Dr Colleen Boyle, Artist and art theorist, and Senior Advisor of Learning and Teaching with RMIT’s School of Design, Dr Jenny Gray PSM MRSV, CEO of Zoos Victoria and Past President of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Professor Rachel Webster AO MRSV, Head of Astrophysics at the University of Melbourne’s School of Physics, Professor Julie Arblaster, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University, MC: Ms Alicia Sometimes, broadcaster, poet and writer.
Competing in Melbourne for all the glory science has to offer is: reproductive biologist, science communicator and prospective Ig Nobel laureate, Dr Kiri Beilby; theoretical physicist and jazz pianist manqué, Prof Jared Cole; biomedical engineer who believes diamonds really are a girl’s best friend, Dr Kate Fox; science educator, boardgame designer and comedian, Tom Lang; engineer of novel materials, writer of non/fiction and bow tie enthusiast, Dr Mohammad Taha; and immuno-virologist, turning being curious into a profession and wannabe artist, Dr Carolien van de Sandt; with another participant to be announced. This event will be hosted by scientist, comedian and TV personality, Dr Joel Gilmore.
Ms Zoe Ryan
Head of Business Development, Climate Friendly
Associate Professor Lauren Bennett
Ecological Scientist, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, the University of Melbourne
Dr Heather Keith
Senior Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Professor Rod Keenan
Chair of Forest and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Melbourne
Featuring:
Professor Richard Eckard, Director of Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, the University of Melbourne
Professor Roslyn Gleadow, Professor of Plant Sciences, Monash University
Professor Nigel Tapper, Professor of Environmental Science, Monash University and the Water Sensitive Cities Cooperative Research Centre
Dr Pandora Hope, Principal Research Scientist Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Simon Cropper, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Ms Kat Clarke, Artist, Writer & Assistant Curator at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Dr Lynne Kelly, Science Writer, Author of “The Memory Code” and “Memory Craft”
Dr Duane Hamacher, Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University
Moderator: Dr Meredith McKague