Dr Richard Marchant
Senior Curator, Entomology, Museums Victoria
Dr Melody Serena
Conservation Biologist, Australian Platypus Conservancy

In this series of five-minute talks, you’ll hear from twenty postgraduate students, public land managers and scientists who conduct research on public land.

Secondary students and teachers are invited to join this senior Victorian forum to explore the opportunities and challenges for girls and women in exploring careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEM). Delivered by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes in partnership with the Royal Society of Victoria. The event is an annual collaboration between the Commissioner, Victoria’s Lead Scientist Dr Amanda Caples and Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist Dr Andrea Hinwood.

Dr Lynette Bettio
Senior Climatologist, The Bureau of Meteorology

Professor Elizabeth Croft
The Dean of the School of Engineering at Monash University
Dr Kudzai Kanhutu
An infectious diseases physician and research fellow at the Doherty Institute, the University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Julie Mondon
The head of the marine sciences program at Deakin University’s Warrnambool campus
Dr Gail Iles
A senior lecturer in physics at RMIT University
MC: Natasha Mitchell
ABC Journalist and Broadcaster