[Catalist] Science Conference for STEM educators - 4 December - DON'T MISS OUT

[Yarra Korczynskyj]

All female headliners!
(And some are young(ish) to boot!)

Excellent job!

Y

On 20/11/2015 11:29 AM, Emma Donnelly wrote:
> It’s nearly */Future Science /*time and this year’s program is *AWESOME*!
>
> Places are limited  - so register now to ensure you don’t miss out!
>
> *Date:* 4 December 2015
> *Time: *8.15am to 5ish
> *Location: *Curtin University, Bentley, WA
> *Cost: *STAWA members - $180  / STAWA non-members: $250   / Lab techs 
> and students (special rate): $104
> *For more info or to register: 
> *http://stawa.net/events-2/future-science-2015/
>
> Our keynotes and speakers this year include:
>
> */Keynote/***
>
> *Dr Vanessa Rauland*
>
> *Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin 
> University*
>
> /Taking carbon down a notch: sustainable schools and communities/
>
> The Low Carbon Schools Pilot Program assists schools to improve the 
> sustainability and operating efficiency of their schools whilst 
> reducing their carbon footprint. Co-director of the program and Curtin 
> researcher Dr Vanessa Rauland will explain how the program came to be 
> and how we can lower carbon – in schools, housing and cities.
>
> //
>
> */Session A1/***
>
> *Dr Judith Lichtenzveig*
>
> *Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), Curtin University*
>
> /Pulses – keeping our farms and plates on the beat/
>
> **
>
> Legume crops such as pulses (e.g. chickpea, field pea, lentil and faba 
> bean) are beneficial to human health as nutritious foods and are 
> beneficial to improving the sustainability in agriculture. Crops 
> interact with microbial “friends” and “foes”. Legumes form unique 
> symbiotic interactions with bacteria, which lead to nitrogen fixation 
> and have developed defense strategies to resist microbial 
> pathogens. Using modern genetic techniques Judith’s team is decoding 
> the molecular basis of the plant-microbe interactions. The talk will 
> focus on Mendel’s humble pea plant as part of the celebration of 150 
> years from his landmark publications in genetics and in preparation 
> for “2016 International Year of the Pulses”
>
> /*Session A2***/
>
> *Dr Christine Erbe*
>
> *Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST), Curtin University*
>
> **
>
> /Listening to the Ocean: How underwater sound can help with everything 
> from finding missing aircraft to learning about the habits of blue whales/
>
> We tend to think of the ocean as a bright, quiet place, but that is 
> because our experience is limited to very shallow depths, and our ears 
> are poor at hearing water-borne sound.  Sunlight only penetrates the 
> very top layer of the ocean, so the vast majority of its enormous 
> volume is dark.  It is also noisy, with many marine animals having 
> evolved ways to make up for the lack of light by using sound instead, 
> and then having to compete with a wide variety of other sounds ranging 
> from breaking waves, to undersea earthquakes and noisy ships.
>
> This talk will introduce you to some of the fundamentals of how sound 
> travels through the ocean and some of the ways we can use it to find 
> out more about what goes on in the otherwise impenetrable depths.  I 
> will draw on examples from research being carried out at Curtin's 
> Centre for Marine Science and Technology, including the ongoing search 
> for the missing airliner, MH370, studies of the movements of great 
> whales, and listening to ice cracking around Antarctica.
>
> */Session A3/***
>
> *Dr Rachel Sheffield and Dr Susan Blackley *
>
> *School of Education, Curtin University*
>
> //
>
> /What has STEM education ever done for us?/
>
> //
>
> This presentation briefly recounts the 15 year history of STEM, 
> explaining the source of the continued promotion of STEM education, 
> and national and international approaches.
>
> We challenge the notion of STEM as teaching Science, Technology, 
> Engineering and Mathematics in unconnected silos, and re-imagine STEM 
> in new yet practical ways. The presenters will look to the future and 
> reveal how STEM education could be taken forward authentically and 
> practically in our classrooms by focussing upon the E in STEM.
>
> Adapted from the STEM SIG Symposia, AARE 2015 (1-3 December 2015)
>
> Symposia team: Dr Susan Blackley, Dr Audrey Cooke, Dr Jennifer Howell, 
> Dr Russell Tytler, Dr Rachel Sheffield, Dr Rebecca Walker.
>
> **
>
> */Session A4/***
>
> *Young Tall Poppies Science Awards 2015 - WA*
>
> *Australian Institute of Policy & Science *
>
> The prestigious annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards aim to 
> recognise the achievements of Australia’s outstanding young scientific 
> researchers and communicators.
>
> The Award winners (‘Tall Poppies’) participate in education and 
> community outreach programs in which they become role models to 
> inspire school students and the broader community about the 
> possibilities of science.
>
> In this session you will attend the awards and meet the next 
> generation of top WA Scientists and communicators. You’ll hear from 
> each finalist about their passion for science and their research.
>
> If you’d like a snapshot of WA research – then this session is for you.
>
>
>
> */Session A5/*
>
> *LABNETWEST AGM*
>
>
>
>
> See you there!
>
>
> Emma
>
>
> Emma Donnelly
>
> Science Outreach Manager | Faculty Science and Engineering
>
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