Gottstein Trust

World timber engineering conference scholarships awarded

Thank you to the many talented early career engineers who applied for a Gottstein scholarship to attend the World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) that's happening in Brisbane in late June 2025.

It was a tough task to select the final six people. Congratulations go to the receipients, who are listed below.

George FitzPatrick, Jasmin Goldberg, Tyson Mosely, Nipun Koliyabandara, Liam van der Westhuizen and Danny Watson -were each awarded a scholarship by the Gottstein Trustees selection panel. We're sure that each will gain a great deal from this special opportunity, make new friends and come away even more inspired about their capacity to contribute to this innovative essential industry.

The conference is clearly shaping up to be a fantastic learning and networking event, and The Gottstein Trust is proud to be supporting it with these six scholarships.

The WCTE global organising committee is led by Professor Keith Crews. A prominent timber research leader, he is the Director of the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub to Advance Timber in Australia’s Built Environment, hosted at the University of Queensland. A specialist in research and design of large scale timber structures he's internationally recognised as an expert on Sustainable Infrastructure. He's also a very nice person - Keith is a former Gottstein Fellow and a valued contributor to the Gottstein Understanding Wood Science course (pictured). We wish him and the entire organising committee very best wishes for the conference.

Fellowship boost for research leader’s career

The Gottstein Fellowship was the start of an important career trajectory.

In 2003 I was awarded a Gottstein Fellowship to travel to Scotland following the completion of my PhD in the School of Zoology at the University of Tasmania. This was an exciting opportunity for a recent PhD graduate to take the skills I had gained in understanding natural plant defences against herbivores in a eucalypt/possum system to investigate similar questions in a different system on the other side of the world." ...

Fellowship boost for research leader’s career

50 years achievements and more ahead

All associated with the Trust were delighted to mark the 50th anniversary at a celebration in Canberra at the National Press Club on 22nd June 2021.

The evening was hosted by the current Trustees Suzette Weeding, John Simon, Brian Farmer, Nils Gunnersen, James Malone, Carlie Porteous and Cara Pearson. The chair Suzette Weeding did the honours with an address of thanks and celebration of the Trust’s significant impact and benefit for the industry and a look into the future. Guests were joined by many Gottstein Fellow alumni and Evan Dunstone, a master furniture designer and maker who was awarded a Fellowship for a study tour to Sweden

Thank you to all donors! The Trust continues to invest in raising the capability of individuals who are involved with the forest and wood products industry due to the ongoing support of annual donations from companies and individuals.

World timber engineering conference scholarships awarded

Fellowship boost for research leader’s career

50 years achievements and more ahead

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Thank you to all donors! The Trust continues to invest in raising the capability of individuals who are involved with the forest and wood products industry due to the ongoing support of annual donations from companies and individuals.