2024 Committee Team
Kaaviyan Pathmasiri
President
Kaaviyan is a final-year Mechanical Engineering student, deeply passionate about sustainability as a whole, especially in the realm of renewables and electrification. He firmly believes these are the best paths forward for our planet. He aims to secure a role after graduation that allows him to contribute to this mission and set him up for a future career in international development.
Kaaviyan's main focus is his final year project on the future of sustainable aviation fuel in Australia. Outside of his academic pursuits, he likes to read, hang out with family and friends and tinker on small projects. Although he no longer plays cricket, he still loves watching the sport. As a car enthusiast, Kaaviyan dedicates a considerable amount of time to watching motorsport, as well as actively driving and working on his cars.
Ryan Nguyen
Vice-President
Ryan, a dedicated final-year Computer Science student, is passionately driven by the potential of using technology to enhance the world’s sustainability and liveability. His keen interest lies in leveraging technological innovations to bring about positive change, striving to create a future where our environment thrives and our community flourishes. With this in mind, Ryan aspires to pursue opportunities in sectors aligned with his vision, gradually catalysing positive change, one step at a time.
Outside of university and work, Ryan enjoys indulging in various sports, such as football, basketball and hiking, and immersing himself in creating fun and functional mechatronics projects. Proficient in crafting small-scale innovations, he continually explores new processes in electronics and software, delighting in the fusion of creativity and technology.
Inna wilson
Director of Partnerships
Inna is a final-year engineering and commerce student, specialising in Electrical and Computer Systems engineering. She is looking forward to pursuing a career in the energy industry upon graduation, and is particularly interested in power systems design and grid modernisation. Inna has a broad range of experience that includes involvement in university activities such as mentoring through Access Monash and leading a student-run consulting project as part of 180 Degrees Consulting. She also works part-time alongside her studies as an Undergraduate Electrical Engineer at AECOM in the Power Generation team, and enjoys the opportunity to work alongside engineers to deliver the projects that are moving Australia closer to its Renewable Energy Targets.
She is excited to join MEC as Partnerships Director for 2024 and to help the club deepen its relationships with industry. Her goal is to help students from all faculties find their place in the energy industry. She is looking forward to running a range of events throughout the year that will provide Monash students greater opportunities to network, to learn more about Australia’s energy transition and have fun in the process.
Tony Van
Content Manager
Tony is a penultimate-year Business and Information Technology student who has cultivated a strong passion for sustainability and efficient resource management. His journey began with hands-on experience at a recycling plant, where he witnessed the importance of sustainable practices firsthand. This experience, coupled with his involvement in Monash clubs like Monash Energy, has fuelled his dedication to making a positive impact on the world.
Aside from his academic and professional pursuits, Tony spends his free time doing physical activity and creative hobbies. He frequents the gym with friends, using exercise as a form of stress relief. An avid sports enthusiast, he enjoys playing basketball with friends and following baseball and American football. Additionally, Tony indulges in his passion for tinkering and building, particularly in the realms of keyboard and PC construction, where he finds joy in the fusion of craftsmanship and technology.
Marcus CHAN
General Member
Marcus is a second year Commerce and Finance student. He is interested and passionate in developing Green Hydrogen. He believes the cleanest and environmental friendly energy is fuel of the future, and hopes to make great changes and contributions in the field of Green Hydrogen. He would like to pioneer the Green Hydrogen field with new technology and globalisation, as he cares not only for people around him but the sustainability of the world as well. Enjoying beautiful views is one of the best things Marcus does besides works and studies, he likes travelling and road trips. He also likes playing sports, basically every kind of sports.
Alumni
Linus mayes
Alumnus
Linus has completed a Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, with a strong focus on renewable energy. Through his studies, Linus learned to appreciate how important a sustainable energy grid is, and hopes to make valuable contributions to this sphere of the energy industry over his career.
In his spare time, Linus can usually be found dancing poorly, swimming, or waging war against the weeds in the backyard.
Melinda krebsz
Alumnus
Melinda has completed a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering. She was working in industrial and academic research in different countries (Austria, Australia, France, Hungary and Germany). She is now focusing on her Ph.D. and working on next-generation technologies for the electrosynthesis of ammonia from renewables. As a result of the high energy demand of the current ammonia production method, more than 1% of the world’s total energy is consumed in the process. She hopes to find a more environmentally friendly and more economically viable way to produce ammonia, thereby making it available for use as a sustainable fuel, a renewable feedstock for the chemical industry and a renewable fertiliser for agriculture.
Melinda loves nature therefore, she tries to spend as much time as she can outdoors. She enjoys trekking, snorkelling and dancing. She loves traveling and has visited 71 countries and plans to visit more.