Dr. Steven Ettema
2018
Woodside John Monash Scholar
DPhil
Engineering
Oxford
United Kingdom
Energy and Environment, Engineering
Coastal and Offshore Engineering
Steven has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with first class Honours from the University of Queensland. He works as a numerical modeler and coastal engineer at BMT Group (an engineering science and technology consultancy), providing engineering and scientific services on a range of projects. This has included modeling a wide variety of coastal systems to improve environmental outcomes, such as developing numerical models for how turtle hatchlings interact with the environment. Steven's research at Oxford will focus on improvements to tidal and wind turbines by applying principles used in the aerospace industry. Steven aims to inform energy policy and further develop renewable energy technologies in Australia.