Alumni stories
We present the stories of our graduates who once walked these halls and have since gone on to achieve career success at the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering UNSW. Our alumni community is a vibrant and diverse network owing to our innovative learning experience. Below, you will discover inspirational personal journeys from our alumni community as they offer insight into career milestones, personal experiences and the impact theyve made in their communities. We acknowledge and celebrate our graduating students as we draw strength from each story.
Anne Simmons
Former Provost, UNSW
I worked in implantable defibrillators, inflatable pacemakers, the bionic ear, dialysis. So, when I went out into industry, I got all that experience and thought泭I need to give back to the students of the future.
Jevan Arulampalam
Senior Project Manager, Corin Ltd Australia
Everything I have in泭my career started from UNSW.
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James Otton
Cardiologist, Liverpool Hospital NSW
Cardiologist, NSW Cardiology
Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Medicine UNSW
Biomedical Engineering at UNSW gives you the basis for泭understanding changeI wouldnt be where I am now in terms of being泭able to offer my patients the best thats clinically available.
Tsing Lee
Chief Growth Officer, Valiant Finance
The great thing about engineering is it teaches you how to look at data and numbers, so you learn to泭break really complex things down to smaller parts.
Chris Roberts
Chair of Board, TEDI-London
Ive had a 40+ year career in medical devices and泭the foundation for that career has been Biomedical Engineering from the University of New South Wales.
Prashan Paramanathan
CEO & Founder, Chuffed.org
What I do now is really泭driven by the curiosity that was fostered during my time at UNSW泭doing Biomedical Engineering.
Daneh Turner
Regional Research Manager ANZ, GE Healthcare
UNSW Biomedical Engineering has given me all the core technical and practical knowledge and experience that泭I needed to get to this point.
Rylie Green
Head of Department, Bioengineering, Imperial College London
Professor, Bioelectronics
You dont always know exactly where youre going, but泭you make the best decision泭at any given time色
Antonia Workman
Firmware Engineer, Cochlear Limited
Really泭exciting technology泭that Im able to delve into...seeking out opportunities and really being open to them.
Kevin Ambosta
Field Service Engineer, Abbott
Being a graduate of Biomedical Engineering, its taught me a lot about anatomy, and how the body interacts with the heart地nd the skills and tools needed to泭succeed in my career.