Women in Bulk Handling Award
Congratulations to Dr Jayne OShea OโShea โ winner of the 2026 ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐
TUNRA Bulk Solids is incredibly proud to announce that Dr Jayne OโShea, Operations Manager and Senior Consulting Engineer at TUNRA Bulk Solids, has won the 2026 ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐. The award was presented at the ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ in Melbourne.
Jayne has made a significant contribution to the bulk solids handling industry over more than two decades. Since joining TUNRA Bulk Solids in 2005, she has developed extensive expertise across bulk material characterisation, experimental testing, belt conveying, scale and theoretical modelling, and Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation. Her work has contributed to more than 100 projects across Australia and internationally, covering a diverse range of bulk materials and applications.
In 2021, Jayne was appointed Chair of the ๐๐-002 ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ committee, further contributing to the development of bulk solids and materials handling field in Australia.
Jayne’s contribution to the industry extends beyond project work through her ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ. Jayne is also a passionate contributor to the next generation of bulk solids professionals through her involvement in TUNRA Bulk Solids’ training and knowledge-sharing activities.
This award recognises not only Jayneโs technical expertise, but also her longstanding contribution to the people, knowledge and practice of bulk solids handling.
The Australian Bulk Handling Awards is the only Awards program specifically for the bulk solids handling industry. The Awards are an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding achievements and successes of companies and individuals that have demonstrated innovative practices and superior performances across the year.





