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  • Australia & NZ Shine At 2012 Asia-Pacific PATW Final

    Genevieve Beart, the Australian representative for the IET Present Around The World (PATW) competition for 2012, was recently announced as the runner-up in the Asia-Pacific regional final, securing an additional £300 in prizemoney to add to that of her previous wins at the Victorian and Australian stages of the competition. Genevieve's presentation was on her innovative electronic system for identifying the spectral characteristics of light in the home for treating jaundice in newborn children. With other competitors from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan and Singapore, Genevieve was runner-up only to Abigail Arulandu, the representative from New Zealand, who will go on to represent the Asia-Pacific region at the International Final in London later this year. Everyone from the IET…

    Rowan P
    Rowan P

  • Victorian Wins National Present Around The World Competition

    Genevieve Beart, a former electrical engineering student at the University of Melbourne, has won the national Present Around the World competition which was held in Sydney last month. Genevieve competed against representatives from SA, QLD, NSW and WA and impressed the judges with both her presentation skills and her achievements from her final year project, BiliDoc – a handheld device that provides a safe, simple and automated home phototherapy treatment process for infants with low-risk jaundice. Genevieve will now go on to represent Australia in the South Pacific Regional Final which will be held in Singapore later this year. Congratulations Genevieve, and we wish you best of luck at the South Pacific Regional competition!

    Rowan P
    Rowan P

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