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Leanne Tormey, a graduate from the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), has been awarded the Honours Degree Award 2025 by the ISA Irish Branch for her project in automation engineering. Her project, developed with PEM Automation, involved creating a calibration system for robotic milling using a six-axis ABB robot.

Tormey also received the Best Automation and Robotics Poster award at the Engineering Expo 2025. She is currently employed at Mexx Engineering in Australia. TUS has the highest graduate employment rate in Ireland, with 85.5% of graduates employed or in further study within nine months.