On Tuesday 15 April 2026, the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering hosted its annual Awards Night, recognising the outstanding achievements of high performing students across Mining Engineering, Petroleum and Geoenergy & Geostorage Engineering.

A total of 17 prizes were awarded across both discipline areas, celebrating academic excellence and student achievement within the School.

The event brought together students, their families, academic staff, and industry prize sponsors to mark the occasion. Many generous industry partners attended in person to present awards, highlighting the strong collaboration between UNSW Engineering and industry, and their shared commitment to supporting the next generation of engineers.

The evening was an opportunity to acknowledge not only academic success, but also the dedication, perseverance, and effort of students across both programs.

Congratulations to all 2025 award recipients on their well deserved achievements.

Prizes in Mining Engineering

PrizeDescriptionRecipient
The Year 1 Mining Engineering PrizeBest overall performance in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining EngineeringWilliam Peter Haseler
The Charles Warman PrizeBest performance in MINE 2820 Minerals and Processing CourseThomas Dylan Aquilina
The New South Wales Minerals Council Year 2 Mining Engineering PrizeBest overall performance in Year 2 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining EngineeringMitchell Ung
The David Phillips PrizeBest overall performance in Year 3 Resource Estimation and Mine PlanningBella-Grace Melov
The Mitsubishi PrizeBest performance in MINE3910 Socio-environmental aspects of MiningLilian Jane Rose
The Behre Dolbear Year 3 Mining Engineering PrizeBest overall performance in Year 3 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering programBella-Grace Melov
The Jim Galvin PrizeBest performance in Year 4 Mine Geotechnical EngineeringThomas Dylan Aquilina
The New South Wales Minerals Council Prize for Best Performance in Mine Design CourseBest overall performance in MINE4250 Mine Design and Feasibility ProjectThomas Dylan Aquilina
The Bruce Hebblewhite Year 4 Mining Engineering PrizeBest overall performance in Year 4 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining EngineeringPatrick Michael Mainey
The Stan Sawyer Memorial PrizeBest performance in MINE4710 Mine ManagementAshley Potter
The Stan Sawyer Memorial PrizeBest performance in MINE4710 Mine ManagementThomas Dylan Aquilina
The Behre Dolbear Mining Thesis PrizeBest overall performance in the Thesis in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering ProgramFinn Willis Hartshorne

Prizes in Petroleum, Geoenergy & Geostorage Engineering

PrizeDescriptionRecipient
The Year 1 Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering PrizeBest overall performance in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Geoenergy and Geostorage EngineeringJoshua Phillip Farrant
The Reservoir Engineering PrizeBest cumulative performance in PTRL2019 Reservoir Engineering A and PTRL3001 Reservoir Engineering BMohammad Allulu
The Petroleum Thesis PrizeBest overall performance in the Thesis in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Petroleum Engineering ProgramSon Duy Tran
The Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery PrizeBest performance in PTRL4012 Enhanced Oil and Gas RecoveryHussain Alzaher
The Natural Gas Engineering PrizeBest performance in PTRL4020 Natural Gas EngineeringAli Mohammed Almatar