The David Dewhurst Award honours Dr David Dewhurst, one of Australia’s first prominent Biomedical Engineers. In 1974, he established the Institution of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), an early forerunner of the professional associations now representing biomedical engineering in Australia.
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David Dewhurst has recently been added to the Australian Dictionary of Biographies. The ADB lists some 13,000 entries about Australians who have made a significant contribution to Australian Society.
The David Dewhurst Award is awarded annually to a member of the Biomedical engineering team who has made a significant contribution to the discipline.
The Award is presented for outstanding service to biomedical engineering through:
You must provide the following with your submission:
The Award consists of a framed bronze medal and certificate and is presented at a special meeting or function of the College selected as appropriate by the Board of the College of Biomedical Engineering.
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Ed Scull has been a Biomedical Engineer since 1969, the dawn of the profession in Australia. He spent over 48 years at Royal Perth Hospital, creating a list of firsts including Australia’s first Rehabilitation Engineering Clinic and the world’s first implant designed from CT imaging.
Ed grew Biomedical Engineering from a single person to 45 staff, then became Head of Department and finally Area Director of a unit with over 120 staff operating across multiple Hospitals.
As chair of the National Committee on Biomedical Engineering Ed helped create the College of Biomedical Engineers, and served as its WA Representative and as National chair from 2004–2006. He has been Engineers Australia WA Division Vice President and President.
Ed was Professional Engineer of the year in 2007 and became an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia in 2011.
In 2009 Ed was awarded an Order of Australia for services to Biomedical Engineering.