 This is our third ceremony today, and this ceremony is for the Faculty of Engineering. But firstly, on behalf of the University, I'd like to apologize to you all for those of you who are hoping to attend a graduation procession today. We don't take the decision to cancel these processions lightly, and unfortunately the forecast had said thunder, lightning, torrential rain and big storms. And of course anybody with the remote scientific background will understand that we would have formed one great big giant lightning rod walking down the street. So unfortunately we had to make the decision to cancel the procession. I'm very sorry. I think it's only the second time in about 80 years that that's happened. But you're all here, and that's probably why. So thank you for coming. Your students or graduands will be coming in very soon. Please feel free to take photographs when they're coming in and when they're on stage. But please also be considerate of all the other guests around you. If you're going to stand up and take the photograph, please make sure you sit back down again fairly promptly. The students will process in very shortly, followed by the academics who will sit on stage, followed by our official party. And during that we'll have a singer singing Gaudi Amos. The words will be on your programme. At this point you'll all still be standing. Now is a great time for you to switch off your mobile phone, because we don't want that going off in the middle of the ceremony. And at the end of the ceremony we'll all sing the national anthem together with your graduates. When the official party leaves we'll then get the graduates to leave. Please wait until all the graduates have left before following them out into the foyer. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand to receive your graduands. Inga mana, inga reo, inga ho e fa, tinakoto, tinakoto, tinakoto kato. Vice Chancellor, Pro Chancellor, council members, special guests, staff, graduands, family and friends of graduands. As Chancellor of the University of Auckland, I extend a warm welcome to you all on behalf of University Council members and staff of the University. In particular, I welcome our guest speaker, Mr Michael Purvan. This is a meeting of the Council of the University of Auckland for the purpose of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. This week we will be conferring and awarding more than 7,000 qualifications on some 6,400 students, in person and in absentia. At this ceremony, 506 students will graduate in person and 96 students will graduate in absentia. I will be assisted by Mr Peter Kiley, Pro Chancellor, in the awarding of diplomas and conferring of degrees. This is a happy and memorable occasion for you, the graduands, as well as your families and friends who have supported you during your studies. We congratulate you all. Equally, your achievement brings pleasure and satisfaction to the academic and professional staff of the University who have played their part in your success. At this point in my welcome, I was going to say that the graduation procession today had brought academic flavour and colour to the streets of Auckland. Unfortunately, the rain this morning put an end to that. But in this ceremony, you would experience the pomp and tradition benefitting your well-deserved day of celebration. Over a period of 130 years, the University of Auckland has become a comprehensive research-led university with a strong international reputation. Today, there are more than 40,000 students and 5,000 staff. Moreover, we are New Zealand's largest research organisation with one-third of the country's externally rated world-class researchers. Within New Zealand, only our university is ranked within the top 1% of the world's universities. We also have a strong commitment to Maori education. For all the Maori degree graduates in New Zealand each year, 25% come from just one institution, the University of Auckland. We generously guard our position amongst our competitor universities and are always looking to create new opportunities for all of our undergraduate and postgraduate students. Last month, we confirmed the purchase of the 5.2 hectare former Lion Brewery site on Kiva Pass. This purchase will provide the university with a site for expansion over the next 50 years, contiguous with the city and grafting campuses and with the major business area and new market. It will have a huge impact on the Faculty of Engineering. And we look to occupy the first of the new facilities in November 2014. As you graduate, please reflect on ongoing learning opportunities and consider the wide range of postgraduate options available to you at Auckland. I ask you to consider that because we can never rest on our laurels, especially in a challenging and ever-changing world. Whatever path you follow, I urge you as the alumni of New Zealand's leading university to never forget your alma mater. We rely on our graduates for support, moral, political and financial. Funding constraints are a perennial problem for New Zealand universities who are being asked to do more and more with less and less each year. In fact, in these hard times, we should be spending more on universities, not less. But that is enough of the substantial issues facing us all as members of a 21st century university with high aspirations. Because today is your day with a focus firmly on your achievement. At this ceremony, we will honour your success along with the support of your family, whanau and others who have sustained you through your studies. I congratulate you and trust that you will long cherish the memories of your graduation today. I am delighted to welcome as our guest speaker, Mr Michael Perban, who is the general manager at Altitude Aerospace Interiors, part of the Air New Zealand group of companies. After graduating from the university's Faculty of Engineering in 1989 with a B in Mechanical Engineering, Michael joined Air New Zealand Engineering Services as a structures engineer. He was subsequently appointed leader of the Aero Support Group, which oversees aircraft repair and minor modifications. In October 2001, Michael took a position with Boeing in Seattle. He returned to Air New Zealand in 2003 to lead the Auckland design team, later becoming manager of Air New Zealand design services, delivering the major Air New Zealand 747 interior upgrade in 2004. On the back of the success, Air New Zealand design engineering pursued third party contracts, which ultimately led to the proposal to form Altitude. Michael led the formation of Altitude Aerospace Interiors Limited in 2008 and became general manager. Altitude's primary focus is providing innovative custom furniture for jet aircraft cabin interiors, in particular for Boeing and Airbus jet aircraft. Altitude provides comprehensive services for three main product offerings, VIP aircraft completions, aircraft interior reconfiguration, and interior product for jet airlines. Please join with me in welcoming Michael Hrvani. Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, Dean, Staff, Honoured guests, graduates, family and friends. It is an honour to be here today to address you as the class of 2013. When I was asked by the university to speak here today, I thought, cool, I can address a bunch of young engineers. I do that pretty much every day. But then I realised this was different. It's not about tomorrow's targets and next year's aims. This is about one of the biggest moments in a person's life. It was back in 1989 for me. So what message do I want to leave with you before you all get too agitated, waiting to have your turn on the podium? I want to leave you with a message of hope and expectations that we have of you into the future. You have achieved an amazing accomplishment, no matter where you have started from, whether as the first in your family to graduate or as the next in the line of a family of academic achievers. Society, your family and your own hard work have given you a very privileged position, one of immense knowledge and ability. The world I graduated in was one of economic turmoil, growing computer usage and rapid technological advances. Remember the crash of 87? The Sinclair electric car, anyone? Think big energy projects? The country I graduated in was primarily an agrarian economically and was proud of its fresh green image. In some ways it hasn't changed, but it has. It's got tougher, it's got faster, it's got bigger, and quite often all of the above. Now you have this newly acquired knowledge and ability, what can you do to make a difference for our economy, our environment, our quality of life? First be proud, but I'd also like you to be loud. That is engineers, we are here to make a difference because those who precede you have made a huge difference, but we have not always made too much noise about it. We must make more noise as a profession. For we cannot expect the public, business and politicians to fund our endeavors to improve the world if we don't make them aware of what we have done and what we can do. I know many of you went into engineering because you like technology. You're pretty good at maths, chemistry and physics. Not necessarily to go and change the world, but you will. And not always in the engineering field either. Often as bankers and business leaders, politicians and public servants. This is where your ability to make sense of and solve complex problems will make you a powerful facilitator of change. But remember, change is not about process and systems, diagrams. It's about people. And therefore as we expect you to go and create new and innovative high tech, high value businesses that create wealth for our country, solve great infrastructural challenges that improve our quality of life and remove environmental hazard to secure our planet for the future. Remember to make a noise about it. I'd like to give you a little anecdote of just how hard that may be at times. This is personal. Recently I took my niece, young niece and nephew to the Motat Aviation Hall. Great environment, I thought, to show them what their uncle does and creating technology that flies eight miles high the speed of the bullet. And my niece and nephew were very politely wandered around the halls with me. And then my nephew leans over very quietly to his father and says, so where are the fast cars? But the one that really got me was my niece, four-year-old. She saw that glass escalator or alligator, as you like to call it, and that was the highlight of her tour. So it's not always easy to communicate technology and what we do and how we do it, but you have to try. As a colleague of mine reminds us occasionally, back in the 1970s, before any of you were born, or most of you, at the engineering school we used to have a chant. And in some ways that catches what we need to do, although at times I have to say the chant was probably a little misunderstood, but we must raise it again. It goes, we are, we are the Auckland engineers. And I would like to add, we are, we are here to make a difference in our careers. I know this is a great challenge and responsibility, but you are up for it, because those who went before you have proven it's possible. We know you are, and we are also extremely proud of your achievements today. The ones we know, but also the ones we know you will accomplish in the future. Finally, I'd like to say a big thank you to all who have supported, taught and guided the graduands through to this monumental achievement. Your efforts will not go unrewarded. In conclusion, I join everyone here in offering you my most sincere congratulations to the class of 2013. Give yourself a huge round of applause. Thank you, Mr Pervan, for an insightful and challenging speech. Can I ask all of you to join with me in thanking Michael again for his address. This is a meeting of council in Convocation of the University at which the Pro-Chancellor Peter Kiley and I will be conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. I invite the Pro-Chancellor to award the diplomas and confer the degrees in the first half of this ceremony. By the authority vested in me by resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Peter Kiley, Pro-Chancellor, confer the degrees and award the diplomas stated upon those who within the faculty have satisfied the requirements of this university. I call upon the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor Margaret Highland, to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-Chancellor, as Deputy Dean, I have the honour of presenting to you the students qualified for the award of a diploma or conferment of a degree in the Faculty of Engineering. Graduate Diploma in Engineering. By Charlie, Graduate Diploma in Engineering, Transportation. Graduate Diploma in Engineering. By Charlie, Amrutla, Suturea. Shuai, Young. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours, Second Division. Yun, Siuk, Hong. Steven, Allen, Jupp. Jack, Derry, Rose. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. Ahmad, Tafiq, Ahmad, Ziad. Amar, Habib, Kambir, Ali, Anil, Ansari. Thomas, Edmund, Cathbert, Bilki. Bradley, Glen, Blutcher. Hui, Chen. Genesis, Diep. Yao, Xiang, Feng. Kaluwachi, Gamigay, Pasan, Madura, Jayatalaka. Dong, Ho, Jin. Darren, Yergens. Sham, Mi, Anushka, Karunaratna. Nami, Zahur, Khan. Varun, Ketchapal. Han, Byul, Kim. Hyun, Jun, Kim. Ching, Lin. Zi, Chao, Lin. Shuai, Ma. Dennis, Moan, Anu. Deliver, Hemdad, Nuri. Dot, Henry, Oakley. Chinarat, Pongpanakul. Kain, Chester, Savio, Quadras. Mark, Erin, Reed. Matthew, James, Russ. Sanchit, Shukla. George, Malyono, Chiang. Sugiyono, Chu. Dale, Christopher, Waleth. David, Yuhao, Wang. Yi, Zhen, Wang. Hu, Wei. Hai, Xin, Zhang. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering honors with first class honors. Bridget, Francis, Allen in Civil Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering. Lauren, Elizabeth Anderson in Chemical Materials Engineering. Vincent, Yuana, Bakhtiar in Engineering Science. Sarah, Catherine Bacon in Chemical Materials Engineering. Jinye, Bao in Mechatronics Engineering. Chrislin, Braganza in Engineering Science. Zoe, Christina Brooks in Civil Engineering. Aubrey, Elise Bullen in Civil Engineering. Nathaniel, James Burberry in Chemical Materials Engineering. Claire, Rebecca Burnett in Chemical Materials Engineering. Jinghui, Zhao in Mechatronics Engineering. Sahil, Julian Castellino in Civil Engineering. Andrew, Roy, Gordon Chambers in Computer Systems Engineering. Chen, Yao, Chen in Chemical Materials Engineering. Shi, Yang, Chen in Software Engineering. Wai, Man, Chung in Civil Engineering. Xi, Hua, Carol, Qing in Civil Engineering. David, James Douglas Chiswell in Civil Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering. Aleister, Mark Collins in Mechanical Engineering. Nicholas, Hugh Corlett in Mechatronics Engineering. Samuel, Robert Corney in Civil Engineering. Allison, Meredith Craigy in Civil Engineering. Thomas, Dugan Dawson Matthew, Phillip Dickey in Civil Engineering. Timothy, William Fannislow in Computer Systems Engineering. Jervis Fauston Ferreira in Computer Systems Engineering. Paul Fischer Scholar Senior Scholar Engineering. Daniel Ewert Fitzpatrick in Chemical Materials Engineering. Charlene Carman-Fung in Chemical Materials Engineering. Marni Furnacek in Civil Engineering. Nicholas Francis Greggich in Civil Engineering. Siddharth Gulatti in Chemical Materials Engineering. Elliot Samuel Herron in Mechanical Engineering. Robert John Gallican in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Meng Gao in Civil Engineering. Rachel Erica Gasson in Civil Engineering. Go Chen Meng in Biomedical Engineering. Jason Paul Greenwood in Software Engineering. Elliot Samuel Herron in Mechanical Engineering. Su Man Huang in Biomedical Engineering. Elliot Jack Cordell Hearst in Civil Engineering. Terence Mark Aguilar-Ibasco in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Rohan Vasant Jayakar in Mechatronics Engineering. Igor Sigevich Jivik in Mechanical Engineering. Abilash Kamaneni in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Sihou Kim in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Michael Conrad Klingenberg in Chemical Materials Engineering. Timothy Ben Klingenberg in Mechanical Engineering. Michelle Anna Napstein in Civil Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Bhavish Kumar in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. James Randall Kutia in Mechatronics Engineering. Johan Miras Vasnika in Chemical Materials Engineering. Alan Michael Lee in Engineering Science. Jason Lee in Software Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Julian John Lees in Civil Engineering. Jun Peng Lee in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Ya Di Lee in Civil Engineering. Wenjie Robin Nyang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Qiwen Lim in Biomedical Engineering. Zheng Yi Lim in Civil Engineering. Fei Yan Ling in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Mona Xiaoyu Liu in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Yu Liu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Annie Yan Lu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Michael Colin McDonald in Engineering Science. Sean Robert Marriott in Computer Systems Engineering. Sean Michael McCarthy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Simon Peter McIle in Biomedical Engineering. Catherine Jane Mills in Civil Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Scott Cameron Minahan in Civil Engineering. Sri Sai Ram Narayana in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Ka Shing Jason Ng in Biomedical Engineering. Kevin Keng Sang Ng in Civil Engineering. Hong Leslie in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Sharon Xu He Niu in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Christian James Nicklin in Civil Engineering. Mifanwee Jane Antika Norton in Mechanical Engineering. Fidei Idaya Quintana Oreta in Civil Engineering. Samuel Christopher Palacer in Civil Engineering. Sharon Joy Paracal in Civil Engineering. Ajay Parbu in Software Engineering. Elliot Lawrence Powell in Mechanical Engineering. D. V. Pung in Computer Systems Engineering. Muhammad Reza Razapar in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Mitchell Logan Roberts in Civil Engineering. Mitkumar Lalachandra Shah in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Jai Bruce Simkin in Civil Engineering. Banu Rathi Sivanandaraja in Civil Engineering. Mitchell Henley Smith in Civil Engineering. Karen Rachel Stokes in Civil Engineering. Patrick Michael Swinburne in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Benjamin Yang Jia Tan in Mechatronics Engineering. Dominique Lorana Thomas in Mechatronics Engineering. Jordan Carl Toms in Software Engineering. Stella Marie Torvalayan in Mechatronics Engineering. Alan Joshua Veal in Mechatronics Engineering. Alice Yu Chen Wang in Software Engineering. Chen Fei Wang in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Qingxian Jonathan Wang in Mechatronics Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Kejia Wang in Biomedical Engineering. Senior Scholar Engineering Ya Ting Wang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Rebecca Margaret Whitworth in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Jessica Chia Lo Wang in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Samuel C Yuan Wang in Civil Engineering. Xiaoxiao Yi in Engineering Science. Steven Chun Man Ying in Civil Engineering. Yi Wen Yu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Jun Bo Zhang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Alex Lin Hao Jia in Civil Engineering. Hao Zhou in Civil Engineering. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours First Division. Yarko Abri in Civil Engineering. Anderson Augusto in Mechanical Engineering. Diya Shariha Amanudin in Mechanical Engineering. Victoria Catherine Anderson in Civil Engineering. Logan James Ball in Mechanical Engineering. Thomas John Hornebrook Barlow in Civil Engineering. Amir Eric Bonimus in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Patrick Jacob Brown in Mechanical Engineering. KDN Jane Buckles in Mechanical Engineering. RV Camille Peralta Carpio in Software Engineering. Mingyun Chen in Civil Engineering. Yang Guang Chen in Civil Engineering. Samuel Jun De Cheng in Engineering Science. Chen Hao Chiu in Mechanical Engineering. Frank Cheng Wei Shui in Computer Systems Engineering. Howard Kyo Hao Shui in Mechanical Engineering. Jason Chung Liang Sen in Mechanical Engineering. Edlyn Colasso in Civil Engineering. Rebecca Gloria Crotty-Jones in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Matthew Liam Crowder in Engineering Science. Daniel Carl Cunningham in Civil Engineering. Yi Ming Dai in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Shorajit Dasgupta in Mechanical Engineering. Joan Marie Davidson in Civil Engineering. Manura Parmalji Tsawan Chandrasiri Desilva in Mechanical Engineering. Kirk Richard Deacon in Mechanical Engineering. Matthew James England in Civil Engineering. Kuhanaswari Ezumalai Lucy Catherine Farris in Civil Engineering. Emma Marie Folks in Civil Engineering. Yi Jing Gua in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Michael Robert Hanks in Engineering Science. Mikael Velotort Haesam in Civil Engineering. Alexandra Ya Li Hainan in Mechatronics Engineering. Antony Ato Heng in Civil Engineering. Logan Richard Horsford in Civil Engineering. Andrew Kilgar Horsley in Civil Engineering. David Alexander Hoskins in Mechanical Engineering. Oric Vincent Isaacson in Civil Engineering. Marcus Edward Jakes in Civil Engineering. Amir Saifi Kapasi in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Dong Man Kim in Mechatronics Engineering. Peter Kitayif in Civil Engineering. Kazuto Korot in Mechatronics Engineering. Swapnil Sandesh Kotore in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Logan John Kramer in Mechanical Engineering. Fran Kumaravo in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Sahantahara Lalpey in Civil Engineering. Alvin Sing-Tek Lee in Mechatronics Engineering. Pasita Lisa Kool in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Dina Abba Rose-of-Sharan in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Dixon Pock Chung-Liang in Mechatronics Engineering. Helen Elizabeth Lyley in Biomedical Engineering. Matthew Steven Lillis in Civil Engineering. Brendan Lin in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Jin Liu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Wing Young Simon Liu in Software Engineering. Dina Abba Rose-of-Sharan in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Wing Young Simon Liu in Software Engineering. Esther Mae Lloyd in Engineering Science. Benjamin James Trace Masterton in Mechanical Engineering. Megan Amy May in Mechatronics Engineering. Rishikesh Reddy Narayan in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Kyle Gary Neal in Civil Engineering. Jared Bradley Olson in Civil Engineering. Greg Charles Patterson in Civil Engineering. Sarah Parbu in Civil Engineering. James Vincent Parker in Mechanical Engineering. Divang Patel in Mechatronics Engineering. Matthew Bruce Payne in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Nelson Phillip Pearson in Mechatronics Engineering. Jonathan Michael Perkins in Civil Engineering. Nicholas Robin Porter in Engineering Science. Benkatesh Purushottam in Mechanical Engineering. Dorgodevi Shantini Raghupati in Civil Engineering. Yejin Ren in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Glenn Michael Riley in Mechanical Engineering. Kimberly Ramirez Rogers in Civil Engineering. Tim Henry Rogers in Civil Engineering. Repel Sachdeva in Civil Engineering. Keegan Shea Savill in Civil Engineering. Tim Johannes Sheerlink in Civil Engineering. Ryan John Schoenbroecker in Civil Engineering. Celia Elizabeth Schofield in Chemical Materials Engineering. Varun Pran Sharma in Civil Engineering. Shaohan Shi in Civil Engineering. Ranmalha Deweyga in Software Engineering. Michael James Standon in Software Engineering. Gabriela Tatang Surja in Civil Engineering. Nikola Huixian Tan in Civil Engineering. Gabrielle Maureen Tanjung in Chemical Materials Engineering. Suchita Taneja in Computer Systems Engineering. Thank you, Pro-Chancellor for conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas in the first half of the ceremony. One of the great pleasures of graduation is the opportunity to hear performances by students from our acclaimed School of Music. Shono Isamura, accompanied by Kento Isamura will now perform the Guinevison Opus 20 by Pablo de Sarasate. Thank you, Shono, for that wonderful performance. Can I ask you all to join with me in thanking Shono again for that piece. Thank you. By the authority vested in me by Resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Ian Parton, Chancellor of the University of Auckland of the University of Auckland, I, Ian Parton, Chancellor award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated. Upon those who, within the Faculty of Engineering have satisfied the requirements of this University. I now call upon the Dean, Professor Malanson to present further graduands in that faculty. Chancellor, as Dean, I present to you further graduands in the Faculty of Engineering. To the degree or Bachelor of Engineering of the University of Auckland, I'll now bring the honours with second-class honours. and Electronic Engineering. Hekai Wang in Civil Engineering. Mingye Wang in Mechatronics Engineering. Anna Manjari Wekerman Naiki in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Victor Wong in Civil Engineering. Joshua Thomas Workman in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Peter Wu in Civil Engineering. NZ Yang in Civil Engineering. Matthew Yee in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Osama Hazem Yosef in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Carl Shuei Yuan in Civil Engineering. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours, Second Division. Yuan Jose Alvarez de Lugo-Culmanaris in Civil Engineering. Juwan Asher in Mechanical Engineering. Terence Speys in Civil Engineering. Sujan Bai in Civil Engineering. Lyle Owen Barker in Civil Engineering. Ashley James Bluett in Mechanical Engineering. Mackenzie Allen Bolt in Civil Engineering. Joseph John Brennan in Civil Engineering. Joshua James Bird at Briscoe in Civil Engineering. Christopher James Butt in Mechanical Engineering. Marie Alexandrine Natasha Campbell in Engineering Science. Han-Sol Cha in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Sara Naomi Chamberlain in Civil Engineering. Edwin Hong Min Chan in Civil Engineering. Wing Sun Cheung in Mechanical Engineering. David Christopher Cheung-Hua Cheung in Civil Engineering. Hyun-Jeon Cho in Computer Systems Engineering. Jackson Yan-Sing Chu in Civil Engineering. Shane Alex Cox in Civil Engineering. Nicholas John Craig in Civil Engineering. Samuel Horton Craig in Mechanical Engineering. Braden John William Cummings in Mechatronics Engineering. Ahmad Diya in Mechanical Engineering. Natalie May DeProse in Biomedical Engineering. Jinran Duan in Civil Engineering. Tom Oliver Elder in Civil Engineering. Tumanoko Naruika Faha-Oe in Civil Engineering. Jinqian Fan in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Jack James Gillard in Civil Engineering. Toshasui Gonogontla in Mechanical Engineering. Hoyo Hwang in Biomedical Engineering. Sung-Sin Hwang in Civil Engineering. Grant Evan Jamison in Mechanical Engineering. Pullith Kavinda Kapagama Gigan Nagdi in Civil Engineering. Alexandra Jordan Lamoli Fiona Kier in Civil Engineering. Mira Kim in Computer Systems Engineering. Nicholas Mark Keto in Software Engineering. Jason Damu Lam in Civil Engineering. Ryan James Laami in Civil Engineering. Ling Li in Mechanical Engineering. Martin Dick Lee in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Zhu Shangli in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Olivia Alice Mackey in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Ho-Sing Mac in Mechatronics Engineering. Tuleli Macal-Masey in Civil Engineering. Nur Ayuni Mohamed Zahari in Mechanical Engineering. James Polifew Tomonogi Moanono in Civil Engineering. Michael Moon in Civil Engineering. Hanisha Nimogada in Software Engineering. Elizabeth Ashley Owen in Mechanical Engineering. In Hoan Park in Civil Engineering. Alpish Patel in Civil Engineering. Mohit Rajan Fadness in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. William Luke Potter in Civil Engineering. Alexander Balt Pari in Mechanical Engineering. Gavin Bruce Ralph in Civil Engineering. Michael Aram in Civil Engineering. Hassan Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmoniam Raslan in Biomedical Engineering. Micah John Ridling in Civil Engineering. Young Son Rowe in Civil Engineering. Daniel John Samuel in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Jury K. Ruida Santos in Computer Systems Engineering. Michael R. Shabbat in Civil Engineering. James Smith in Biomedical Engineering. Nazreen Solomon in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Gideon Matthew Steinberg in Software Engineering. Chun Ming Tan in Mechanical Engineering. Patrick Pak Chung Tang in Civil Engineering. Eugene Tock in Civil Engineering. Yu Wei Tock in Civil Engineering. Tiara Ha, Kieran Francis Tuhi in Civil Engineering. Ashley Martin Watson in Civil Engineering. Jay Christopher Whiteman in Civil Engineering. Rob William Wilson in Mechanical Engineering. Mingri Zhang in Mechatronics Engineering. Jin Zhu Zhang in Computer Systems Engineering. Shai Yi Zhang in Civil Engineering. Zheng Ting Zhang in Civil Engineering. Xing Zhu Wei Zhu in Biomedical Engineering. Oh, that's right. Liang Zhixiao in Civil Engineering. Xing Wei Zhu in Biomedical Engineering. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours, Conjoint with First Class Honours. Olivia Lorraine Ashby in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Herman Joseph Hong in Chung in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Tai Jun Qin in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Thirindu Vandara Herath Denawara in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Aditi Day in Chemical and Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Thomas Michael Fox in Chemical and Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Dmynda Koshalia Abiseng Gunawadenda in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Nathan Alexander Hickman in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Ryan Thomas Hill in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Isabella Rose Howey in Chemical and Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. Andy Yu Heng Huyang in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Cheng Ting Justine Hu in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. Xuan Jiang in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Maria Paula Leon-Roses in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Benjamin Henry Milson in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws Honours. Sarah Alexandra Milson in Biomedical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. Brendan Ernest Pickerel in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Brad Joseph Reyes in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Science. Michael Jesse Robertson in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Katherine Mae Skelton in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. Pak Toe Tang in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours Conjoint with Second Class Honours First Division. Rahul Joseph Elberkirk in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Kelvin Chan in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Liam Patrick DeVoy in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Siddharth Gutham in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Sophia Adele Johnson in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Dai Hanish Sunil Kulkarni in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Zhong Wanli in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Jenny Marie McArthur in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Suntie Xingxi Zhang in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours Conjoint with Second Class Honours Second Division. Sean Christopher Blyde in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Xi Ming Chang in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. To the degree of Master of Energy with First Class Honours. Ashley James McLean. To the degree of Master of Energy with Second Class Honours First Division. Roy Nuntz-Daggy. To the degree of Master of Engineering with First Class Honours. Peter James LG in Civil Engineering. Lukman Ramadana Bhaktia in Engineering Science. Allison Margaret Clark in Mechanical Engineering. Helen Kathleen Griffin in Civil Engineering. David Harry Isaacs in Mechanical Engineering. Ryan James McKernan-Millen in Civil Engineering. Nadia Liana Mohamed Kamal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Nadine Lunola Papali in Environmental Engineering. Nihar Sharma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Zhou Yang-Song in Mechanical Engineering. Guiznu Arya Surendra in Mechanical Engineering. Tianxing in Software Engineering. Stefan Hanhika Wejanto in Civil Engineering. University Graduate Scholar Michelle Lynn Willis in Civil Engineering. Ian Weldon Wright in Mechanical Engineering. Wei Yang in Computer Systems Engineering. Shijing in Mechanical Engineering. Yida Zhou in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. To the degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours First Division. Kevin V. King-Chung in Engineering Science. Abraham Francis in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Yinpok Lau in Civil Engineering. Sun Yong Lim in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. C. V. J. Nair in Chemical and Materials Engineering. To the degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours Second Division. Xiqun Wang in Civil Engineering. Tongzhi in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. To the degree of Master of Engineering. Dan Verjude Bruganzu in Software Engineering. To the degree of Master of Engineering Management with First Class Honours. Ryan Paul Ainsworth. Fan Cheng. Sung Hoon Choi. Amy Elizabeth Hodgson. Bernard Lynn Yip. Yin Young Kim. To the degree of Master of Engineering Management with Second Class Honours First Division. Raffet Abedin Khan. Hayden Matthew MacLennan. Udomato Gamagi Chami Udomata. Christian Yadaro Vedalla Ortega. Abhishek Wali. To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with First Class Honours. Chong Cheng Fong. Vivian Martha Quailo in Medical Devices and Technologies. Ryan Maitland Grant. Suraj Hari. David Robert Kempz in Medical Devices and Technologies. Jeeva Sugum Mutu in Medical Devices and Technologies. Bhaskar Pedirada. Zhonghao Wang in Construction Management. Lily Wu. Yang Youxin. Xun Xun Zhang. Yuezhao in Transportation. To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours First Division. Albert Ng. Benjamin Adams Burrows in Transportation. Cha Ying Chen in Transportation. Pak Wah Patrick Chen in Transportation. Zhuiz Ket Derrick Cheung in Geotechnical Engineering. Adria D'Souza in Construction Management. Fan Li. Benedict Shinem Fong in Transportation. Zahidullah Ahmad. Paul Tao in Medical Devices and Technologies. Muhammad Wali Islam in a Graduate Diploma in Engineering. Ali Izadigha Fahraki. Parish Nalavala Shivakumar. Nishanth Kumar Nalavara Raju. Yusuf Khalil Yusuf Samua. Vaughan Patrick Scott in Transportation. Shupim Sharma. Wei Shi. Jimmy Thomas in Plastics. Nian Sao Trong in Transportation. Ranjith Subaya Yudipendra Ganendra. Parish Virana Gada Khadu. Jeffrey San Diago Vananas in Mechanical Devices and Technologies. Yanzhi Xiaoh. Aifan Jing. You Zhang in Construction Management. To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division. Arth Marie Laurent Berthier in Yacht Engineering. Wei Chen. Path Jadef Kumar Doriwala. Panita Grewal. Hekimatula Hikmat. Danyan Huo. Ravi Parishkumar Kaniyalala. Jun Heng Liu. Doa Niu. Fei Ping. Shriya Sharma in Construction Management. Vaibhav Somani. Jun Cheran Tay in Transportation. Purnaka Sampana Dhamasena Wat Hai Alaji. Ru Zhu Zhao. Lin Yang. Trevor Yeoman. Chai Ho Brian Yip in Transportation. Ying Zhang. Wen Zhao. To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies. Raymond Francis Bailey in Transportation. Sanjit Gupta. Nicola Rachel Harrison in Yacht Engineering. Min Cat Vo. Jin Zhao. I will now call upon the Vice-Chancellor to present the doctoral graduands. Chancellor, I have the honour of presenting to you the doctoral graduands. To the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Rachita Dahama in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. Rachita investigated spectrum sharing between a broadcast primary system and an unlicensed ad hoc network. She focused on the analysis of protection requirements for the primary system to avoid compromise due to interference from the unlicensed system. Rachita. Tumitro Dizur in Civil Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. Tumitro investigated the applicability of near surface mounted carbon fibre reinforced polymers strips as an earthquake improvement technique for vintage unreinforced masonry buildings. Practicing structural engineers have articulated great interest in the developed technique, and a number of buildings have recently undergone earthquake strengthening where the technique was implemented. Tumitro Kikulomo Egberlaken in Civil Engineering. Tumitro investigated potential incentives and motivators for enhancing earthquake risk mitigation in New Zealand. She developed and tested an earthquake mitigation decision enhancement framework and demonstrated how intrinsic and extrinsic motivators can be used to improve mitigation decisions and consequently reduce the impacts of future seismic disasters. Adana Sabani, Gibraya Harness in Civil Engineering. Adana assessed the seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete walls that are similar to those found in buildings that collapsed or were badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. The findings of his research contribute to a more realistic seismic performance assessment and strengthening of existing buildings containing this type of wall to ensure better building performance in future earthquakes. Alice Pui Lam Hong in Biomegineering. Alice developed a highly detailed anatomically accurate model of the human face intended for simulating facial expressions and biomechanical analyses. This model can potentially serve as a clinical tool for assisting planning of maxillofacial surgery. Rosa Jafarzadeh in Civil Engineering. Rosa investigated the challenge of construction cost prediction when undertaking seismic retrofitting of existing structures. The results from this investigation will enable engineering consultants, managers and policymakers to more accurately predict this cost at the early planning and budgeting stage of seismic retrofit projects. Mohammad Karam Jarwood in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Mohammad investigated the implementation of stereo algorithms on commercially available field programmable gate array hardware. He developed a real-time stereo matching hardware that is capable of producing depth at 30 frames per second for one megapixel images. Anthea Clare Johnson in Civil Engineering. Anthea investigated the transport of copper keelates within plant tissues in order to identify the mechanisms limiting photo remediation of metal-contaminated soils. Karan in Civil Engineering. Cher investigated the hydrodynamics of sediment retention ponds in order to optimize their hydraulic efficiency. His research provides design guidelines for engineers to retrofit floating treatment wetlands in both existing and newly constructed ponds. Mohammad Tajemal Munea in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Tajemal developed a controllability index based on relative gain array and exergy for plant-wide control problems. His research was used to make a quick comparison between several control structure candidates during early process design stages. Syed Hussein Abbas-Nakvy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Syed developed a novel energy-efficient collaborative communication system to extend the lifetime of wireless sensor networks. The mathematical model of collaborative communication was developed and confirmed by simulation using off-the-shelf products. Noviana Chitra Salim in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Noviana to study the development of field-effect transistors using organic semiconductors. She successfully fabricated a transparent, non-volatile memory device based on an organic field-effect transistor, and her electric structure is responsible in creating the memory effect. This transparent memory device will support the creation of future flexible and transparent electronic devices. Felix Scheibmeyer in Civil Engineering. Felix developed a new type of moment connection for timbre portal frame buildings, which allows for expedient and economically efficient construction. The connection has been used in a long-term period of time, and it has been used to continue to date, and its adoption continues to grow amongst timbre design engineers. Darcy Shaw in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Gareth developed an extension and set of tools for the IEC 61499 Open Standard. The extensions and tools improve the standard by simplifying designs and broadening the range of suitable engineering science university doctoral scholar. Darcy developed and implemented optimization methods to solve unit crewing problems in airline crew scheduling. By using Air New Zealand data, she proved that scheduling different crew ranks to perform the same sequence of duties reduces delay propagation and improves on time performance. Kelly Russell Wade in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Kelly investigated the microstructural and micromechanical properties of the intervertebral disc nucleus. A region previously viewed as being largely unstructured and independent of its surrounding annulus and end plates. Kelly's research demonstrated that the nucleus contains a highly structured fibrous network which is well integrated with its surroundings and provides a form of tethered mobility to accommodate the full range of movement associated with spinal function. Linda Wu in Chemical and Materials Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. Linda used different modelling methods of aging and applied them to both wrought and cast aluminium alloys under isothermal or non-isothermal heat treatment conditions. Jian Zhang in Electrical University Doctoral Scholar. Jian developed novel observer based methods to detect, isolate and estimate actuator and sensor faults for a class of uncertain non-linear systems. His work can be used to improve the information on faults and forms the foundation of fault tolerant control. And in absentia, all those other persons named in the book of Convocation, have a degree or the award of a diploma in the Faculty of Engineering. Teaching Excellence Awards. The University places considerable significance on excellence in teaching. It recognises this by making awards each year to teachers who have demonstrated excellence in aspects of teaching. These awards are contestable across the University and signify a truly successful degree. Today we are making an award for sustained excellence in teaching and it goes to Associate Professor Brian E. James in the Department of Chemical Materials Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering. I call upon a student of that faculty, Matt Impey, to read the citation for Associate Professor James. I am delighted that Brian E. James is a recipient of this Teaching Excellence Award. Brian E's material science class stands out as my most rewarding and truly enjoyable time. Although her time with our class was brief Brian E's impact was remarkable. Brian E recognised how challenging first year tertiary study could be and she tried continuously to make each lecture engaging and highly rewarding whilst encouraging class involvement and discussion. Brian E's passion for her subjects and enthusiasm in teaching were infectious and soon we were all just as keen on teaching. This enthusiasm was demonstrated through the remarkable resourcefulness which Brian E showed in providing a visual demonstration for every concept covered in every lecture. These provided an extremely valuable tactile example and mnemonics for the more challenging concepts. The consideration taken in crafting her lectures was also evident in Brian E's material itself as she endeavoured to impart as much knowledge as possible whilst her lectures were concise and understandable and that she engaged each of the various learning styles contained in such a large class. Perhaps the most innovative of Brian E's methods was her utilisation of Post-it Notes as a feedback medium. Brian E would hand out Post-it Notes to the class and these would be questions written on them and then affixed to the door at the conclusion. This anonymous and simple method led to a level of student engagement and discussion that's unparalleled in anything I've seen since. This conversation allowed for a certain charm as well as encouraging formal discussions promoting free and open conversation in the class and a certain opportunity of humour. Brian E's major strength lay in her untiring efforts to make her lectures as rewarding as possible for her class. This whole hearted commitment to her students was highly appreciated and I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to congratulate Brian E James as she receives this thoroughly deserved teaching award. We're now nearing the conclusion that on behalf of the university I invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all. This would also be a great time for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff on the university who've helped them as they achieve their qualifications. This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university for the conferment of degrees and the award of diplomas. I invite you to stand and sing the first first of God Defend New Zealand in Maori then in English. The words are presented on the reverse of your program. Thank you.