 Hoefa, Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa, Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, council members, members of the university, special guests, graduands, families and friends. I extend a warm welcome to this, the first autumn graduation ceremony for 2011 of the University of Auckland. This week, the university is bestowing a total of 6,579 qualifications on 6,051 students. At this ceremony, degrees will be conferred and diplomas awarded in the Faculty of Engineering, a total of 490 in person plus a further 81 in absentia. It is my great privilege as Chancellor to preside at autumn graduation for a third year. The scale and frequency of graduation ceremonies makes them no less special for the university and me personally than for those of you being capped here today, many for the first time. Graduation is a festive event rich in history, pomp and colour with a lively array of contemporary touches. Here in Auckland, our rich mix of cultures and ethnicities is evident in the striking variety of dress and adornments worn by the graduands. Today is one of hard-earned celebration by you, the graduands and diplomaties on your academic accomplishments and by your family and friends who have encouraged and supported you through your studies and are here to rejoice in your success. The university, represented by the Council and academic staff members seated behind me, and those many staff who control proceedings with remarkable precision, takes equal pleasure at this hugely significant day for each and every one of you. The University of Auckland is the only New Zealand university ranked in the top 1% in the world. Your qualifications will always serve you well in New Zealand and abroad, whether in equipping you for a satisfying career or in leading to more advanced study, or simply as a route to personal and intellectual enrichment. In today's fast-changing world, more than ever, you cannot afford to stop learning. So please bear in mind the enormous range of postgraduate opportunities which this university offers. Whatever path you follow, I urge you, as alumni of New Zealand's leading university, to remember your alma mater. We depend increasingly on our graduates for support, moral and political as well as financial. Your advocacy and influence are vital and encouraging government and the community at large to fund universities so they can generate the knowledge needed to drive a productive and competitive economy and to create a full and satisfying life in New Zealanders. At the same time, philanthropy has become critically important to our university funding major capital projects, scholarships and professorial chairs. The crucial contribution of major research universities such as ours is not well understood. Our innovative research is vital for long-term, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. Never more so in the difficult economic times as we face in the wake of the recession and the Christchurch earthquake. Universities equip graduates like you not simply for the jobs of today but for future careers not yet imagined. Universities need greater investment by government, the commercial sector and private philanthropy, not less. But that's sufficient for me on the challenges facing academia. Today, unquestionably, belongs to you the graduands and you are its prime focus. I congratulate you and trust that you will long cherish the enjoyment and excitement of your graduation in May 2011. We welcome, as our speaker at this opening ceremony, Mr Simon McKenzie, who is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Vector Ltd. Vector, as many of you will know, owns and operates a electricity distribution network in the Greater Auckland region, along with a range of energy and technology businesses and assets. Mr McKenzie joined Vector when it was known as Mercury Energy, which itself, of course, grew out of the old Auckland Electric Power Board. During his 12 years with Vector, he has held a range of roles spanning operational, strategic and leadership responsibilities prior to his appointment as the Group CEO in February 2008. He has extensive experience in the infrastructure sector, including strategy, regulation, network management, information technology and telecommunications, along with international experience in construction and consultancy. Mr McKenzie's tertiary qualifications include engineering, finance and business studies and the advanced management programme at the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania. Please welcome Mr McKenzie. Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, members of council, members of the university, graduates, families and friends. First of all, I would like to congratulate all of those graduating today. As you may have recognised, I have followed a less traditional path to where I am today. However, the highlights of my career are many. It includes construction, mechanical engineer for the Huntley Power Project, wholesale market trading manager for Mercury Energy. I also was involved in the ministerial inquiry into the Auckland CBD Outage and worked for an entrepreneur in Europe. I also reflected on a few issues that really resonated with me through my time career to date. In particular, I was at a leadership course in the USA about four years ago. I had the privilege to be on the course with a colleague who was actually a five-star general in the US Air Force. He recounted the following story to me, which is pretty legendary in the US Air Force, and it goes something like this. A young officer presented a report to the commander, and the commander said, son, is that the best work you can do? The officer looked at the desk, grimaced a little bit, picked up the report and walked out. He came back, and the officer, the commander asked the same question again of the officer. He again looked at the report, thought for a minute, picked it up and walked out. The third time back, he put the report on the desk, the commander asked him, is that the best work you can do, son? And the officer said, yes sir, it is. Asked a little while later, the officer asked the commander, why did you ask this? The commander simply said, son, your report is my insight and perception into your ability, commitment and attitude. It's from this basis that I think it's actually important to think about when you move, you've graduated out into the workforce that I thought I might share a few of my thoughts and impressions with regards to the engineering and what makes a successful engineer. NW Doherty, the former president of the American Society of Engineering Education and a man considered to be one of the preeminent engineers of his generation, once said, the ideal engineer is a composite. He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer, but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems. It is this holistic approach that I look for in an engineer and in my mind is the hallmark of a good engineer. Someone who is not only technically proficient but who also cites the bigger picture and approaches problems or projects from different angles. Someone who understands and accounts for, among other things customers, the community, the environment and of course commercial imperatives. A good engineer will always incorporate both intellectual and emotional intelligence into their work. This means using technical expertise and problem-solving abilities to carry out a job but also ensuring that you can work well within a team environment, think creatively, communicate succinctly, be customer focused and being able to identify and communicate with stakeholders that are in any way impacted by the work you're undertaking. Not so long ago I had the pleasure to be presented with an innovative pilot project being undertaken by two young engineering graduates at Vector. The project looked at ways to improve the way we Vector manage our electricity network. The initiative involved testing the benefit we can gain from using intelligent remote control devices to lower levels of our network to monitor not only performance but to also carry out remote operations to the network. The end result or objective would be to see that our service providers received less exposure to potentially dangerous equipment. Our contractors would also be able to respond more quickly to get the power restored to customers in shorter timeframes and also obviously to increase our productivity and cost efficiency. So in essence a multi-benefit outcome that uses new and innovative technology, considers health and safety and meets the needs of our customers and our stakeholders. This was a highly ambitious undertaking and one which incorporated some solid technical ability, financial analysis, customer impact and innovation on the team's behalf. But what I remember most was being impressed about how the clear uncomplicated and articulate way in which they were able to explain the initiative to me and the way in which I saw them using their passion and personal skills to engage with the contractors and to motivate the wider team working on the project. Which was a success, not only in the result but also in the application. These two young engineers used the full arsenal that any good engineer has. Innovation, technical know-how, communication skills, a customer focus, stakeholder consideration and an understanding of the need for the company to gain in the form of efficiencies and productivity. I'd also note however that they achieved this on top of their other duties and they were clearly proud of their achievement. And I can absolutely say that I was very proud to see this from young engineers coming into our business. So a good engineer understands who their customers are and what their needs are. This is not just about fulfilling the needs of the client or budget holder but also understanding who the end users and customers are. He understands how their work will impact on their wider environment around them. A good engineer knows how their work will affect the natural environment, how it will impact on the people, the community and the built landscape along with any political sensitivities that need to be taken into account. Another example is that in years gone by, electricity companies saw substations as a means to an end. They had a really functional asset that can house electrical assets. This being so, they would build large square concrete units that had no affinity with the local landscape or community. In fact these were usually the target of graffiti, implicitly revealing the poor fit with the environment. In more recent times we have led the charge to develop new substations that allow for a better environment, are architecturally treated, aesthetically more attractive and are built to fit with the local landscape. In many communities these take the form of a house in the street as opposed to a substation. So this broader approach comes with its own complexities but the end benefit is a result that works much better for the community and ultimately our customers. A good engineer obviously must be commercially minded. They understand that their work needs to be completed within budget and must be in the best financial interests of the company both in the short and long term. A successful engineer can communicate and articulate their ideas and by doing so sell their ideas to their colleagues in particular. It is one thing to think innovatively but another to be able to articulate that innovation. I think it's also very important that as new graduates ending the workforce we see it as a huge opportunity for you to bring new and fresh thinking into organisations and to challenge the traditional thinking to keep up with new technology and trends is a huge advantage that you all can bring to organisations such as Vector and other enterprises you choose to join. But I think importantly and finally a good engineer never stops learning and I encourage all of you to see this graduation as significant as it is to be the first step of many educational milestones in your career. Importantly I ask that you consider how now you have your engineering qualification what other qualifications or experiences do you require to grow, to add more value to the organisation you work for and in turn importantly your career. It is not all about IQ. I have shared with you some advice from my experience as an engineer. I give this advice in the belief that if some of the young engineers I have seen coming out of our universities are anything to go by the profession is in great shape. You have a much wider approach to the craft than when I started out and already understand many of the principles I've spoken about today. This is both a commendation to our learning institutions and to yourselves as budding engineers. I would like to leave you with one thought as you begin your quest to enter the workforce. At the end of a job interview the human resources person asked the young engineer fresh out of university so tell me what salary you're looking for. The engineer said in the vicinity of $150,000 a year depending on the benefits package the HR person said well what would you say to a package of 5 weeks holiday, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement, fund to 50% of salary and a company car at least every two years say a red Audi A6. The engineer said straight up and says wow you're kidding. The PR guy says yep but you started it. So congratulations again. I wish you all the best for the future to join Vector. Thanks very much. Well thank you Mr McKenzie for a very interesting speech and some insightful observations. Regrettably Mr McKenzie has to leave and this is unexpected because of another commitment he assures me we do not have a CBD outage threatened in Auckland and in fact the lights are on so thank you again Mr McKenzie and can you show your appreciation again please. This is a meeting of council and Convocation of the University for a ceremony of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. At this ceremony the Pro-Chancellor Ian Parton and I will be conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. I now invite the Pro-Chancellor to award the diplomas and confer the degrees in the first half of this ceremony. Thank you Chancellor. By the authority vested in me by resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I Ian Parton, Pro-Chancellor, confer the degrees and award the diplomas stated upon those who within their faculty have satisfied the requirements of this University. I call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Professor Davis to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-Chancellor, as 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 Shingiri James Huki-Imwe Kai Lee Adi Sing Pooji To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours Zi Qing Tau To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours First Division Min Yi Guo To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours Second Division to the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering, Ming Chen Tiang Hoa Chai Wei Chen We now resume with the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours Second Division Zaird Al Jabawe Ryan John Everes Tony Marnell Jewera Brayden James Nelson Yusuf Khalil Yusef Samur Harold Hongjing J To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Lynette Cordelia Billings James Henry Morris Howell Han Lin Seng Huiling Ximin Ling Wei Liu Shen Hong Ma Bernie Lamoto Moa Alushka Lakmal Naira Manakara Rumi Roof Anton Frederick Rester Sean Osamo Shadbot Andrew Jiongwang Song Bong Goon Song Udit Subedi To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering conjoined with First Class Honours Martin Lawrence Perkins and a Bachelor of Commerce To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering conjoined with Second Class Honours First Division Li Wang and a Bachelor of Commerce To the Degree of a Bachelor of Engineering conjoined Ken Lee and a Bachelor of Commerce To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering honours with First Class Honours Mohamed Abdulatif in Software Engineering Pierre Francesca Abercrombie in Civil Engineering Denagma Vindagamagay Ashin Madaro Abbasakera in Civil Engineering Ahmad Fakiri bin Ahmad Farid in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ola Basam Salivan Alhassani in Chemical and Materials Engineering Sarah Muzadak Naeem Alsa-Siksi Kim Mechanical Engineering Joshua Mark Aldridge in Civil Engineering Fadi Alos in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Hussein Al-Sadi in Software Engineering Ferdin Anthony is a Bachelor of Engineering and he is a Master of Engineering and he is a Master of Engineering Ferdin Anthony in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Suad Moda Adnan Barakat in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Christine Margaret Barber in Computer Systems Engineering, Martin Gabriel Berentos in Civil Engineering, Siritha Bazak in Software Engineering, Huizhi Be in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Neil Louis Bent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manit Bhavish Bakia in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Alexander William Blakely in Mechanical Engineering, Bevan Peter Botha in Civil Engineering, Graham Keith Bojan in Civil Engineering, Harry David Brownlee in Civil Engineering, Timothy Michael Andrew Burrows in Mechanical Engineering, Sean Michael Kaitaino in Mechanical Engineering, Charles Chan in Mechanical Engineering, Ronald Ping Mang Chan in Mechanical Engineering, Young Chi Chang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Mi Che in Biomedical Engineering, Chen Yin Sen in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Kevin V. Ken Chong in Biomedical Engineering, Mahidi Ahmed Hossin Chaudhry in Civil Engineering, Tianzu Chiu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Brooke Emma Clark in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Matthew Stephen Clark in Engineering Science, Andrew Richard Cutfield in Civil Engineering, Brett Michael Dalgetty in Mechatronics Engineering, Laura M. Davies in Civil Engineering, Michelle Francis Deacon in Biomedical Engineering, Benjamin Deeming in Computer Systems Engineering, Croydon Diaz in Computer Systems Engineering, Jess Edward Donnelly in Mechatronics Engineering, Catherine Emeline Crier-Draper in Civil Engineering, Ian Robert Dunning in Engineering Science, Paul Stephen Dai in Civil Engineering, Nigel Hansel Denzel Fernando in Civil Engineering, Gary Chi Lam Fung in Software Engineering, Sherry Shi Yao Gao in Engineering Science, Sheena Garg in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Medeo Getikesh in Software Engineering, Peter Charles Haymes in Mechanical Engineering, Fabian Stephen Hannick in Mechanical Engineering, Joyce Hargreaves-Thomas in Biomedical Engineering, James Gordon Henderson in Civil Engineering, Nicholas Roy Henry in Civil Engineering, Joshua Timothy Hodson in Civil Engineering, Rex Pius Hwang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yi Hwang in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Joe Shuo-Hum in Chemical and Materials Engineering, David Henry Isaacs in Mechanical Engineering, Marcel Jekyll in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Naveem Panus-Joseph in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kirthi Singe-Mudi-Yancella-Gay-Samidara-Chanaka-Bandara-Kirthi Singe-Tinghe, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ginny Kim in Mechanical Engineering, Taihun Kim in Mechatronics Engineering, Malika Traja Mohan-Korup in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mayank Latawar in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Matthew Craig Lawrence in Mechanical Engineering, Katarina Maria-Lori in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chung-Jeng Lee in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Senior Scholar in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sophia Leung in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Ivan Kin-Yung Lee in Computer Systems Engineering, Jing-Lin Lim in Biomedical Engineering, An-hao Chen-Lin in Mechanical Engineering, Blair Falolindze in Civil Engineering, David Liu in Computer Systems Engineering, Ho Chiang Loh in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hoi Chem Mac in Civil Engineering, Tony Graham Manning in Civil Engineering, Miles Daniel Mason in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Andrew James McDonald in Computer Systems Engineering, Joshua Scotty-Horry McGee in Mechanical Engineering, Michael Taylor McIver in Civil Engineering, Kurt Joseph McQuide in Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed Ikhwan Afrasri Mohamed Eja Ezra, Nathalie Ann Mitchell Lowe in Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed Rasidi Mohamed Yassin in Mechanical Engineering, Nathya Linda Mohamed Kamal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mohamed Fareed Loman Mohamed Yahaya in Mechanical Engineering, Ganesh Ramanan Nagendra in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Michael John Neath in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sarah Jane Neal in Civil Engineering, Carl Gary Newby in Mechanical Engineering, Yu Hin Ng in Macatronics Engineering, Abdul Raheem Norman in Chemical and Materials Engineering, David John Olson in Software Engineering, Tessa Hazel Parris in Biomedical Engineering, Vedara Lyth Thambara Chakshiriya Pathy Rhee in Civil Engineering, Willow Laina Patterson Kane in Civil Engineering, Edward Reddiff Peake in Computer Systems Engineering, Penilagay Supann Shatting Thera Parera in Civil Engineering, Timothy Michael Perven in Civil Engineering, Nathan Dean Pittman in Software Engineering, Harriet Mary Pretty in Engineering Science, Rebecca Margaret Pullin in Biomedical Engineering, Thanura Chedika Rabel in Civil Engineering, Ivan James Ravlich in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Baljeet Singh Ria in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catherine Jane Roberts in Engineering Science, Samantha Alda Rodriguez in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Sophia Areta Rodriguez in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Damien James Roberts in Mechanical Engineering, Senior Scholar in Mechanical Engineering, Raymond David Rotten in Mechatronics Engineering, James Ian Campbell Russell in Civil Engineering, Tapeo Philip Florian Sarri-Irenen in Mechatronics Engineering, Ryan Clark Shelton in Mechatronics Engineering, James William Sege in Mechanical Engineering, Frank Siok in Mechanical Engineering, Shun Yao Xin in Software Engineering, Robin John Suckmuth in Computer Systems Engineering, Srikanth Treetharan in Software Engineering, Nicholas Matthew Stringer in Biomedical Engineering, John Hon Tan in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Vivian C.U.10 in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Nur Afkar Talib in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Sydney Lok Ting Tsang in Software Engineering, Senior Scholar in Software Engineering, Sinapati Thupo in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kimberly Morgan Twigdon in Civil Engineering, Braden Fraser-Vickers in Software Engineering, Christopher Rainer Vogel in Engineering Science, Senior Scholar in Engineering Science, Pulgit Kwadawar in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Simon Wang in Civil Engineering, Stevan Hantika-Wijanto in Civil Engineering, William Luke Williams in Civil Engineering, Michelle Lynn Willis in Civil Engineering, Hugh Ching Wong in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Owen Heyman-Woodhouse in Civil Engineering, He Hu in Civil Engineering, Happy Shua Shia in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nalima Yadla in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Matthew Sultan Yan in Mechanical Engineering, Shihua Yang in Civil Engineering, Shan Yol Yu in Computer Systems Engineering, Senior Scholar in Computer Systems, Kerry Anna Yu Kitch in Civil Engineering, Jeron Zhang in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Senior Scholar in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Yida Zhao in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours First Division, Mohamed Karolzant-Nazmi Abdul-Rahim in Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed Kamalpasha Ahmad in Mechanical Engineering, Rubin Scott Anderson in Civil Engineering, Albert Ang in Civil Engineering, Mihailo Azar in Biomedical Engineering, Mohamed Ashwif Azmi in Mechanical Engineering, Luca Bersic in Mechanical Engineering, Hannah Mariam Baker-Balka in Civil Engineering, Sikara Pravinkumar Bagat in Software Engineering, Jonathan Richmond Bodman in Civil Engineering, Jun Bong in Mechanical Engineering, Adam Matthew Buckland in Civil Engineering, Angela Marie Buckland in Engineering Science, Tanin Buranseta Kul in Mechanical Engineering, Jason John Burgine in Civil Engineering, Anthony Robin Burness in Mechanical Engineering, Matthew Liam Buswell in Mechanical Engineering, Ronella Kainiro in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Samuel Matthew Carter in Mechanical Engineering, Nicholas Wenyi Chang in Mechanical Engineering, Robin Lee Ching Chang in Mechanical Engineering, Yu Chen in Mechanical Engineering, Billy Hoi Liong Choy in Civil Engineering, Chong Sung Chung in Mechanical Engineering, Melissa Ruth Clubbly in Mechanical Engineering, Alan Philip Crimmins in Engineering Science, David Anakdanding in Chemical Materials Engineering, Sibh Khadwah Tudag Wagay Girmal Kebyn De Silva in Civil Engineering, Vanura Kasnith Paawan Chastansandri De Silva in Mechanical Engineering, Taylor James Edwards in Mechatronics Engineering, Simon Mark Fandel in Civil Engineering, Yinda Ye Lin Feng in Biomedical Engineering, Harriet Rose Follos in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Abraham Francis in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Matthew Carl Furness in Civil Engineering, Melissa Lilly Fattado in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Samar Gallib Abdul Rahman Gallib in Software Engineering, Alan Jiang in Civil Engineering, Fanghua Gong in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Paul Philip Haig in Civil 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. Sami Kim on piano will now perform sarcasms by Prukofiev. I'm 22 when he wrote that piece. It's obviously a very technically demanding piece and it was played superbly by Sami. Can I ask you to show your appreciation one more time? This year, we have some memorable performances by students from our School of Music. If you would like to hear further performances, you are invited to our graduation concert. All graduands and their families are invited to the graduation concert which is at 7.30pm this Thursday in the Town Hall and admission is free. By the authority vested in me by a resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Roger France Chancellor, confer the degrees and award the diplomas stated upon those who within their faculty have satisfied the requirements of this university. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours First Division, Honour, Honour, Honour, Honour, Honour. Erundip Kaur, Electrical Electronic Engineering Nadia Karol-Zaman in Chemical and Materials Engineering Suk Ho Kim in Civil Engineering Jamie B. Lamb in Mechanical Engineering Ying Po Klau in Civil Engineering Laura Joan Leacock in Software Engineering Ho Sang Nelson Lee in Civil Engineering Jun Tak Lee in Civil Engineering Bin Yuan Lee in Civil Engineering Simon James Littbrook in Civil Engineering Chung Yao Lin in Civil Engineering Tom Eager Lowe in Software Engineering Simon Edward Manson in Civil Engineering Melina Marielle Ovalchi-Maskarensas in Civil Engineering Mohamed Sarik Mat Eaza in Mechanical Engineering Christa Graham McCartney in Civil Engineering Alasdair Donald McLean in Electrical Electronic Engineering Melissa Lynn Melrose in Civil Engineering Nadia Bint-Mahamedzaki in Electrical Electronic Engineering Noshafiq Mohamed in Mechanical Engineering Suria Khatik Mukavili in Electrical Electronic Engineering Amir Husan Mula in Mechanical Electronic Engineering David John Smith-Mutton in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Aswin Arayanan in Biomedical Engineering Mikirei Hori-Mahi Nari-Uimu in Electrical Electronic Engineering Paul Matthew Nui in Mechanical Engineering Hugh McDonald-Oke Choko-Ozamba in Computer Systems Engineering Natalia Lottie Palamu in Civil Engineering Samuel Brian Leslie Parkin in Civil Engineering Richard Dean Parnell in Civil Engineering Joseph Ambrose Terwill Pearson in Civil Engineering Dashika Premkumar in Civil Engineering Matthew John Proctor in Chemical and Materials Engineering Simon Aston-Prosy in Civil Engineering Shivatsa Raghub-Arman in Software Engineering Waihanna Idaou-Ramat in Electrical Electronic Engineering Anusha Bismal Rajasauria in Civil Engineering Thomas Mark Richardson in Mechanical Engineering Jin Wu Roe in Computer Systems Engineering Aruan William Ryan in Software Engineering Nur Saki Nassafian in Chemical and Materials Engineering Mausalyn Nusmas Saqib in Civil Engineering Dithmanta Chitya Samarawit Grima-Ranatunga in Civil Engineering Yoshimi Sakikiwa in Mechatronics Engineering Ginny Sing in Civil Engineering Ham Deep Sing in Civil Engineering Hong Phat Siti Sat in Chemical and Materials Engineering Ashat Sondi in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Joseph James Struthers in Mechanical Engineering Yu Sun in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Longsing Tang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Robin Zhenwei Tang in Chemical and Materials Engineering Elden Richard Thomas Taylor in Civil Engineering Kun Chiu Ting in Mechatronics Engineering Suceo Pujo Chokro in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Michael John Triggs in Civil Engineering Alexander Eric Vink in Civil Engineering Wan Muhammad Samin Wan Suikri in Mechanical Engineering Samil Xiong Wang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Shi Kuwan Wang in Civil Engineering Yi Wang in Mechanical Engineering Melanie Claire Wood in Civil Engineering Shi Xiong in Mechatronics Engineering Yi Chi Zhou in Engineering Science Michael David Swart in Civil Engineering To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours for 2nd Class Honours 2nd Division Matthew Joel R. Mu in Civil Engineering Ashti Ray Anderson in Civil Engineering Ana Trisha Alina Bazabas in Biomedical Engineering Heba Barakat in Civil Engineering James Samuel Brown in Mechanical Engineering Michael James Bunkel in Civil Engineering Michael James Burridge in Civil Engineering Bradley James Burridge in Civil Engineering Brian Leigh Cook-Charlesworth in Civil Engineering Jason Sensen Chen in Civil Engineering Katharine Elizabeth Chimney in Chemical and Materials Engineering Andre James Cowan in Mechanical Engineering Scott Michael Dakers in Engineering Science Tuan Imran Dole in Computer Systems Engineering Muhammad Haikmata Famin in Mechanical Engineering Sana Fahat in Chemical and Materials Engineering Thomas Wilson Ferguson in Mechatronics Engineering Dominic Chung K. Fok in Engineering Science Gun Hun Meng in Mechanical Engineering Geoffrey Stephen Gates in Mechanical Engineering William Stephen Goodfellow in Mechanical Engineering Heath Russell Gordon in Chemical and Materials Engineering Ionella Andrea Grammer in Chemical and Materials Engineering Jesse Paul Griffin in Software Engineering Ross William Harper in Civil Engineering James Langtree Hatrick Smith in Civil Engineering Jiajia He in Civil Engineering Andy Yanling Huang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering David Hao Wei Huang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Muhammad Samin Havzul Huck in Civil Engineering Amir Ivo Glian in Computer Systems Engineering Hoke Yong Kang in Civil Engineering Masha Kazarani in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Rathir Laxie Narayana in Chemical and Materials Engineering Daniel Tuilaton in Civil Engineering Sharlene Avu Fatima Leungwai in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Jiayu Lee in Chemical and Materials Engineering Anthony Frank Mason in Chemical and Materials Engineering Shane Joann Melzer in Civil Engineering Razine Mahmud in Civil Engineering James Mark McCluskey in Mechatronics Engineering Pranashu Mistra in Computer Systems Engineering Oliver Tres Mudrika in Civil Engineering Mohamed Rewan Mohamed Ali in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Noratira Mohamed Samisudin in Chemical and Materials Engineering Keelan Tamati Morrison in Mechanical Engineering Christopher John Nixon in Mechanical Engineering Waleed W. A. Newman in Civil Engineering Jeff Kok Hoi Ong in Mechanical Engineering Hojrong Park in Civil Engineering Aaron John Maxx with Petitin Software Engineering Niraj Ranjit in Civil Engineering Jai Piyosan in Computer Systems Engineering Dimadhu Akalanka Supantaraparuma in Civil Engineering Maesera Tujdun in Mechanical Engineering Laura Jones-Toseo in Engineering Science Kit Puwitsoi in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Rani Vardra Oli Lakaiba in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Devendra Vijay in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Cameron Michael Walburn in Mechanical Engineering Shirefa Selika Izati Wan-Kazim in Mechanical Engineering Nigel Karlunwan in Civil Engineering Amariya Francis Warrantini in Civil Engineering Kyao Hut Oun Nguyen in Civil Engineering Su Lu Wong in Software Engineering Tong Xie in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Kan Zhang in Civil Engineering To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours Conjoined with First Class Honours Samuel Joseph Bradley in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Arthur Roman Brown in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Arts Liang Chen in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Jeffrey Fo Duncan in Chemical Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Jeffrey Alan Fong in Chemical Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Troy Nicholas Hoogiven in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Neil Hopkins in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws. Sylvie Adelaide Gilman-Myers in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Anthony Edward Phillips in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Commerce. Harish Kauram in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Daniel Nicholas Sazaleck in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Charles William Stone in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Kay Suinae in Electrical Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Lewis Ennis Tomon, Electrical and Electronics Engineer and a Bachelor of Commerce. Sai Nanyang, Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. Darren John Van Drutten, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Andrew John Webber in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Richi Wong Meng Sheng in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Shuang Wu in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Bo Xiu in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. Daniel James Young in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Anthea Xiu in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours conjoined with Second Class Honours First Division, Henry Ching Hang Che in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Commerce. Suu Che Fang in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Kuan Min Lin in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Commerce. Chitam Patel in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. To the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours conjoined with Second Class Honours Second Division, Andrew William Nichols in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Yu Feng Chao in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Commerce. Suukanda Chokro in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Cheng Wei Yang in Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts. To the Degree of Master of Engineering with First Class Honours. Jonathan Beaver in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Patrick Joseph Dempsey in Mechanical Engineering. Yei Li in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. David Liu in Mechanical Engineering. Ryan Douglas McCardle in Mechanical Engineering. Tianjith Werensinghe in Software Engineering, University Graduate Scholar. To the Degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours First Division, Mohamed Azman But in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Michael Edward Byrne in Engineering Science. Adrian Leah Fortune in Civil Engineering. Gary Daniel Nates in Engineering Science. Yu Shi in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Craig Michael Smith in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. To the Degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours Second Division, Zhao Lei in Chemical Materials Engineering. To the Degree of Master of Engineering, Wei Yonglu in Civil Engineering. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Management with First Class Honours, William Lin. Connell John Menzies. Degree of Master of Engineering Management with Second Class Honours First Division, Markos Pratikio Fernandez Montenegro. Srinivasa Raupula. Yaping Wang. Chuang Zhang. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Management with Second Class Honours Second Division, Konstantin Surji-Philippe. Ming Shang-Jiao. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Management, Brian Emanuel Quija Manasala. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Studies with First Class Honours, Sayantan Badra. Ka Manli. Rory McCully in Geotechnical Engineering. Fuet Nuiu in Transportation. Sandy Patil. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours First Division, Siddhartha Brahma. James Paul K. in Construction Management. Ran Lin. Heokune Sahid Martins in Transportation. Girish Nelapu in Construction Management. Rankesh Saini in Transportation. Wang Yidan. Ye Ye Jing in Construction Management. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division, Vijayendra Himadri Boss. Jamika Dekosta. Kizito Kwaku izi izumu in Transportation. Vikas Arya Gubi Coat-Wadir. Saeed Ali Haida. Sarah Adele Jaff. Narad Kunwa in Transportation. Nitin Melkoti in Transportation. Vladislav Motrev in Construction Management. Sri Ram Nagarajan. Ahmed Kantal Patel in Transportation. Jitinda Singh. Ruan Tondon. Ruizhou in Transportation. To the Degree of Master of Engineering Studies, Hejmadi Kartikadir. Supabs Krishna Subaramriya Rao. Sanda Sifani Sandip. I now call upon the Vice-Chancellor to present the doctoral graduands. Chancellor, I have pleasure presenting to you the doctoral graduands. To the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. I am Abbas in Chemical and Materials Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. I am investigated some of the fundamental mechanisms of the top heat loss between the electrolyte and the air under the hoods in aluminium smelting cells and the influence of cell ventilation on the recovery of the top heat loss and the reduction of cell emissions. Chen Rikwan in Chemicals and Materials Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar, re-investigated a special technique to produce high-quality zinc oxide nanostructures with low cost and minimal pollution, which has great potential in light-emitting photocatalysis and solar cell applications. Chan Wei Chung in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Chan Wei researched the microstructure and mechanical properties of thermo-mechanically-processed magnesium alloys in order to improve the performance of these alloys for wider applications. Hossain Derek-Shan in Civil Engineering. Hossain investigated the out-of-plane dynamic stability of unreinforced masonry walls, including the effects of building floor stiffness and the number of stories. Anthony Downwood in Engineering Science. Tony developed game theory models for determining the effect on electricity prices of strategic behaviour by generators when they try to exploit transmission congestion. His models have been used by transpower and mighty river power to investigate the effect of transmission constraints on electricity prices. Xu Dong Fung in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Xu Dong investigated the energy-efficient communication algorithms for wireless networks. He developed methods of network clustering and chip interleaving as efficient means of energy reduction in wireless sensor networks. Xu Dong. Asia, Edel, Gaziolusoi in Civil Engineering. Edel developed a scenario and workshop method to assist companies in developing a corporate strategy to transform them into sustainable companies producing sustainable products and services. Nasa Juckerman in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. Nasa investigated the parallelisation of desktop applications by easing the effort required to develop interactive and performance software applications, taking advantage of multi-core processes found in modern laptops and desktop systems. This will make the efficient parallelisation of more applications viable, thus allowing performance growth that can satisfy the future needs of engineering, science and society. Benjamin Jin in Chemical and Materials Engineering, University Doctoral Scholar. Ben developed a method for reducing temperature fluctuations inside freezes caused by door openings, loss cycles and the loss of electrical power. Kerry Lynn Hedges in Bioengineering. Kerry developed a novel computational model for simulating forced exploration in the human lung that includes subject-specific lung geometry and changes in tissue mechanics associated with prevalent lung diseases. Her work adds significant new insight into how changes in the lung during onset of disease affect common tests of lung function. Harvey Haw in Bioengineering. Harvey investigated blood flow in patient-specific cerebral vasculature and aneurysms. He developed a novel computational pipeline that is able to simulate hemodynamics in healthy and diseased blood vessels in a multi-dimensional manner. Joe Wei Su in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. William developed smart tuning methods to control the power flow of wireless power receivers, which greatly improved the capability of existing inductive power transfer systems for industrial and biomedical applications. Jessica Wing Yun Jor in Bioengineering. Bright Future Top Achiever Doctoral Scholar. Jessica investigated the mechanisms relating to the structure and function of skin using mathematical modelling with a view to better understanding of chemical behaviour of healthy, damaged and diseased skin. Johnny Weiss on Carl, an Electrical and Electronic Engineering University Doctoral Scholar. Johnny investigated and developed new algorithms for improving the service reliability of wireless communication systems based on methods of artificial intelligence. Wong Kim in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Wong investigated the influence of early exercise on the development of the cartilage and bone tissues in the mid-carpal joints of young thoroughbred horses. His aim was to determine whether early exercise increased the animals' resistance to joint injury and the later development of osteoarthritis. Well, Chair can lie in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Eva investigated electromagnetic wave propagation in indoor environments and developed efficient methods for predicting received signal strengths for indoor wireless communication systems. Bo Lee and Bioengineering University Doctoral Scholar. Bo developed new ways of tracking heart wall motion and MRI images. These methods are now being used routinely to evaluate patients with heart disease in Auckland and around the world. Yi Qinglin in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Yi Qing investigated new approaches in robust audio-watermarking for copyrights protection, a novel technique for assuring the authenticity of digital multimedia products. Genean Heather Mitchell in Bioengineering. Genean developed a computational model of inert gas transport and mixing in the human and ovine lung for understanding the difference in measurements acquired using different imaging modalities and experimental methods. The predictive model is the first to link global measurements of lung function with regional contrast-enhanced imaging. Genean. Juliette Ann Newson in Engineering Science. Juliette analysed temperature-time series data from the shallow zone of high-temperature geothermal systems with a view to understanding heat and mass transport in the near-surface region. Benjamin Mark O'Brien in Bioengineering. University Doctoral Scholar. Bright Future Top Achieva Doctoral Scholar. Ben developed an entirely new class of stretchable electronics capable of making artificial muscles truly smart. His work is a significant step towards making soft and intelligent machines and has been recognised with the Rutherford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship. Sumendra Nath Patra in Mechanical Engineering. Sumendra's research produced for the first time internationally a systematic understanding of how manufacturing parameters influence the electro-spinning process. The nanofibrous mats produced by Sumendra have been used as scaffolds to promote cell growth in tissue engineering and have been shown to possess excellent features for growing cells. Alistair Peter Russell in Civil Engineering. Alistair's research primarily investigated the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings with an emphasis on the response of flanged unreinforced masonry walls subjected to in-plane loading. Diliana Semich in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Bright Future Top Achieva Doctoral Scholar. Diliana investigated energy-efficient cooperative communication among battery-powered nodes in a wireless sensor network, developing distributed strategies which enable the nodes to co-operate autonomously to extend the life of the wireless network as a whole. Gaurav Tandon in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Gaurav investigated the causes for variation in the cell voltage of industrial aluminium smelting cells with a view to identifying excess energy expenditure due to that variation. Kenneth Tran in Bioengineering, Bright Future Top Achieva Doctoral Scholar. Kennethan developed a computational model of a heart cell in order to investigate the fundamental control mechanisms that govern the energy supply and demand in the heart and to determine how these processes break down in coronary heart disease. Sayed Assan, Vargefi, Reze and Bioengineering. Assan investigated the system of nutrient delivery to the ocular lens experimentally and computationally to view to the development of therapies for lens cataracts. Assan. And in absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation qualified for the conferment of a degree or the award of a diploma in the Faculty of Engineering. On behalf of the university, I now invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all. And this might be the perfect opportunity for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff of the university who have helped them as they achieved their qualifications. This concludes this meeting of council and Convocation of the university for the conferment of degrees and the award of diplomas. I now invite you to sing the first verse of God Defend New Zealand in Maori and then in English. The words are printed on the reverse of your programmes.