This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week.
Some of the Young Tassie Scientists on the Southern road trip are:
Angus Olding (He/him), Chemist – Chemistry
Chelsea Long (She/Her), Antarctic scientist – Antarctica: Science & Policy
Elise Cleary (She/her), Neuroscientist – Behavioural Neuroscience & decision making
Eloise Bennett (She/her), Marine scientist – Marine biology & seaweed physiology
Gen Bautista (He/him), Zoology – UTAS College of Sciences & Engineering, School of Natural Sciences (Zoology),
Olly Johnstone (He/him), Neuroscientist – Motor Neurone Disease
Saranya Viswanathan (She/ her), Neuroscientist – Brain and body connection
Shasta Henry (She/her), Entomologist – Insect identification
Victoria Roy (She/her), Medical Researcher – Blood typing and Microbiology
Vimarsha Kodithuwakku (She/her), Medical scientist – Heart Health
The Young Tassie Scientists program is made possible by National Science Week funding from the Australian Government and is brought to you by the University of Tasmania.