated Kke the plague ment of manufacturing meetings and takes part in industry on a global basis. IMS meetings held regularly in other parts of the world. Feasibility Study He says that Australian participation in the program International joint research in is being very well received. manufacturing technology requires fairness in the The University of distribution of research Wollongong not only has results, relevance to the Professor Arndt's manufacturing industry and involvement in IMS, but, generality of the technology. based on this, it has also won To test this the first stage of a $14 million (over seven the IMS Program comprises a years) Cooperative Research Campus Quips T-Shirts are 100% two-year feasibility study. Centre (CRC) in Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and cotton, 100% Australian, quality, long- Three IMS international Technologies, together with lasting garments. three other universities and committees made up of high- To order, simply indicate the number level industrial and academic various partners. of T-Shirts you want in the box against experts are advising on the the size and caption of your choice. management of the feasibility Key players from Wollongong study. The International in addition to Gunter Arndt Payment by credit card or cheque to Steering Committee (of which are Professor Chris Cook, Greased Lightmng P/L (ACN 007 297 289), Gunter Arndt is a member) from the Department of 14 Hannan Street, WiUiamstown, Victoria has defined an experimental Electrical and Computer 3016. 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Australia is hosting a number For full details of annual Signature _ of the meetings being held by membership and associated Name the three IMS committees, benefits, please contact including the first official Professor Gunter Arndt on Address. IMS Workshop which was (042) 21 3354 at the held in Sydney in February. University of Wollongong J 27 ( ampus at Berry now open i^^m^>i?^s^?>'ff^oimm<^- i^m>^'^.'^^'^^»^^'^'^^^i^»^'^^ NEW CAMPUS FOR •m/,~^/mm^0miwm THE SHOALHAVEN

In recognition of the Shoalhaven as a rapidly growing area, the University announced late last year that a new campus would be established in the Shoalhaven in time for the 1993 academic year.

Graham Park, Berry (north of up.' FHe commented on the Nowra) whilst the search growth of the region's continues for a more suitable education facilities and site closer to Nowra. added, 'We can certainly pledge the support of the * i^M, '^ / ' At the announcement the \ '1, Vice-Chancellor, Professor 'This is an historic Ken McKinnon, spoke of the occasion for the ~.

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Music courses for primary Computer links to the main save money by living at school students (to date over campus network enable home and travelling to Berry 40 are enrolled) are being daily. FHaving a university in offered by the University's 'No longer will the Shoalhaven means that all levels of education Conservatorium of Music. family members be Programs will be run by the (school, TAFE and university) Aboriginal Education Centre forced to leave are now available, which is a and professional certificate home in order to great advantage to everyone courses will also be offered. study' in the area' •

Graham Park students to take There is ample teaching As part of the celebrations advantage of Wollongong space in the auditorium to mark the official open­ campus facilities. ing of the Graham Park 'The Graham Park Campus, a reunion dinner Ray Cleary is delighted to site at Berry is an for graduates in the see that Shoalhaven residents Shoalhaven area is planned excellent one' will no longer have to leave for Friday 2 April 1993. In­ home to pursue a tertiary vitations have been sent to education. 'There are (which seats up to 50) and a alumni living in the tremendous benefits, both number of tutorial rooms. A Shoalhaven and surround­ financial and emotional, to computer laboratory with ing areas, as well as to oth­ families in this area', he Apple Macintosh work ers interested in the devel­ stations has been set up and says. 'No longer will family opment of this new campus library facilities are being members be forced to leave of the University of organised through the home in order to study. Wollongong. Shoalhaven City Library. Students will now be able to 29 Work experience for environmental science students

goals of John Morrison, who has recently arrived to take up the BHP Professorship of ENVIROriMENTAL Environmental Science within the University. Some 15 students will be involved in projects during 1993 but this SCIENTISTS will increase in coming years. As a result Professor Morrison and his staff would Since the University began their willingness to welcome expressions of its environmental science collaborate in this exercise. interest from other degree in 1983, a significant These include BHP, ANSTO, organisations who may wish number of graduates has NSW Environmental to host BEnvSc students for been employed as Protection Authority, their projects. Further environmental scientists in Associated Pulp and Paper information can be obtained government and industry. Mills, Water Board, by calling (042) 21 4134 Wollongong and Shoalhaven or 21 4396. In a review of the program City Councils, Sutherland in the late eighties, Shire Council, Quality Through the environmental employers suggested that a Environmental Management science program Professor greater science input would Pty Ltd and the NSW Morrison hopes to develop enhance the qualities of the National Parks and Wildlife links between the University graduates. So the University Service. and a wide range of extended the degree to 4 organisations with interests years and added an honours As each student will have a in environmental matters. component. Students entered University supervisor in Links between groups the 4-year program for the addition to one on-site, this concerned with first time in 1990 and the arrangement also provides environmental issues both first stream completes the an ideal opportunity for on and off campus will also honours year in 1993. closer interaction between be expanded via the the University's staff and the Industry and Environment One of the unique features wider community. Working Group which of the program is the is now being developed requirement that fourth year The improvement of such within the University's students complete a research collaboration is one of the Faculty of Science • project working in association with a non- university organisation. The aim is to enable students to gain experience working as environmental scientists in a 'real' situation. In addition potential employers have an opportunity to assess the capabilities of graduates from the program and also to identify potential employees.

Students will be involved in planning and monitoring projects and in environmental impact assessments and investigations of specific issues such as bacterial/algal blooms, hazardous waste management and ecosystem surveys. To date some 20 The Environmental Science team (from left to right): Professor John organisations have indicated Morrison with colleagues Marina McGlinn and Sandra Quin 30 Law schools compete interstate CLIENT INTERVIEWING COMPETITION

The inaugural Australian Client Interviewing Competition was hosted by the Faculty of Law in February. Teams from nine Law Schools representing universities in five states competed for the honour of representing Australia.

ascertain the nature of the client's problem, the various possible legal and non-legal implications, and began the process of structuring a solution.

The criteria for judging emphasised the process of interviewing, including the use of effective questioning, the ability to elicit relevant information in an efficient way, the ability to ascertain the client's goals, the structure of the interview and Competition winners Richard Kearin (centre) and Trudy Edmondson, the ability to communicate from Monash University, interview a 'client' with the client in a clear and These competitions are The Australian competition, effective fashion. designed to provide a forum organised by Mr Robin for the development of Handley from the Faculty of The Wollongong team, interviewing skills which can Law, ran in the following represented by Zoe Nielsen be carried into legal practice. manner: law students, in and Jim Stanger, came third Most law schools encourage teams of two, conducted a with Macquarie University in the development of advocacy 30-minute interview before a second place. The judging skills through mooting panel of judges (including panel selected Richard Kearin competitions. Few, however, judges, legal practitioners. and Trudy Edmondson from give similar attention to Law School academic staff Monash University to interviewing skills which are and counsellors). Several represent Australia at the probably more useful in days before that interview, 1993 International Client practice. the teams were given a short Interviewing Competition in 'office memorandum' Calgary, Canada in April. Too often people assume that indicating the nature of the They are competing against lawyers possess the listening problem, which formed the teams from the United States, and questioning skills needed basis of the interview. England and Wales, Scotland in interviewing without any and Canada. training or practice. In rounds, each team Regrettably, not all lawyers interviewed a 'client' (acting The Inaugural Australian possess these skills. The students from the School of Client Interviewing Client Interviewing Creative Arts), who had been Competition was considered Competition is a means of provided with a synopsis of a great success and good focusing students' attention the problem and relevant wishes are extended to the on these skills early in their documents. In essence, the Monash team when they careers. teams endeavoured to compete in Canada G 31 You may have forgotten Uni, but we won't forget you!

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