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Allison Down
WINNER
Leighlan Doe
Paul Lji
My fondest memory at the University
of Adelaide was messing around in a
communal kitchen just off the Math Lawns
making bread dough for the first time.
To later that day find myself in a hightech lab essentially giving the dough an
infrared ultrasound to try and see if we
could determine what types of bubbles were
forming in it. Didn’t lead to the master’s
project I was hoping for, but was certainly a
cool afternoon!
I enrolled at the Roseworthy campus in
1994 to follow my passion in applied
animal nutrition. A seminar meeting at
Waite campus led me to a new supervisor,
a young academic from the UK, Dr David
Tivey, who had just joined the University.
I relocated to Waite six months later. That
move altered my career path, with a change
to a new research area, digestive physiology.
I needed to learn a lot of new laboratory
techniques, but I finally settled down to my
studies. I graduated in early 1999 and have
thoroughly enjoyed my career, all thanks to
Dr Tivey.
In 2018 I graduated from a Masters of
Biotechnology (Plant Biotechnology). I am now
a Project Manager in a defence company’s IT
department. Attached is a picture of me during
my (eventual) Masters project, the first time
I encountered genetically modified organisms
(they were quite friendly being plants and all).
Lachlan Chuong
Lachlan go Unibar. Lachlan drink beer
Bachelor of Laws 2018
I completed my PhD (Animal Science)
examination process in 1998 but graduated in
1999. I have done a few things since leaving
Adelaide. I first returned to my job at Ahmadu
Bello University, Nigeria but then took up a
postdoctoral fellowship in South Africa, all in
1999. I returned to Australia in 2005, with
an appointment at the University of New
England, Armidale, where I worked for more
than 12 years, rising to and currently hold the
position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and
Innovation) at Fiji National University.
Alana and I crossed paths at the
University of Adelaide in 2017, both
eager to explore our academic interests.
In 2019, while studying Contemporary
Organisations, we found ourselves
assigned as partners for a challenging
project. Determined to excel, we
ventured beyond our comfort zones
and collaborated intensely, enhancing
our understanding of compromise and
effective communication. Our efforts
paid off as we presented our case studies,
earning appreciation from classmates
and lecturer. From that moment on,
we formed an ongoing bond, and we
continue to inspire each other to reach
greater heights in life pursuits to this day
and beyond.
MBA 2021
Michael Manou
My fondest memory of being at the
University of Adelaide was the countless
field trips with my fellow students to Bool
Lagoon under the tutelage of Professor
George Ganf. It was truly inspirational to
spend weeks in situ, studying, modelling,
presenting on a beautiful, yet severely
degraded wetland with colleagues, first
nation collaborators and community who
were determined to arrest the impact
of changed eco-hydrology and land use
practices.
B Sc (Hons) 2001
Lumen Readers’ Prize
Lumen readers are invited to enter a special 150th University
birthday competition this issue.
We have 10 prizes of $150 gift vouchers to give away, redeemable
at the University merchandise store, or online.
Your name:
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To enter, we ask that you share with us, in 150 words or fewer,
how studying at the University of Adelaide helped change your
life – what impact we made on your history.
Entries may be published in the next issue of Lumen. We need to
receive your entries by 30 November 2023. Once you’ve read and
acknowledged the terms and conditions, please send your entries
via the website.
Alternatively, you can mail them to us,
along with your written entry and the
form on the right: Lumen,
The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005.
Winners will be announced on the
website, in the next issue of Lumen,
and will also be notified in person.
Good luck!
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