Sakura Mukhopadhyay of Arcadis Australia Pacific

Arcadis is the leading design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets. We deliver services in engineering, design, consultancy, project, and management services. We deliver solutions to pressing challenges around resilience, places, and mobility, improving quality of life for people around the globe. Sakura is working at Arcadis in the design of overhead line electrification systems for both 1500 V DC and 25kV AC in railway projects all around Australia. The presentation will go through Arcadis’s capabilities, what is rail electrification and current projects around Australia as well as potential research areas to increase the efficiency of future designs. The presentation will also cover life of undergraduates and graduates at Arcadis and current work opportunities.

Biography:

Sakura completed a Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) at Macquarie University, with First Class Honours in 2021. Sakura has 3+ years’ experience working in the rail electrification sector at Arcadis and is currently the lead overhead wiring designer for the detailed design of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link in Perth. She has a strong passion for smart sensing, actuation, and control systems applicable to the railway. Sakura has worked on a wide range of large national railway projects the design of overhead line electrification systems for both 1500 V DC and 25kV AC around Australia. Outside of her technical role, Sakura leads the NSW young professional group of Arcadis developing a range of events and initiatives for young professionals, STEM outreach work, development forums, networking, site visits and technical talks.

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