Guest of Honour: The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC Governor of New South Wales Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture: “The new field of atomic electronics” Michelle Simmons FRS FAA FTSE DistFRSN &n...
Guest of Honour: The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC Governor of New South Wales Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture: “The new field of atomic electronics” Michelle Simmons FRS FAA FTSE DistFRSN &n...
This is the second in a series of lectures about Women and Science presented jointly by the Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. The series examines the huge changes we have seen in the roles women have played in science, and the view science has held of women. “Ada Lovelace, without whom we might ...
The Women and Science lecture series is co-hosted by the Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. It examines the huge changes in the roles women play in science, and the view science has of women. Prohibited for much of history from having a serious interest in such a ‘masculine’ domain, women now abound in science, mathemati...
“Measuring what we can: or how to lose weight on May 20th” Emeritus Professor Brynn Hibbert School of Analytical Chemistry UNSW Wednesday 3 April 2019 Gallery Room, State Library of NSW Galileo said “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so”, which is a statement of...
“Using genomics to conserve Australia’s biodiversity” Katherine Belov School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Sydney There was also a 3-minute thesis (3MT) talk: “Pee-cycling: transforming our urine into valuable fertiliser” by Federico Volpin, University of Te...
“Legal considerations pertaining to nuclear energy as an option for Australia” Helen Cook GNE Advisory Monday 25 February 2019 Allens, Level 28, Deutsche Bank Place, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney This presentation gave an overview of international approaches to the development of nuclear power...
The Speaking of Music lecture series is co-hosted by the Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. Our speakers will examine music, its relation to the world and its profound power to affect us – sometimes in surprising ways. “Jazz and democracy” Dr. Wesley J. Watkins IV Jazz ...
Royal Society of NSW Scholarship Award Winners for 2018 Fiona McDougall, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Evelyn Todd, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney There was also a 3-minute thesis (3MT) talk: “Finding the best-fitting jeans for railway foundations” by Mr Chuhao Liu, 2018 3MT winner, Univers...
Wednesday 6 February 1270th OGM and open lecture: 2018 Scholarship presentations Evelyn Todd, University of Sydney “Using genetics to improve athletic performance in throughbred horses” Fiona McDougall, Macquarie University “Human-associated bacteria and antibiotic resistance in grey-headed flying foxes” Venue: State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Pla...
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