Unlocking Underground Opportunities – an event rich with curiosity and learning
By Julius Lumsden, member of ATSym Our recent ATSym event, Unlocking Underground Opportunities: The World of Tunnelling, was a great success, attracting around 60 attendees from a wide range of backgrounds. The audience incl...
ATS-SOM workshop a huge success
By Cristian Biotto, Chair of the ATS Tunnel Systems, Operation and Maintenance group What a great conclusion! The ATS-SOM VTC Workshop wrapped up today with a morning visit to the West Gate Tunnel. Reflecting on the two-day ...
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the commencement of the iconic Snowy Mountains Scheme
In a fantastic event in Sydney on the 9 Oct, the ATS in conjunction with Engineering Heritage Australia celebrated the 75th anniversary of the commencement of the iconic Snowy Mountains Scheme and the 50th anniversary of the...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Georgia Gosse
Georgia Gosse Principal, Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon Georgia Gosse is a leading sustainability professional. She has spent 15 years working with engineers to deliver better outcomes on infrastructure projects and assets...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Dr Jurij Karlovšek
Dr Jurij Karlovšek Bio Dr Jurij Karlovšek is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland, specialising in digitalisation and tunnelling engineering. With over 15 years of experience spanning both i...
ATS Short Course – Spotlight on our MC: Antonia Theodoulou
Antonia Theodoulou Bio Antonia Theodoulou is an Engineer at Arcadis who specialises in underground structures. Her curiosity and passion for exploring the unknown drive her success in the field, having worked on major infras...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Ulrike Pelz
Ulrike Pelz Bio Over a career spanning more than 28 years, Ulrike has worked as a civil engineer on major tunnelling infrastructure projects in Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and Singapore. Ulrike’s work experience cov...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Michael Lehfeldt
Michael Lehfeldt Bio Michael is a civil engineer who has many years of project, program, contract administration, consultancy and asset management experience in road, rail, aviation, defence, mining, and finance. His experie...
ATS QLD – St Barbara’s Day Dinner – Book today!
- Boo DON'T MISS YOUR SPOT AT THIS FANTASTIC SOCIAL AND NETWORKING EVENT. REGISTER HERE: ATS QLD – St Barbara’s Day Dinner – Australian Tunnelling Society ...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Eng How Ghee
Eng How Ghee Eng-How has worked in the field of civil engineering for more than 24 years, with many years focusing on tunnelling and structural projects in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Eng started his engineering caree...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Brodie Aitchison
Brodie Aitchison Brodie is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in delivering tunnelling projects. His expertise spans civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering disciplines for underground infrastructure projects, i...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Gitte Goffin
Dr Gitte Goffin Bio Dr Gitte Goffin is a senior civil materials engineer at Aurecon with over 12 years’ experience in academic research and consulting. She has extensive experience in asset integrity and durability design of...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Anthony Harding
Anthony Harding Bio Anthony is Jacobs Technical Director for Tunnels, Asia-Pacific. He gained a degree and PhD from Edinburgh University and joined Halcrow (now part of Jacobs) in London in 2000. He has worked on a wide rang...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Tom Roper
Tom Roper Bio Tom Roper is a Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineer with 13 years of experience in underground design and construction. Starting his career in a boutique design consultancy for the mining industry, he now serves as...
Bridging the Gap: ATS forum tackles the issue of gender pay disparities
On June 27, the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling (DiT) group hosted the online event, Bridging the Gap: Addressing Gender Pay Disparities in Engineering. The forum, which was the ATS’s contribution to International Women in Engin...
Key results from and the winner of our prize draw for the ATS Communications Survey
Announcing the key results from and winner of our lucky prize draw for completing the ATS Communications - Member Survey: Arjun Raja Shivasami. Arjun won $200, but immediately decided to donate his winnings to the ATS Divers...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Sue Poo
Sue Poo Bio Sue Poo is a seasoned geotechnical engineer with over 15 years of experience in tunnelling projects. She has played a crucial role in major underground road, railway and wastewater infrastructure projects in Sing...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Tony Peglas
Tony Peglas Bio Tony Peglas is a Principal at Aurecon with over 26 years of experience in the tunnelling industry. He has contributed to numerous large-scale tunnelling and infrastructure projects, including more recently th...
Unlock Your Future in Tunnelling: ATS Short Course 2024 – Registrations Open Now!
Scheduled for 27 – 29 November in Brisbane, this two-day intensive course, plus the Quarry Day, will provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn from industry experts and network with Australian tunnelling professionals. Ar...
Huge thanks to our generous Short Course Sponsors!
The upcoming ATS Short Course, a multi-day event designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels, is shaping up well. Huge shout out to our generous sponsors, who have snapped up almost all of the opportunities t...
UTS launches Australia’s first postgraduate major in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering
UTS has developed Australia's first Master of Engineering course majoring in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering (TUE). This course addresses industry needs and also serves as a professional development, reskilling or ups...
Industry professionals gain insight into WestConnex at motorway control centre tour in Sydney
A group of around 20 industry professionals and students attended an exclusive tour of the WestConnex motorway control centre in Sydney in mid-May. Organised by the ATS Tunnel Systems, Operation and Maintenance Group (ATS-SO...
ANZ Journal contribution – Webuild is Bringing in the Robots
Thanks to Webuild for contributing the following story to our latest A&NZ Journal and sharing their latest advances in the use of robotics in tunnelling. Read the journal in full here. ...