Brooke Brady, an Environmental Engineering graduate student, a took part in Montana Tech’s International Program by traveling to Sydney, Australia and conducted research on her thesis topic at the University of New South Wales.

Her thesis title is “Evaluation and Testing of a Stentless Aortic Valve.” Brooke stated, “The intention of my research visit was to establish a relationship with University of New South Wale’s Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. I conducted further research and testing on my thesis topic and I became familiar with their laboratories and equipment. I also had the opportunity to participate in ongoing projects and lectures relevant to my topic.” She further stated, “The University of New South Wales has an excellent program in Biomedical Engineering…it’s interesting to see what is going on in other parts of the world since a lot of the topics taught at Tech are global concerns as well.”

While Brooke was in the Sydney area, she enjoyed the outdoor recreation available. She reported, “Sydney is surrounded by national parks and forests which have great hiking tracks and fabulous views of the area and the coast. I attended a couple of concerts at the Sydney Opera House, went to the Hunter Valley wine country, visited their many beaches, tried surfing, and experienced Sydney’s cultural specialty coffee and Irish pub atmosphere.”

After returning to Montana Tech and completing her master’s program, Brooke is moving back to the Sydney area to explore her professional career abroad. She stated, “I definitely would not be exploring this path in life and my career had I not had support from Montana Tech to experience it in the first place.”

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