Steven Lade
Course: Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of
Engineering
Stephen
Lade commenced his illustrious experience at Monash in 2000
specialising in electrical and computer systems engineering and
completed an honours year in physics.
“I chose Monash
for it’s excellent reputation, and because the campus and the
people
felt better on Open Days than other universities.”
Stephen
says the best thing about his undergraduate experience was
“the chance
to develop, both socially and academically, in a supportive
environment. In engineering, my favourite subject was Electronics 2
because I felt I was learning circuits of real use in the workplace,
and we were able to construct them professionally on our own custom
circuit boards.”
Whilst
at Monash, Stephen tutored both secondary school and university
students, and worked as a demonstrator for the Faculty of Science. He
also found time to participate in the Monash Bushwalking and Outdoors
Club, and undertake two semesters on exchange at Luleå
University of
Technology, Sweden.
“I was
fortunate, as an outdoors-orientated person, to find myself in country
and amongst people who truly feel the same way. In my first semester I
met people from all over world; in my second I learnt about the Swedish
language, customs and people. Academically, my host university was
oriented more practically orientated than I was used to, which was a
challenging but worthwhile learning experience. During my year on
exchange I skied on frozen seas, scaled mountain peaks, sweated in
snow-clad saunas, barbecued under the midnight sun, became overwhelmed
by the northern lights, ice-skated on the water hazards of the local
golf course… sorry to get carried away, but it was
fun.”
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“Engineers
design what people often take for granted: everything from wind
turbines to harbour bridges, heart monitors and breweries! If this
interests you, you should seriously consider engineering.”
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Testimony
to Stephen’s exceptional talent is the myriad academic prizes
he has
been awarded. They include, a Sir John Monash Deans Scholarship, Monash
University Global Scholarship, The T.H. Laby Medal, the RS Components
Award, the J.J. McNeill Prize, the Solar Energy Applications Research
Group Prize, the Wilson, the Transformer Company Prize, the McGraw-Hill
Book Prize, the Dean’s List Fellowship Award (Science), the
Esso and
Mobil Honours List, the Monash Vice-Chancellor’s
Undergraduate Research
Scholarship, an Esso Prize for Electronics, a Graham Beard Memorial
Third Year Prize, and The Ian Langlands Award.
Stephen
believes the heart of engineering is design, combining theoretical and
practical knowledge, with the task’s requirements to produce
a viable
solution. “Engineers design what people often take for
granted:
everything from wind turbines to harbour bridges, heart monitors and
breweries! If this interests you, then seriously consider
engineering.”
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