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YOUNG POWER ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD 

Nominations for the 2024 Young Power Engineer of the Year Award are now closed.

2023 WINNER

AMY PHAN GradIEAust

Asset Maintenance Engineer, Energy Queensland

Amy graduated from the University of Queensland in 2017 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours). Whilst still an undergraduate, Amy worked with a switchgear manufacturing company and joined Energy Queensland in a graduate position after university. She currently works as an Asset Maintenance Engineer.

Amy has recently conducted a detailed earthing study for a $22 M project and developed an asset management mobile application that has been deployed to field staff state-wide. Amy has been the chair of the EESA Queensland Chapter for the past two years and was the conference chair for EESA’s national conference, EECON 2022. She is currently working towards CPEng to be chartered in Electrical Engineering by the end of 2023.

ABOUT THIS AWARD

The Electric Energy Society of Australia developed this prestigious national award which recognises emerging engineers for their outstanding contributions and exceptional achievements in the field of power engineering. This award celebrates the achievements of young power engineers and supports their continuous development within the power industry by providing the opportunity to attend an EECON conference and an international CIRED or CIGRE conference. This award also encourages young members to maintain long-term involvement with EESA as they develop their technical knowledge and become future leaders within our industry. In the past, this award has been made jointly by the Electrical College Board of Engineers Australia and EESA.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The applicant must:

  • Be an individual EESA member.
  • Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
  • Be an Electrical Engineering graduate (of six years or less).
  • Be currently employed in the power engineering industry with less than six years of experience.
  • Not have previously received this award.
  • Be nominated by an EESA corporate member or be self-nominated.

THE APPLICATION

The application must:

  • Demonstrate signification contribution to the power industry (max. 800 words).
  • Demonstrate contribution to the power community e.g. EESA or Engineers Australia (max. 800 words).
  • Detail an example of a technical contribution to the power industry, e.g. a project or pioneering solutions.
  • Include two signed reference letters in support of the nomination, at least one must be work-related.
  • Include a current headshot and a short bio outlining your experience (to be published on the EESA website)

THE PRIZE

The winner will receive:

  • Paid travel, accommodation, and registration for an international CIRED or Cigre conference. The winner will be asked to submit a written report on their experience, to be published in the EESA bulletin.
  • Paid travel, accommodation, and registration for an EECON conference. The award will be presented at EECON.
  • A spotlight article on the EESA website and in the EESA bulletin.
  • Complimentary EESA membership for one year.

KEY DATES

Nominations open: NOW

Nominations close: 14 August 2023

Winner notified: 30 August 2023

CONFERENCE DATES

The winner will receive paid travel, accommodation, and registration for one EECON conference and one international CIRED of Cigre conference:

MORE INFORMATION

Please note that, if in the opinion of the judging panel, no suitable candidate is nominated in that year, the judging panel has the right to decline the making of an award in that year.

For more information about this award, please contact us.