Bronwyn Evans is an Australian engineer who was Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Australia from 2019 to 2022.
Bronwyn Evans | |
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| Alma mater | University of Wollongong |
| Employer(s) | Standards Australia Engineers Australia |
Evans completed a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wollongong in 1982,[1] one of the first women to do so.[2] She received a PhD in 1998 from the same university for her thesis, "Comparative evaluation of real time robot control systems".[3]
Evans was chief executive officer of Standards Australia from 2013 to 2019.[4] She was chief executive officer of Engineers Australia from 3 October 2019[5] until her retirement in April 2022.[6] In February 2020 she was appointed to the Council of the University of Wollongong.[7]
Awards and recognition
editEvans was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2012.[5] In the same year she was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wollongong.[8]
In 2014 she was named as one of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers by Engineers Australia.[9]
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to engineering, to standards and to medical technology."[4]
References
edit- ^ Cambourne, Keeli. "2016: Blazing a trail". University of Wollongong. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Engineers Australia announce UOW alumna Dr Bronwyn Evans as their new Chief Executive Officer". EIS News and Events. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Evans, Bronwyn Joy (1 January 1998), Comparative evaluation of real time robot control systems, Department of Information and Communication Technology, retrieved 3 September 2021
- ^ a b "Dr Bronwyn Joy Evans". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Bronwyn Evans announced as new CEO of Engineers Australia". ATSE. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Engineers Australia CEO to step down". Defence Connect. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). University of Wollongong. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "2021: Chancellor recognised for service to business, non-profits and women". University of Wollongong. 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "2014: UOW engineers recognised as among the most influential in Australia". University of Wollongong. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links
edit- Bronwyn Evans on LinkedIn
- Staying Relevant with Dr Bronwyn Evans – Engineering Heroes podcast