The School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering hosted its annual Awards Night, recognising outstanding achievements of high performing students across Mining Engineering, Petroleum and Geoenergy & Geostorage Engineering.
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.
| Prize | Description | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| The Year 1 Mining Engineering Prize | Best overall performance in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering | William Peter Haseler |
| The Charles Warman Prize | Best performance in MINE 2820 Minerals and Processing Course | Thomas Dylan Aquilina |
| The New South Wales Minerals Council Year 2 Mining Engineering Prize | Best overall performance in Year 2 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering | Mitchell Ung |
| The David Phillips Prize | Best overall performance in Year 3 Resource Estimation and Mine Planning | Bella-Grace Melov |
| The Mitsubishi Prize | Best performance in MINE3910 Socio-environmental aspects of Mining | Lilian Jane Rose |
| The Behre Dolbear Year 3 Mining Engineering Prize | Best overall performance in Year 3 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering program | Bella-Grace Melov |
| The Jim Galvin Prize | Best performance in Year 4 Mine Geotechnical Engineering | Thomas Dylan Aquilina |
| The New South Wales Minerals Council Prize for Best Performance in Mine Design Course | Best overall performance in MINE4250 Mine Design and Feasibility Project | Thomas Dylan Aquilina |
| The Bruce Hebblewhite Year 4 Mining Engineering Prize | Best overall performance in Year 4 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering | Patrick Michael Mainey |
| The Stan Sawyer Memorial Prize | Best performance in MINE4710 Mine Management | Ashley Potter |
| The Stan Sawyer Memorial Prize | Best performance in MINE4710 Mine Management | Thomas Dylan Aquilina |
| The Behre Dolbear Mining Thesis Prize | Best overall performance in the Thesis in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering Program | Finn Willis Hartshorne |
| Prize | Description | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| The Year 1 Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering Prize | Best overall performance in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering | Joshua Phillip Farrant |
| The Reservoir Engineering Prize | Best cumulative performance in PTRL2019 Reservoir Engineering A and PTRL3001 Reservoir Engineering B | Mohammad Allulu |
| The Petroleum Thesis Prize | Best overall performance in the Thesis in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Petroleum Engineering Program | Son Duy Tran |
| The Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Prize | Best performance in PTRL4012 Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery | Hussain Alzaher |
| The Natural Gas Engineering Prize | Best performance in PTRL4020 Natural Gas Engineering | Ali Mohammed Almatar |
