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Browse through our collection of alumni profiles and see what you can make out of your studies here at the University of Melbourne.


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General Alumni Profiles pages
Architecture, Building & Planning
Arts
Economics & Commerce
Education
Engineering
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
Melbourne Law School
Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
Science
Veterinary Science
General Alumni Profiles pages
Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning

Abul Hamid Alumni Profiles web page Browse through a list of alumni profiles. We are always interested in hearing what you've been doing since you left the University. If you'd like to share what's been happening in your life, we'd like to hear it!
Abul Hamid Prominent Alumni
The University of Melbourne has a number of prominent alumni in the community spanning many different areas
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Architecture, Building & Planning
Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning


ABP alumni profiles
Our students come from all over the world as well as from here in Melbourne. We asked a selection of graduate students how they are finding studying, what inspired them to continue their education at the University of Melbourne and what they see themselves doing in the future.
Architect graduates
Read about what some of our recent Architecture graduate have been up to.
Landscape graduates
Read about what some of our recent Landscape graduate have been up to.
Property graduates
Read about what some of our recent Property graduate have been up to.
Urban-planner graduates
Read about what some of our recent Urban-Planner graduate have been up to.
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Arts
Faculty of Arts


Helen Garner English: graduate & alumni profiles
Samantha Lane Australian Indigenous Studies: graduate & alumni profiles
Simon Abrahams Theatre Studies: graduate & alumni profiles
Gary Simmons Screen Studies: graduate & alumni profiles
Christine Balint Creative Writing: graduate & alumni profiles
Doug Hendrie Media & Communications: graduate & alumni profiles
Mark McDonald Art History: graduate & alumni profiles
Olivia Khoo Cultural Studies: graduate & alumni profiles
Samantha Davies Cultural Management: graduate & alumni profiles

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Economics & Commerce
Faculty of Economics & Commerce

Samantha Davies Current & Graduate Student Profiles
Browse through a collection of alumni from the Faculty of Economics & Commerce
Samantha Davies International Student Profiles
Browse through a collection of international alumni from the Faculty of Economics & Commerce
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Education
Faculty of Economics & Commerce

Samantha Davies Rewarding Career Paths
Education graduates enjoy diverse career outcomes in challenging and stimulating settings from education through to the corporate sector. Equipped with transferable skills, including excellent problem solving, communication and organisational skills, our graduates are able to move in and around a broad range of industries.
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Engineering
Faculty of Economics & Commerce

Samantha Davies Engineering Careers list
Browse a collection of alumni profiles from a range of engineering fields including: Traditional engineering fields, Non-traditional fields and New & emerging engineering fields.
Sandra Kentish Lara Olsen (BE (Chem) (Hons) 1999)
Lara now runs the European operations of Cool nrg and has recently delivered the world’s largest climate change campaign that was endorsed by British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
Sandra Kentish Peter Duxson (BE (Chem) 2002, PhD 2006)
Has been awarded INNOVIC's 2008 Next Big Thing Award for his part in the development of E-Crete, a cementless-concrete made from waste produced by power stations.
Sandra Kentish Rachel van Someren (nee Stewart) (BE (Mech) 1990)
Rehabilitation Engineer Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
Sandra Kentish Sophie Pape (BE (Env) (Hons) 2001)
Sophie is currently employed as a Senior Environmental Engineer with Earth Systems in Melbourne.
Sandra Kentish Surahyo Sumarsono (MEngSc 2000)
urahyo now manages a corporate IT training company, with a staff of 21, called Inixindo. Inixindo provides database, networking, programming, and operating systems training to IT staff of some of Indonesia’s largest organisations, including the national power and telecommunications companies.
Sandra Kentish Lynda Suryadi, BE (Environmental), Master of Environmental Engineering
Now working for a multinational engineering consulting company where I work as an Environmental Engineer.
Sandra Kentish Women in Engineering
The wonderful diversity of opportunities for women engineers is one of the great things about engineering is. Here are some examples...
Sandra Kentish YouTube video: 1st Year Engineering Subject: Constructing Environments, The University of Melbourne
Includes interview with Stuart Freeland-Small (Eng Grad 2006) at around 3min 24sec and Stephanie Clarke (Eng Grad 2001) at around 4min 30 sec.

Sandra Kentish

Leon Sterling

Matt Duckham

Engineering alumni & staff in the news
Recent media coverage of Engineering experts.
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Melbourne School of Land and Environment
Faculty of Economics & Commerce

Horticulture Urban Horticulture: graduate profiles
Cindy Master of Food Science: graduate profiles
Genevieve Butler

Animal Science and Management: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Animal science and management brings together studies in animal nutrition; growth and development; behaviour and welfare; genetics and breeding; health; livestock science and reproduction and biotechnology.

Cheese Making

Dairy Industry: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Dairying is Australia's third largest rural industry. Over 40 000 people are employed directly on over 8000 dairy farms with a further 60 000 people employed in industries including research, manufacturing and development.

Katarzyna Banaszak

Farming and Agriculture: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Agriculture is everywhere. From the clothing you wear (cotton jeans and t-shirts, woollen jumpers and coats, leather shoes and jackets) to the food you eat and drink.

Robin George

Food Industry: graduate profiles & career outcomes

The food industry is the biggest business in Victoria and food exporting is rapidly becoming one of the country's major export earners. With new products being developed and new markets to supply, there are a range of careers for food scientists and technologists.

Roger Cross

Forestry: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Foresters are conservators, responsible for managing forests for the sustainable supply of timber, water and recreation. Choosing a career in forestry means joining a profession at an exciting and challenging time.

Geography

Geography: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Geography Graduates from the University of Melbourne have found various careers in a wide variety of sectors. Many work for government departs such as housing, planning, conservation, natural resource management and transport.

Horse

Horse Industry: graduate profiles & career outcomes

The Australian sporting and recreational horse industry has developed dramatically in the last ten years. The resulting emphasis on better breeding and business management has meant that training in horse management is essential for those who wish to succeed in the industry.

Justine Boyd

Horticulture: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Horticulture is an industry of major importance to the economy of Australia and in particular Victoria, the Garden State. The industry continues to employ many professional and technical people.

Chris Solum

Natural Resource Management: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Natural Resource Management involves the sustainable management of our natural resources, such as flora, fauna, soil, water and air. Reclamation of land and restoration of habitat is of fundamental importance to our future.

Marisa Collins

Viticulture and Winemaking: graduate profiles & career outcomes

Australia's wines are now being enjoyed around the world and our winemakers are in demand here and overseas. There is a demand for people who can grow quality grapes and also for those who have technical skills to make wine in our expanding wine industry.

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Melbourne Law School
Melbourne Business School

Emma Ladakis

Melbourne JD graduate profiles

As a Melbourne JD graduate you join an elite group of skilled legal professionals sought after by firms and organisations in Australia and other countries. We asked our graduate students about: their reasons for choosing the Melbourne JD; their experience of the program; and what advice they would give to prospective students thinking about applying for the Melbourne JD.

Greg Hunt MP (LLB (Hons) 1990, BA (Hons) 1990) is the Federal Member for Flinders and Shadow Minister for Climate Change, the Environment and Water.
Lindsay Tanner MP (LLB (Hons) 1982, BA (Hons) 1982, MA 1985), is Minister for Finance and Federal Member for Melbourne
Sally Capp (BCom 1993, LLB (Hons) 1993)
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Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine

John Stubbe, MBBS (1997) MGDipDiagRadiol (1985)
Executive Medical Director of Imaging Partners Online (IPO)
Russell Gruen, MBBS (1992), GDipEpid (1996)
Principal Trauma Surgeon, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne
Peter Bragge, BPhysido (1995), PhD (2006)
Research Fellow, Global Evidence Mapping (GEM) Initiative; Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne
Neil O’Brien-Simpson, PhD (1998)
Senior Research Fellow, Program leader for Novel Diagnostics, Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals Program, Cooperative Research Centre for Oral Health Science
Marilys Guillemin, GDipEd (1989), PhD
Deputy Director, Centre for Health and Society
Rob Moodie, MBBS (1976)
Chair of Global Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health
Peter Ebeling, MBBS (1980), MD (1989)
Head, Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne and Western Hospitals, Clinical Sciences Research Domain Coordinator
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Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science

Colette Boskovic

School of Chemistry graduate profiles

The School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne is one of the largest and oldest in Australia with a distinguished history in teaching and research.

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Veterinary Science
Faculty of Veterinary Science

Alumni Profiles
Search through a number of graduates from the Faculty of Veterinary Science
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