In brief
Doctoral student’s vision delivers transport award
A
new vision for the way that transport systems are managed has seen a UniSA
doctoral student collect a top 2004 Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)
award.
UniSA student Nik Vogiatzis (pictured) impressed Australasia’s top transport professionals and academics at the recent annual forum by proposing a new approach to traffic control.
“I’m looking at managing traffic in transportation networks by observing general systems and how entities make decisions and behave within such systems,” says Vogiatzis.
As a part of his work, Vogiatzis has developed a prototype database that allows traffic movement to be reported using historical data from Adelaide’s traffic signalling system ACTS (Adelaide Coordinated Traffic System).
“Data is routinely collected by traffic authorities around the country, but no one has ever used it because of the difficulty associated with the task,” he says. “My database uses that information and is really showing that this approach to systems theory will work.”
Former Transport Minister Trish White presented Nik Vogiatzis with the David Willis Memorial Prize at the UniSA’s Transport Systems Centre in late February.
UniSA Student appointed to Australian Red Cross Board
Sam
Reed, a 23-year-old international studies honours student, has been named
youth representative on the National Board of the Australian Red Cross.
He began his work as a volunteer in the Red Cross save-a-mate, disaster services and international humanitarian law programs and says these activities had a tremendous personal effect on his career path.
“The experience and exposure to a broader picture with Red Cross changed things for me. I went from engineering to international relations and languages. It’s allowed me to really grow in new, personally worthwhile directions,” he said.
Sam has already served as a youth member on the Australian Red Cross, South Australia Board, and says he wants to be a focal point for youth in this new national role. His appointment is for two years.
South Australian School of Art graduates win Helpmann awards
Congratulations
to the South Australian School of Art graduates who won the highly prized
Helpmann awards at the 10th Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition which
opened in March.
Chosen from 26 of the best creative and emerging artists in the State the Adelaide City Council 2005 Award was awarded to Lou Gannon for her work Lost in Translation.
She received $3,000 to mount a solo exhibition within the Adelaide CBD. Her piece was constructed with old light boxes, resin fragments, aluminium, balsa wood and an aeroplane propeller.
The items shown in the cast resin are collected from those confiscated from passengers at Adelaide airport post September 11, 2001.
The Hill Smith Fine Art/Malaysia Airlines Travel Award was awarded to Hans Kreiner (pictured) for his 17 Jewels mixed media installation. He received $3,000 to put towards travel and expenses to undertake professional development overseas.
A special commendation from the Adelaide City Council judging panel was also awarded to Nicole Ayliffe. Her glass work incorporating gel medium photography has seen her invited to exhibit at the Grote Street Library Community Centre.