EVENTS | YOUNG ENGINEER AWARDS SHORTLISTS electrical and public health systems. Understanding how these services make a building come to life is particularly rewarding, he says. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 Benjamin Horton, Couch Perry Wilkes Benjamin Horton has been gaining design experience as an engineering apprentice at CPW for two years. He attends Derby College on day release, and is working towards an HND qualification. He says he thoroughly enjoys his job and his objective is to progress as high as he can in his field. 5 Louise Johnston, Schneider Electric Louise Johnston joined Schneider Electric in 2019, fresh from A levels (which included a Technical Level in engineering). Since joining the company, she has been able to work on many sites as a building services engineer, including the The National Gallery in London. 6 Alexandro Justin, Waterman Group As an apprentice mechanical engineer with Waterman Group, Justins growing skillset and experience have resulted in him contributing to all of the Nottingham offices recent major projects. He recently completed his end-point assessment with CIBSE and will soon start the third year of the Level 6 building services design engineer apprenticeship at Coventry University. 7 Iqra Pervez, WSP Iqra Pervez has been a part of WSP since 2015 and is now starting the fourth year of her undergraduate degree programme at Coventry University. Pervez works primarily on large- and small-scale electrical projects, and uses programmes such as CAD, Revit, DiaLux, ReLux, and MagiCAD to carry out her assigned tasks. 8 George Suddery, Hoare Lea George Suddery is currently working at Hoare Lea in Cambridge, within the electrical team, while studying at London South Bank University (LSBU), where he has just started his second year. He enjoys playing for his weekend football team, and is captain of the office football team. 9 Megan Whitbread, Troup Bywaters + Anders Whitbread is an apprentice building services engineer at Troup Bywaters + Anders in London. She started her apprenticeship in 2015, completing her BTEC Level 3, and is now on track to complete the final year of her degree apprenticeship at LSBU with first-class honours. Graduate of the Year shortlist 1 Joey Aoun, Foster + Partners Joey Aoun joined Foster+Partners in 2018, as an environmental design assistant, and has worked on large-scale infrastructure projects. He has a Masters in architecture, a postgraduate diploma in green building technology, and an MSc in urban energy (Newcastle University). His academic work was awarded IBPSA-USAs Project StaSIO 2019, and the highest-marked postgraduate dissertation prize at Newcastle University. A registered architect in Lebanon, Aoun is an incorporated engineer through CIBSE, and a RIBA Affiliate member, pursuing chartership. He is a Stem ambassador, a contributor to the LETI 2020 Retrofit Workstream and winner of this years Ken Dale Travel Bursary. 2 Tom Burton, FairHeat Tom Burton spent four years at the University of Cambridge, studying for a Masters in chemical engineering, during which he developed his interest in reducing energy use, CO2 emissions and water use. His role as a graduate engineer involves working on the design of new heatnetwork systems and developing the skills to deliver cost- and energysaving measures to clients. He also spends time on site, carrying out commissioning reviews and acceptance testing. At FairHeat, Burton is gaining experience in a wide range of areas from high-level design questions to the detail involved with installation and testing. 3 Laura Cattaneo, Foster + Partners Laura Cattaneo graduated with a MEng in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London, achieving first-class honours and reaching the Deans list in her final year. Since joining Foster + Partners in September 2019, she has worked on a variety of projects centred on sustainable design systems and energy optimisation, working with architects, engineers and designers on a daily basis in an integrated design approach. Her work focuses mainly on mechanical HVAC systems and 24 October 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Oct20 pp23-25 Young Engineers.indd 24 25/09/2020 18:36