Architectural Technology Student
Aaron Hongvilai started his design journey at Billy Blue. His designs blend art, music, tech and innovation Imagine creating a space, infusing it with beauty
Cristy Burne October 15, 2025
Looking to build a rewarding career in design & construction? Meet real role models using STEM skills to design and create urban spaces, architecture, buildings, transport and infrastructure.
Aaron Hongvilai started his design journey at Billy Blue. His designs blend art, music, tech and innovation Imagine creating a space, infusing it with beauty
NASA Engineer Dr Elizabeth (Beth) Jens is making interplanetary travel a real thing! We spoke to her to get the lowdown on NASA careers.
Daring 16-year-old aviator, Liam Morey is pledging to fly himself around Australia to spread the word on STEM. Before he jets off on his TeenAroundOz tour, we spoke to Liam to get the lowdown on how he came up with such a crazy idea, why he loves to fly, and how more teens can get in on the action.
Joanne Pellew is no stranger to hard work. She’s Closing the Gap with Indigenous employment sites, and knows that work you love shouldn’t feel like work.
Biochemistry student Wayne Cawthorne has always had a love for science. He was driven by his teacher, Sarah Chapman who encouraged him to excel. Since then, he’s started to work towards a Bachelor of Advanced Science at James Cook University in Queensland.
Got skills in marketing and business, but have your heart set on a career in medtech? Ann Damien found her dream career, innovating medical devices through brainstorming ideas at Cook Medical.
Futurist Kristin Alford forgoes traditional career paths to forge a hugely successful career that’s entirely her own. She’s now the Director of MOD., a museum that renounces tradition and celebrates new ways of learning.
Minh Nga Nguyen’s bamboo biochar works as a water filter, and to reduce agricultural waste as a renewable fertiliser. Her invention won the Investigations category in BHP’s Billiton Foundation Science & Engineering Awards.
