Posted on 5 August 2010 by Hurol No Comments

Engineers Australia announces the idea to be made so

After months helping Engineers Australia run its Make it so campaign (www.makeitso.org.au), we were as keen as anyone to learn which idea has been selected to be made so. The selected idea was announced in early August following a lengthy judging process – and what a worthy idea it was.

The idea, submitted by 19-year-old engineering student Abdul Al-Dasooqi, was:

Make it so developing communities can reuse their agricultural waste to create energy for cooking and heating.

Brilliant. For a young mind to realise the incredibly positive role engineers play in society is extremely promising for the future of the profession. Abdul’s passion to help others is clearly evident, and we congratulate him on his idea to be selected from 7,000 other entrants in the Make it so competition.

Abdul’s idea is all about overcoming one of the challenges faced by humanity: energy consumption. We can’t wait to see his idea executed by a team of engineers, and then delivered to developing communities.

As 2011 draws near, we keep making it so

The Make it so website (www.makeitso.org.au) continues to play a vital role in promoting the engineering profession.

It has essentially become the public face of Engineers Australia, showcasing Australian engineers’ achievements and acting as a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in learning more about the profession or finding out how to pursue a career in engineering.

We continue to work with Engineers Australia to keep the site fresh and relevant, and look forward to implementing some exciting initiatives to celebrate the Year of Humanitarian Engineering in 2011.

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