Want to save the planet and build a future-proof career? Here’s the latest from our Net Zero magazine
Our Careers with STEM: Net Zero 2025 magazine is packed with inspiring pathways in clean energy, green engineering, smart grids and more!
Whether you’re into design, tech, power – or just want to fight climate change – there’s a Net Zero career for you.
Engineer the revolution
Aiming for Net Zero means rethinking how we build, power and connect the world. That’s where engineers come in.
“If you like solving problems and making things, engineering could be your superpower,” says Professor Julien Epps Dean of Engineering, UNSW. “It’s not just about maths and machines – it’s about making life better for everyone.”
Net Zero engineering is critical to solving one of the biggest challenges of our time. Be at the heart of the action at UNSW Engineering.
💡 Find our more in our article: Engineer the future with a Net Zero career.
Scholarship alert! Power engineering with the Australian Power Institute
Power engineers keep the lights on – but in a greener, smarter way. Meet Cassandra Ellis, a power engineer and recipient of The Australian Power Institute’s (API) Power UP Scholarship.
This opportunity has included vacation work with ElectraNet and supporting Cass’ undergraduate degree in electrical and electronic engineering. She even got to be part of API’s two-week summer school, with their POWERful Women Leadership Program!
“It was a chance to connect with other industry professionals from across the power sector and country,” Cass says.
🎓 Get more details on Cass’ journey and the API Power UP Scholarship!
What is renewable energy engineering?
“As we transition the AC power grid to DC and renewable energy, there are so many things to build and develop and contribute,” says Dr Kosala Gunawardane, renewable energy engineer.
Last year, Kosala was acting course director of UTS’s Renewable Energy Engineering, a new degree program developed in response to industry demand.
Kosala believes you can have an outsized impact on the future. “Power electronics makes a huge contribution in the transition to renewables,” she says. “The transition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
🔋 Find out more about studying renewable energy engineering at UTS!
Careers with STEM: Net Zero 2025 was supported by the University of New South Wales, the Australian Power Institute, and the University of Technology Sydney.
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