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WHERE IS YOUR STAR? CONTINUED

of global warming I then gained my Australian Citizenship in
have increased 2018. While 2020 was an uncertain time for us
coastal flooding, all, it has been the best year of my life so far
particularly for our with welcoming our son William to the world.
Pacific neighbours, He has kept me occupied and my spirits high! I
the people of will soon be back at work with the Queensland
Kiribati. My Government and looking at commencing post
interests relate to graduate study – very busy times ahead!
photography and
David Proctor (1960)
extensive travels
Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
undertaken, the Pacific. We have also been involved in many
enabling me to projects such as building a school in Peru, a I had the fortunate
attend several International Conferences on kitchen for a school in Vanuatu, and supplying experience to be
coastal engineering. My time at Heriots sewing machines for the women of the Pacific. made an offer I
provided the basis for a life well pursued in the I am currently involved with preparation for couldn't refuse,
area of coastal management. the next wildfire season with the Country Fire while doing my
Authority and travel with strike teams both here post graduate
Robert McMurdo (1977)
and interstate. work. Hence, I
Castle Hill, New South Wales,
ended up in
Australia Tom Munro (1968) Melbourne working
Noosa, Queensland, Australia for CSIRO as a
After graduating with an Economics Degree scientist. My main
from Heriot-Watt, I commenced my long career work entailed energy efficiency, beginning with
in the Motor Industry with British Leyland in Solar Energy in thermal and renewable fuels.
Oxford. I transferred to Australia in 1978 and In the 1980's I built my first active solar house
continued in the industry in Australasia, Japan that had a 7 star rating. By 1990's I had built
and South East Asia, living in Sydney, my second solar house, but this time it was a
Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok before passive one with an 8 star rating. At this time
returning to Brisbane. The last 10 years of my CSIRO had moved away from solar energy and
career were spent with Subaru, Australia. I can I was involved renewable fuels and laser
Leaving school in 1974 (before the graduating never thank Heriot's enough for the bursary diagnostics of combustion. This led onto pulse
class of 1977), I moved to England and studied which allowed me to enjoy the great life I've led. combustion, which is a very efficient form of
Chemistry at Hallam University. In 1981 with providing energy to thermal systems. Several
Alexandra Osborn (née Wren)
2.9 million unemployed, I took a job for a patents came out of this work. In 2001 I parted
(2011)
French company as a Lab Manager in Abu company from CSIRO. As people started ringing
Everton Hills, Queensland,
Dhabi, worked for a spell in Advertising before me up and asking for me to work on their
Australia
rediscovering my roots and joining a US based problems, I went into consulting for the next
oilfield chemical supplier. I spent 28 years with 5 years before starting up a company, SETI,
the company and undertook 8 international involving thermo-acoustic applications, of which
expat moves (Saudi, Indonesia, Aberdeen, Perth pulse combustion is a sub-set. I have produced
(Australia), Bahrain, Dubai, Oman). I reached a thermo-acoustic refrigeration system, which
the Senior Manager role of Eastern Hemisphere has no moving parts and a US Patent.
Operations Manager, working all over Africa,
Alistair (Al) Reid (1983)
Middle East and Central Asia, whilst also
Coledale, New South Wales,
producing 3 wonderful daughters with my
Australia
multitalented Australian wife of 31 years. I find
myself now running my own Steel Construction
company in Sydney, Australia. I have lived in Australia for over 9 years having
originally taken a Gap Year between school and
Eric Messer (1965) university. After returning home to begin
Anglesea, Victoria, Australia university, I decided to migrate to Australia to
I currently live in Torquay on Australia’s Surf be with my now husband – a daunting but easy
Coast and retired three years ago after a 51 decision. Sometime later, after working for the
year career at sea in the salvage and towage government and an international logistics
industry. I have continued my love of diving company, I decided to continue my bachelor’s
from the early days of the school sub-aqua club degree and graduated with Distinction from
and have, along with my wife, dived all through one of the top business schools in Australia.