Ask a scientist Archives - Education

30 Jan 2023

Coming Soon: In Class With… Skye Blackburn-Lang

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Our In Class With.... series involves celebrated STEM personalities answering students' questions. Offering students of all ages a unique opportunity to hear from inspirational speakers as they share their STEM journeys and achievements. Up Next: Entomologist, food scientist and entrepreneur, … Continued

14 Dec 2022

In Class With… Georgia Ward Fear

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Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Tropical ecologist, reptile biologist and explorer, Dr. Georgia Ward-Fear took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With questions … Continued

10 Aug 2022

In Class With… Rob “Krill Whisperer” King

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Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Marine Research Facility Specialist, Rob King aka The Krill Whisperer took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With … Continued

25 Nov 2021

In Class With… Professor Fiona Wood

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Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Inventor of spray-on-skin and world-leading burns specialist, Professor Fiona Wood took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class … Continued

4 Nov 2021

In Class With… Dr Alan Finkel

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Get access to the biggest STEM names and brightest minds with our In Class With… series. Renewable energy powerhouse Dr Alan Finkel took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event. With questions submitted by … Continued

19 May 2021

If you love both art and science, you can be a scientific illustrator

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What is a scientific illustrator? Observation, patience and attention to detail are skills necessary for both art and science. In Situ Science explores what it takes to be a scientific illustrator specialising in producing highly detailed and accurate images that … Continued

8 Sep 2020

Answers With… Professor Nalini Joshi

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Professor Nalini Joshi Professor Nalini Joshi AO currently holds a Payne-Scott Professorship in Mathematics at the University of Sydney and is Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union. Her research focuses on mathematical methods to study systems that arise as universal … Continued

13 Nov 2019

Answers With… Assoc Prof Alan Duffy

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Associate Professor Alan Duffy Associate Professor Alan Duffy is an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology and Lead Scientist of the Royal Institution of Australia. His research involves creating model universes on supercomputers to understand how galaxies form and grow … Continued

4 Nov 2019

Answers With… Alan Joyce

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Alan Joyce AC Mr Joyce has been CEO and Managing Director of the Qantas Group since November 2008, overseeing the biggest transformation of the airline since it was privatised in 1995. He was previously the founding CEO of Jetstar. He … Continued

4 Nov 2019

Answers With… Dr Catriona Wallace

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Dr Catriona Wallace Dr Catriona Wallace is the Founder and Executive Director of Artificial Intelligence FinTech and ASX Listed company Flamingo Ai, provider of Machine Learning based Cognitive Virtual Assistant technologies. Catriona has a PhD in Organisational Behaviour: Human Technology … Continued