Wanting a career that would help the community while combating climate change, Senuka Kariyawasam decided renewable energy engineering ticked all the boxes
Senuka’s first step towards a climate-friendly career was enrolling in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at UTS, majoring in Renewable Energy Engineering.
His favourite part of the degree (so far!) came out of group work in a subject called Engineering Projects.
“I had to form a group with four other classmates to design and presenta sustainable way to provide electricity to a remote community in northern Queensland by utilising locally available resources,” Senuka explains.
The group designed a system that converts the movement of ocean waves into electricity. Senuka loved the engineering challenge of finding a way to deliver energy that was unique to the location.
Senuka believes there are exciting career opportunities emerging in areas like offshore wind farms. His advice to others heading down this path is to remain motivated by remembering where you want to end up.
Top Tip
“Always have an end goal that you are ultimately working towards. This will help you stay focused during your final high school years.”
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This article was produced in partnership with UTS and first appeared in Careers with STEM: Engineering 2024
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