GRADUATE OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST TOP 10 AIMING FOR ORLANDO The industrys leading young engineers will be honing their presentation skills ahead of the 20th CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year Awards in London T his years CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year Award has 10 leading young building services engineers vying for the first prize of a trip to the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida. Each of the finalists will give a short presentation to the judging panel and a large industry audience at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) headquarters, in London, on Thursday 8 October. The award, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary, is supported by CIBSE, ASHRAE and IMechE, and is sponsored by Andrews Water Heaters, Ruskin Air Management and Schneider Electric. It is also supported by the CIBSE Patrons. As well as the trip to the ASHRAE winter meeting for the winner, there are cash bursaries from the Rumford Club for the two runners-up. The judges had a very difficult job in cutting the shortlist down to just 10 , said Tim Dwyer, chairman of the CIBSE/ASHRAE Group and the judging panel. The quality and volume of entries never ceases to amaze, and was particularly high in this landmark year. We are repeatedly told that the industry is suffering from a skills shortage, but the calibre of the graduates competing for this high-profile accolade gives us all great hope for the future. The CIBSE Employer of the Year awards will also be presented at the event. The shortlisted companies are: Hoare Lea and Aecom, large employer category; Ethos Engineering and TB + A, medium category; and SDS and JDP from the small company entrants. Presentation of the IMechE Construction and Building Services Division annual award will be followed by the ASHRAE Presidential Lecture, by the Societys president, David Underwood, visiting from the US. The awards event is free, but anyone wishing to attend must book in advance at www.cibse.org/yea CJ More than 20 young engineers from CIBSE around the world will be meeting for the YEN annual conference in Hong Kong in November, the first time it has taken place outside the UK. Young engineers will be reporting on Twitter @CIBSE and LinkedIn from the conference. RUTH HOWLETT University of Nottingham/ Aecom Howlett graduated from the University of Nottingham with an MEng (hons) degree in architecture and environmental design, then joined Aecom as a graduate public health engineer. She completed an on-site work experience secondment, learning how public health services systems are installed and tested, as well as encountering the problems that can occur on site. As a STEM ambassador, Howlett has attended careers fairs at universities and senior schools to talk to students about building services engineering. She also regularly gets involved with CIBSE YEN, SoPHE and WIBSE events and is in the process of starting a young engineer division for SoPHE. In 2014, Howlett was runner-up in the SoPHE young engineer award. ANDREW JAMES California State University/ Buro Happold James graduated in 2013 from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) with a BSc in mechanical engineering, specialising in HVAC&R. Alongside internships with building services firms, he held a leadership role in Cal Polys ASHRAE student chapter, organising meetings and bringing in industry professionals. In recognition of his academic and industry efforts, he was awarded ASHRAEs Reuben Trane Scholarship. Since joining Buro Happolds Los Angeles oce in 2013, as a graduate engineer, James has involved himself in mechanical system design and building physics analysis, spanning higher education, commercial, healthcare, and the arts & culture sectors. He is currently working on the design of a new art museum with a net-zero energy goal. PENG JIANG University College London/ Skelly & Couch Born in Wenzhou, on the east coast of China, Jiang began his university course at an overseas campus of the University of Nottingham, in Ningbo, near Shanghai. Inspired by the UKs outstanding engineering reputation and heritage, he continued his studies in Nottingham, where he was awarded a first-class honours BEng in architectural environment engineering in 2012. The following year Jiang achieved a Masters degree in environmental design and engineering at The Bartlett, University College London, where he became an LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction. After graduating, Jiang joined Skelly & Couch in September 2013, and has gained valuable experience on many projects, including: a new visitor pavilion at the Grade I-listed Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; the design of a full BIM Level 2 primary school in Croydon; project design for the University of Kent; and energy modelling for Oxfords Jericho canalside mixed-use community. ALEXANDRA LINDESAY-BETHUNE JORGE ABARCA MONTERO University of Edinburgh/ Arup Sheffield Hallam University/ Cundall Lindesay-Bethune graduated from the Montero, from Costa Rica, graduated with a BSc in mechanical engineering from University of Edinburgh in 2013, with a first-class Florida Institute of Technology, in the US. He then completed an MSc in advanced Masters degree in electrical engineering with engineering and management at Sheeld Hallam University, where he was renewable energy. Before her MEng, she gained awarded the international achievement scholarship. a merit for the Foundation Diploma in Art and His passion for the built environment developed after early visits with his Design from Central Saint Martins. She won grandfather to construction sites inspired him to pursue a career in building a scholarship with the Womens Engineering services. Montero joined Cundall as a graduate building services engineer in 2014, Society, and was ambassador for engineering at and has since been involved in various projects across the educational, healthcare the University of Edinburgh. and residential sectors. Since joining Arup, Lindesay-Bethune has His enthusiasm for sustainable development earned him a seat on the steering worked on the Crossrail electrical engineering committee for the revision of CIBSE Guide L: Sustainability. Montero enjoys design and has spent 12 weeks at the Druk meeting other young engineers and sits on the committee of CIBSE Young White Lotus School, in Ladakh, India, as the Engineers Network (YEN) NW and ACE Progress Network NW. resident engineer and lead electrical engineer. WILLIAM WEBB She developed a design brief for the school to University of the West of England/Buro Happold address its immediate and longer-term needs, while managing the on-site construction. Webb graduated with a first-class BEng (Hons) degree in architecture and This involved learning and applying multienvironmental engineering from the University of the West of England (UWE), a disciplinary engineering and design skills. course jointly accredited by CIBSE and RIBA. He received the CIBSE South West prize ABDUL WAHAB MALIK for best dissertation, writing on the topic of climate-based daylight modelling. NED University/ Meinhardt, Pakistan He also received the Buro Happold award for the best integration of architecture and engineering for his final-year project: an independent, sustainable Bristol Malik graduated in mechanical engineering from masterplan and the design of the new governments assembly building within the the NED University of Engineering & Technology city centre. in Pakistan. At UWE, Webb was often employed by the university as a peer assisted learning During his time at NED, he volunteered for leader for younger students, and as a student ambassador for a range of schools the American Society of Mechanical Engineers outreach activities. He has now begun his involvement with the regional CIBSE YEN. (ASME) and was selected to take part in the After completing a successful student internship at Atkins in 2014, Webb now has In-charge Programmes and Communication, a graduate position at Buro Happold, working between their sustainability and M&E Student District Operating Board (SDOB). The teams. He has also been invited back to UWE as a visiting tutor from September. following year, he became a member of the SDOB advisory committee. He was also nominated by DEMETRIOS CONSTANTINOU ASME to represent Pakistan at three international National Technical University Athens/Foster+Partners conferences. Currently working as a fire protection and Constantinou has a degree in electrical and computer engineering HVAC design engineer, Malik plans to advance his from the National Technical University of Athens, and an MSc in studies in thermo-fluid sciences. sustainable energy futures from Imperial College, London, where he graduated with a distinction. RYAN RODRIGUES For the past nine months, he has been working in the London South Bank University/ Hurley Palmer Flatt environmental engineering group at Foster + Partners on several high-endretail and mixed-use development projects. Constantinous Rodrigues graduated in 2010 with a first-class BEng main areas of interest arelighting, power distribution and (Hons) in electrical and electronic engineering sustainable design, which have led to him becoming a LEED Green from the University of Greenwich, where he was Associate, working towards LEED AP Building Design + Construction also presented with the Best Student Award in an accreditation. Engineering Programme. He initially worked in the defence industry, in the R&D department at Thales. CHARITY NICHOLLS Joining Hurley Palmer Flatt as a graduate engineer, Heriot-Watt University/ Atkins Rodrigues was put forward for a part-time MSc in building services engineering Nicholls graduated from Heriot-Watt University with an MEng in at London South Bank University. In 2012, he was architectural engineering in 2013. Her final-year industrial project was based seconded to UBS as part of their client technical team, at the Scottish Parliament, looking at energy reduction in the buildings working with existing HVAC systems. the banks EMEA property portfolio. She joined the Atkins graduate development programme in September Rodrigues Masters dissertation was entitled 2013, as a mechanical building services engineer, and has successfully Impact of a Data Centres Thermal Properties completed a secondment to a client site, working on government projects. on Energy Eciency, and he graduated this year, Nicholls is currently part of the Atkins Heathrow Q6 team, working on with a distinction. He has resumed working at Terminal 4s heating system. hurleypalmerflatt as an A passionate STEM ambassador, over the past year she has been a mentor, engineering consultant. coordinated the setting up of a new STEM club for five local high schools, Rodrigues is an active STEM ambassador and The arranged mock interview sessions and helped at The Big Bang Fair. Big Bang Fair judge, and looks to encourage the future This year, Nicholls was shortlisted for the Women in Construction Awards: generation of engineers. Best New Starter (under-25) category, and was a finalist at Teambuild UK. Tap on the images to read about each finalist