Sometimes microbes can get a bad rap and there is often a lot of focus on the microbes responsible for disease and infection. For our last SciPub of the year, we are going to shine a light on the good side of microbes. We will touch on the role of microbes in ecological and human health. From the viruses found on the skin of sharks to using bacteria in therapeutic treatment supporting cancer patients, our panel will bring you some diverse examples of mighty microbes.
We are pleased to announce our panellists are:
Please join us on Friday 29th November at the Adelaide Irish Club (13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide). The event kicks off at 6:00 pm and will finish by approximately 7:30 pm. Doors will open at 5:30 pm. All drinks are to be purchased at the bar but guests are welcome to bring their own snacks/food. Attendance is free, but please register so the venue can set up seating. We recommend arriving early to secure your preferred seating. Friday 25th October 2024 - The Science of Hydrogen
Panellists Dr Patrick Tapping - University of Adelaide Dr Kate Holland - CSIRO Dr Oliver Linder-Patton - University of Adelaide Friday 27th September 2024 - The Science of Navigating Traffic Safety Challenges Panellists Prof Anjum Naweed - Central Queensland University Dr Jamie Mackenzie - University of Adelaide Dr Giulio Ponte - University of Adelaide Friday 30th August 2024 - The Science of Light in Biology Panellists Prof Harald Janovjak - Flinders University Dr Sara Miller - Flinders University Dr Benjamin Liffner - University of Adelaide Friday 26th July 2024 - The Science of Gemstones: Discover the science behind the sparkle! Panellists Peta Abbot - Geologist & Gemmologist, SA Manager, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies Laura Kerrigan - Gemmologist Speaker, Gemmological Association of Australia Dr Ivan Dainis - Geologist, Mineralogical Society Friday 28th June 2024 - The Science of Making Babies: Pregnancy needs the immune system Panellists Dr Kerrie Foyle - Reproductive Immunology Group, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Dr David Sharkey - Reproductive Immunology Group, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide A/Prof Wendy Ingman - Breast Biology and Cancer Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, University of Adelaide Friday 31st of May 2024 - The Science of Creation: New Technologies for New Societies Panellists Prof David Lewis - Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem - Optical Glasses and Fibre, OptoFab Adelaide Hub, University of Adelaide A/Prof Matthew Griffith - Materials Engineering, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia Friday 26th of April 2024 - The Science of Microplastics Panellists Dr Mike Williams - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment A/Prof Melanie MacGregor - ARC Future Fellow & Matthew Flinders Fellow in Chemistry, Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology Dr Patrick Reis-Santos - Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Adelaide Friday 22rd of March 2024 - The Aerodynamics of Cycling Panellists Shaun Fitzgerald, PhD, University of Adelaide Josh Haselgrove, PhD candidate, University of Adelaide Richard Kelso, Adjunct A/Prof, University of Adelaide Friday 23rd of February 2024 - The Science of Biotechnology - Building with Biology Panellists A/Prof Iain Searle, Plant Epigenetics & Reproductive Biology Group The University of Adelaide Prof Krasimir Vasilev, Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory, Flinders University Prof Vincent Bulone, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, Flinders University Friday 2nd of February 2024 - The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth - A Journey through droughts and floods Panellists Dr Nick Whiterod: CLLMM Research Centre, Goyder Institute for Water Research A/Professor Luke Mosley: University of Adelaide Cassandra Urgl: University of Adelaide Friday 24th of November 2023 - Breaking Down Forever Chemicals: The Science of per- & poly-fluoroalkyl substances Panellists Dr Yasmyn Winstanley - Post-doctoral researchers, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Dr Divina Navarro - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment Dr Cameron Shearer - ARC Future Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Adelaide Friday 27th October 2023 - The Science of Satellites: How we use space everyday Panellists Dr Sarah Cannard – Industry Director, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre Dr Andrew Barton – Industry Director, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre Julia Mitchell – Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Space Machines Company Friday 29th September 2023 - The Science of Marketing Panellists Dr Bianca Price – Education Futures, University of South Australia A/Prof Carl Driesener – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia Prof Anne Souvertjis – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia Friday 25th August 2023 - The Science of Sleep: Impact on Health and Performance Panellists A/Prof Nicole Lovato – Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health, Flinders University A/Prof Andrew Vakulin – Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health, Flinders University Claire Dunbar – Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health, Flinders University Friday 28th July 2023 - The Science of Artificial Intelligence: Applications in Machine Learning Panellists Dr Adrian Johnston: Chief Technology Officer, XaminAI Dr Tim Chen: Program Director, School of Computational and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide Prof Anton Van Den Hengel: Director of Centre for Augmented Reasoning, Australian Institute for Machine Learning, University of Adelaide Friday 30th June 2023 - The Science of Chronic Pain Panellists A/Prof Tasha Stanton – South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute & University of South Australia Dr Andrea Harrington – South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute & Flinders University Dr Rutger de Zoete – University of Adelaide Friday 26th May 2023 - The Science of Spiders: Eight-legged Creatures and Relatives Panellists Prof Andy Austin: Environment Institute and Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide Dr Bruno Alves Buzatto: Lecturer in Terrestrial Ecology, Flinders University Denni Jansen: Community Outreach and Educator, Australian Spider Identification Facebook Friday 28th April 2023 - The Science of Immunotherapies Panellists Jacqueline Scaffidi – Molecular Immunology, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Dr Nicole Wittwer – Translational Oncology Lab, Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia Dr Stephen Blake – Systems Immunology Group, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Friday 31st March 2023 - The Science of Nutritional Epigenetics Panellists Dr Tina Bianco Miotto – Robinson Research Institute & WAITE Research Institute, University of Adelaide Jacqueline Barsby – Robinson Research Institute & WAITE Research Institute, University of Adelaide A/Prof Sarah Cohen-Woods – Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing Friday 7th October 2022 - The Science of Potatoes: The Best Starch in the World Panellists Dr John Carragher: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Robbie Davis: Non-Executive Director, Former CEO Potatoes of South Australia Inc Robert Peake: Senior Agronomist, Stoller Australia Friday 2nd September 2022 - The Science in the Pantry Panellists Dr Roberta De Bei: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Prof Rachel Burton: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Dr James Cowley: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Friday 5th August 2022 - The Science of Volatiles: How to Taste with your Nose Panellists Prof Kerry Wilkinson: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide A/Prof David Jeffery: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Dr Marlize Bekker: Principal Research Scientist, The Australian Wine Research Institute Friday 1st July 2022 - The Science of Citizen Science: Crowd-sourcing Scientific Research Panellists Stephen Fricker: Cofounder, Great Southern Bioblitz Larissa Braz Sousa: PhD candidate, University of South Australia David Benn: Astronomical Society of South Australia and American Association of Variable Star Observers Friday 3rd June 2022 - The Science of Learning Panellists Dr Yee Lian Chew: Mary Overton Senior Research Fellow in Neuroscience, Flinders University Dr Koshila Kumar: Senior Lecturer, Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Dr Svetlana King: Senior Lecturer, Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Friday 6th May 2022 - The Science of Thermodynamics and High Temperature Engineering Panellists Prof Gus Nathan: Director, Centre for Energy Technology, The University of Adelaide Dr Jordan Parham: Chief Operating Officer, 1414 Degrees Limited Matthew Johnson: Director, ammjohn Pty Ltd Friday 1st April 2022 - The Science of Space Panellists Dr Ian Johnson: Research Fellow, University of South Australia A/Prof Jenny Mortimer: University of Adelaide Dr Mark Rice: Adjunct Associate Research Professor, University of South Australia Friday 4th March 2022 - The Science of Geology of South Australia Panellists Holly Cooke: Geologist/Geophysicist, Oz Minerals & University of Adelaide Dr Anthony Reid: Senior Principal Geologist, Geological Survey of South Australia Stephen Hore: Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of South Australia & Department for Energy and Mining Friday 3rd December 2021 - The Science of Disease Origins: Adult disease starts in the womb Panellists Dr Ashley Meakin: Early Career Researcher in Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia Dr Lisa Nicholas: NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow & Group Leader of Epigenetics in Diabetes, University of Adelaide A/Prof Rosalie Grivell: Consultant and Clinical Academic in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Flinders University Friday 5th November 2021 - The Science of Pests: Eating our food and homes Panellists Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries - ABRS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum Dr Peter Crisp - Principal Entomologist, SA Research & Development Institute, PIRSA Dr Katharina Merkel - Senior Entomologist, SA Research & Development Institute, PIRSA Friday 1st October 2021 - The Science of Fungi: Friends or Foes Panellists Dr Michael Taylor: Principal Consultant, Greencap Dr Teresa Lebel: Senior Botanist, Curator of Cryptogams, State Herbarium Dr Bryan Coad: Senior Research Fellow, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Friday 3rd September 2021 - The Science of Microscopes: Big advances from seeing small Panellists A/Prof John Stirling - Casual Academic, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Angus Netting - Director, Adelaide Microscopy, University of Adelaide Dr Ben Ung - Research Fellow, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia Friday 6th August 2021 - The Science of Statistics: Does it reveal truth or support lies? Panellists Dr Jono Tuke - Lecturer, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide Sue Lester - Chief Medical Scientist, Rheumatology Dept, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Prof Corey Bradshaw - Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Friday 2nd July 2021 - The Science of Fluid Mechanics: Not just water under a bridge Panellists Dr Michael Evans - Lecturer in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of South Australia Rajina K C - College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Dr Hayden Tronnolone - Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences, Flinders University Friday 4th June 2021 - The Science of Quantum Physics: Wave or particle? Panellists Dr James Quach - Ramsay Fellow, University of Adelaide Prof Anthony Thomas - Elder Prof of Physics, University of Adelaide Dr Boris Blankleider - Senior Lecturer, Flinders University Friday 7th May 2021 - Technology and engineering.. from the ground, up. Panellists Sara King : Training and Engagement Lead at AARNet (Australia's Academic and Research Network) Jonathan Whalley : Managing Director at Spatial Hub Analytics Pty Ltd Nicole Russo : Director of Product at Myriota Friday 5th March 2021 - The Science of the Periodic Table! Panellists A/Prof Tom Raimondo: Geology and Geochemistry, University of South Australia Dr Louisa Esdaile: Organic Chemist, Flinders University Dr Justin Gum: Consulting Exploration Geologist, Metalzoic Friday 5th February 2021 - The Science of Blue Carbon and Climate Change Panellists Prof Sabine Dittman - Prof of Marine Biology, Flinders University A/Prof Luke Mosley - Biogeochemistry Research Group, University of Adelaide Andrew McGrath - Airborne Research Australia Friday 6th March 2020 - The Science of Robotics: More than Roboco and Roombas Panellists Colin Thomas Manager - Tonsley Manufacturing Innovation Hub, Flinders University A/Prof Tat-Jun Chin - The University of Adelaide & Chief Investigator, Australian Centre for Robotic Vision Jo Hugman - Industry 4.0 Team Leader, REDARC Electronics Friday 7th February 2020 - South Australian Fossils in the History of Life Panellists Dr Felicity Coutts - Palaentologist, collaborating with Department of Environment and Water A/Prof Diego Garcia-Bellido - Research Leader, The University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum Dr Liz Reed - Vertebrate Palaentologist, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Adelaide Friday 6th December 2019 - Great Evolutionary Transitions in Animals and Plants Panellists Dr Alice Clement - Research Associate, Flinders Palaeontology Group, Flinders University Dr Myall Tarran - Adjunct Palaeobotanist, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide Paul Curnow - Astronomy Lecturer, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia Friday 1st November 2019 - Mining and Minerals, Simply Big Trucks or Something More? Panellists Mr Grant Small - Manager Metallurgy – Development, Magotteaux Australia Pty Ltd Prof Rhonda O'Sullivan - Principal Geoscience - Strategy & Planning Minerals Australia Planning & Technical, BHP Prof Peter Dowd - Prof of Mining Engineering, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide Friday 4th October 2019- Effect of Climate Change on Food Supply Panellists Dr Zoe Doubleday - Marine Biologist Researcher, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia Dr Peter Haymann - Principal Scientist, Climate Applications, South Australian Research and Development Institute Prof Wendy Umberger - Executive Director, Centre for Global Food & Resources, University of Adelaide Friday 6th September 2019 - Science of Anaesthesia Panellists Prof Guy Ludbrook – Professor of Anaesthesia, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital Dr Kingsley Storer – Specialist Anaesthetist, Flinders Medical Centre and Weill Cornell Medical College Dr Stephen Kinnear - Specialist Anaesthetist, Stace Anesthetist Friday 16th August 2019- Science of Botany Panellists Prof Bob Hill: Director of Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide A/Prof Gunnar Keppel: School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia Prof Michelle Waycott: Chief Botanist, State Herbarium and University of Adelaide Friday 2nd August 2019- Science of Being Healthy Panellists Prof Timothy Olds: Behavioural Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia A/P Alison Coates: Registered Nutritionist, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia Associate Research Professor Carol Maher: Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia Friday 5th July 2019- Science of the Surface of Mars Panellists A/Prof Victor Gostin – Geologist, School of Physcial Sciences, University of Adelaide Prof Graziella Caprarelli - Director, Hypatia Scientifica Dr Mark Bishop – Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute. Friday 7th June 2019- Science Communication in an Era of Fake News Panellists Dr Sarah Keenihan – Science and Technology Section Editor, The Conversation Michael Mills aka Professor Flint – Creative Director, Heaps Good Productions Clare Peddie – Science and Environment Writer, The Advertiser Friday 3rd May 2019- SciPub Immunology: Past, Present and Future Panellists Prof Simon Barry – Senior Research Fellow, The Univeristy of Adelaide Prof Claudine Bonder – Research Professor, University of South Australia Ms Holly Groome – PhD Candidate, The University of Adelaide Friday 5th April 2019- SciPub: The Science of Defence Technology Panellists Dr Sholto Forbes-Spyratos – Space Systems Integration Engineer, Department of Defence Science and Technology Dr Matthew Tetlow – CEO of Inovor Technologies Dr Olivia Samardzic – Group Leader Electro-Optic Countermeasures, Department of Defence Science and Technology Friday 1st March 2019 - SciPub Healthy Eating: What do we put in our mouth? Panellists Prof Rachel Burton - Head of Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Dr Karen Murphy - Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Food Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia Prof Peter Clifton - Academic Researcher, Sansom Institute Health Research, University of South Australia Friday 1st February 2019- SciPub Citizen Science Panellists Dr Jasmin Packer – Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Steve Walker – NRM Education Officer, Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Tahlia Perry – PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Friday 7th December 2019- SciPub: Evolution of Sea Snakes Panellists Dr Kate Sanders – ARC Future Fellow, University of Adelaide Jenna Crowe-Riddell – PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide James Nankivell – University of Adelaide Friday 2nd November 2019- SciPub Surgery: Under the surgeon's knife Panellists A/Prof Suren Krishnan – Ear/Nose/Throat Specialist, Royal Adelaide Hospital A/Prof Harshita Pant – Ear/Nose/Throat Specialist, Adelaide Medical School and Centre for Cancer Biology Dr David Walters– Breast & Endocrine Surgeon, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital October 5th 2018 - SciPub: The Science of Ageing Panellists A/Prof Maria Inacio – Director, Registry of Older South Australians, SAHMRI Dr Tim Sargeant – Head the Neurobiology Section in the Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, SAHMRI Dr Cedric Bardy– Senior Research Fellow, SAHMRI, and Senior Lecturer, Flinders University September 7th 2018 - Science in the Pub: Life in the Womb Panellists Prof Claire Roberts - Deputy Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Dr John Schjenken - Reproductive Immunologist, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Prof Jeremy Thompson - Head of Early Development Group, University of Adelaide August 3rd 2018 - Science in the Pub: Fire Panellists Dr. Mika Peace - Lead researcher, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Modelling – Bureau of Meteorology Dr. Douglas Bardsley - Senior Lecturer, Geography, Environment and Population – University of Adelaide Dr. Lieke Van Der Hulst - Why Waite Program Leader, University of Adelaide June 1st 2018 - SciPub Gardens: Adelaide's Plant Collections Panellists Dr Lucy Sutherland - Director, Botanic Gardens and State Herabrium of South Australia Dr Kate Delaporte – Curator, Waite Arboretum, University of Adelaide Prof Michelle Waycott – Head of the State Herbarium of SA, Prof of Plant Systematics, University of Adelaide May 4th 2018 - SciPub Murray-Darling Basin: The shape of our water Panellists Professor Sarah Wheeler - Centre for Global Food Resources, The University of Adelaide Professor Justin Brookes - Ecology and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide Associate Professor David Paton - Ecology and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide April 6th 2018 - SciPub Plate Tectonics: Volcanoes, tsunamis and more Panellists Dr Laura Rollison - School of Engineering, University of South Australia Mr Bob Major – retired geologist (formerly with SA Department of Mines and Energy) A/Prof Erick Bestland – College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University March 2nd 2018 - SciPub Re-wilding: The restoration of habitat to its natural state Panellists Dr Jennie Fluin – Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Prof Sean D. Connell – University of Adelaide Prof Chris Daniels – Adelaide and Mt Lofty NRM Board, University of South Australia February 9th 2018 - SciPub: The Science of Evolution Panellists Prof Stephen Donnellan - University of Adelaide & SA Museum Dr Laura Weyrich - University of Adelaide Prof Mike Lee - Flinders University & South Australian Museum December 1st 2017 - SciPub: The Science of Light Panellists Prof Tanya Monro - Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Innovation, University of South Australia Paul Curnow – Astronomy Lecturer, Adelaide Planetarium and University of South Australia Dr Ben Sparkes – DECRA Fellow, University of Adelaide November 3rd 2017 - SciPub: How is cancer treated? Panellists Prof Dorothy Keefe - Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Adelaide Mrs Karen Redman - Breast Care Nurse Practitioner, Queen Elizabeth Hospital A/Prof Joanne Bowen - Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide October 6th 2017 - SciPubEco: Ecology in the Pub Panellists Doug Bickerton - Ecologist, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia Prof Karen Burke da Silva - Dean (Education), Flinders University Dr Marc Jones - ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Adelaide and the South Australian Museum September 1st 2017 - SciPub: A taste of epigenetics Panellists Dr Bastien Llamas - Genetics and Evolution, University of Adelaide Dr Hannah Brown - Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide Dr Carlos Rodriguez Lopez - School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide August 4th 2017 - SciPubAntartica: Winter is coming! Panellists A/Prof Mark Stevens - Senior Research Scientist, SA Museum Prof John Long - Flinders Palaeontology Group, Flinders University A/Prof Paul Willis - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University July 7th 2017 - SciPubMedImage: What does it take to look inside you? Panellists Dr Donald McRobbie: Chief Medical Physicist, Flinders Medical Centre Dr Amanda Brason: Principle Physicist, South Australia Medical Imaging Dr Luke Oakden-Rayner: Radiologist, University of Adelaide June 2nd 2017 - SciPub: There's More to Vets than Pets Panellists Dr Lucy Woolford – Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology, University of Adelaide Dr Kim Critchley – Poultry Health Specialist (Emeritus), PIRSA Dr Steph Chapman - Adelaide Hills Equine Clinic May 5th 2017 - SciPubAllergies: Nothing to Sneeze At Panellists Dr Damon Tumes – Immunologist, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Dr Preethi Eldi - Reseach Fellow, University of South Australia Dr Merryn Netting – Dietitian, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute April 7th 2017- SciPubOz: The Science of Ancient Australia Panellists Dr Frederik Saltre – ARC Research Associate, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide Dr Kathryn Amos – Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide Dr Kieren Mitchell – ARC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD), University of Adelaide March 3rd 2017- SciPub Gravity: What is it? How do we know it exists? Panellists Prof. Peter Veitch - The University of Adelaide A/Prof. Gavin Rowell - The University of Adelaide A/Prof. Gary Hill - The University of Adelaide February 3rd 2017- Science in the Pub Adelaide; The Science of Sex Panellists Associate Professor Craig Williams , University of South Australia Dr Marie Tudor , Adelaide Sex Therapy Professor Dr Russell Waddell , Communicable Diseases Control Branch, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre December 2nd 2016- SciPubEnergy: The future of energy - how are you lighting your Christmas Tree? Panellists Dr Betina Bendell , Department of State Development Ben Heard , The University of Adelaide and Bright New World Professor Bassam Dally , The University of Adelaide November 4th 2016 - Science in the pub Adelaide; the philosophy of science Panellists Dr Jonathan Opie , The University of Adelaide Dr Heather Bray , The University of Adelaide Dr George Couvalis , Flinders University October 7th 2016 - Science in the pub Adelaide; forensics Panellists Professor Robert Fitzpatrick , The University of Adelaide and CSIRO Professor Adrian Linacre , Flinders University Dr Eleanor Dormontt , The University of Adelaide Thursday September 22nd 2016 - Science in the pub Adelaide; an evening with Professor Ian Frazer ***Special Event*** Professor Ian Frazer, Australian of the Year (2006), Prime Minister's Prize for Science (2008), Australian Living Treasure (2012), Companion of the Order of Australia (2012), Professor Ian Frazer works to raise awareness and funds for medical research through his role with The University of Queensland (UQ) and as Chair of the TRI Foundation Board. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Science Council and President of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science. September 5th 2016 - Science in the pub Adelaide; what has mathematics got to do with it? Panellists Dr Amie Albrecht, Senior Lecturer School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences Dr Jono Tuke, Senior Lecturer Statistics and Probability Theory, The University of Adelaide Professor Jerzy Filar, Strategic Professor, School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics August 5th 2016 - Science in the pub Adelaide; swirl sniff and taste the science of wine Panellists Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson, Lecturer of Oenology, The University of Adelaide Dr David Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in Wine Science, The University of Adelaide Dr Marlize Bekker, Research Scientist, The Australian Wine Research Institute July 1st 2016 - The science of weather Panellists Dr Cacilia Ewenz, senior scientist, Airborne Research Australia and technical officer, OzFlux Darren Ray, senior climatologist, South Australian Region, Bureau of Meteorology. Dr Mika Pearce, research scientist, Bureau of Meteorology. June 3rd 2016 Whyalla SA Museum Roadshow- Wet and wild in Whyalla: the secret life of Australia’s aquatic animals Panellists Prof. Steve Donnellan Chief Research Scientist, Evolutionary Biology Unit, South Australian Museum Dr. Rachael King, head of the South Australian Climate Section of the SA Bureau of Meteorology. Dr. Peter Shaughnessy, Honorary Research Associate (Mammals), South Australian Museum. June 3rd 2016 - What has geoscience ever done for you? Panellists Professor Craig Simmons Director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), Flinders University Dr. Richard Lilly, Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide. Elinor Alexander, Director of Geology and Exploration, Department of State Development. South Australian Government. May 6th 2016 - A gut feeling: what effect does internal microbiota have on human health? Panellists Dr Sam Costello Department of Gastroenterology; The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Royal Adelaide Hospital, School of Medicine; University of Adelaide. Assoc. Prof. Geraint Rogers, Director Microbiome Research; South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute. Dr Patrick Hughes, Centre for Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Diseases; University of Adelaide, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute. April 1st 2016 - The Future: time and its consequences Panellists Dr Alice Gorman, Senior lecturer of space archaeology at Flinders University. Dr.Kristin Alford, Director of Science, Creativity and Education Studio, The University of South Australia. Professor Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative arts and cultural policy analyst, Flinders University. March 4th 2016 - The Science of food; a fricassé of facts, fads, fats and foebles? Panellists Rai Peradka, Food Technology training TAFE SA. Pennie Taylor, Nutritionist, and research scientist CSIRO Professor Bob Gibson, Professor of Functional Food Science, The University of Adelaide . February 5th 2016 - Underground Science; the cold, dark, but not so lonely world beneath our feet. Panellists Prof. Craig Simmons, Director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. Dr. Jon Tyler, Lecturer at The University of Adelaide, using sediments and a suite of geochemical analysis to help reconstruct palaeoclimates. Dr. Remko Leijs, Honorary Research Associate in the Evolutionary Biology and Terrestrial Invertebrate Unit at the South Australian Museum. December 13th 2015 - Water; where does it come from where does it go? Panellists Dr. Cobus Gerber, Senior lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, The University of South Australia. Pharmacokinetics of wastewater. Dr. Anna Rigosi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide. Modelling water quality. Dr. Paul Monis, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of South Australia. Molecular diagnostics of water quality, and water security. November 13th 2015 - The truth about vaccines Panellists Dr. Danushka Kumara Wijesundara, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Basil Hetzel Institute, The University of Adelaide)Visiting Fellow (The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University) Associate Professor Helen Marshall, Senior Medical Practitioner and Director, Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital. NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor in Vaccinology, School of Medicine. Deputy Director and Research Leader, Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide. Dr Peter Speck, Senior lecturer in virology and microbilogy at the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia. October 2nd 2015 - What's citizen science got to do with it? Panellists Dr Andrew Tokmakoff, Technical lead and mobile systems architect for TERN and Ausplots at the University of Adelaide. Dr Philip Roetman, Research Fellow at the University of South Australia’s Barbara Hardy Institute, Ms Alexis Tindall, project manager of digitisation at the South Australian Museum September 4th 2015 - Marine ecology: sea-ing the future? Panellists Dr Charlie Huveneers, Shark ecologist and lecturer at Flinders University. Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken, Marine ecologist at The University of Adelaide, Marine Biology. Professor Bronwyn Gillanders, Head for the Gillanders in the Aquatic Ecology Lab Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories at The University of Adelaide August 7th 2015 - What's technology got to do with it? Panellists Dr Ronald Grill, University of Adelaide, Translating electronic research into practical applications Professor David Lewis, Director, Molecular Technologies Research Cluster, and materials science Flinders University. Managing discovery and innovation of Nanotech and Polymer science Tania Jolley, principal of DNA security solutions and winner of the Manufacturing and Defense prize for SA women in innovation 2014. Science, innovation and markets July 3rd 2015 - The science of (losing) sleep Panellists Professor Doug McEvoy, Senior Director of Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health and Professor at Flinders University Dr Siobhan Banks, Senior Research Fellow at University of South Australia Dr Nicole Lovato, Post-doctoral research associate at Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health June 12th 2015 - Infection Dissection: Where do emerging infectious diseases come from? (*Note this is not the first Friday of the month*) Panellists Dr Jill Carr, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Infectious Disease at Flinders University Professor Phil Weinstein, Head of the School of Biological Sciences at University of Adelaide Dr Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology at University of Adelaide May 19th 2015 - International Pint of Science festival event *** Pint of Science events are NOT at The Brunswick Hotel *** 7–9 pm at The Tuxedo Cat, 54 Hyde Street, Adelaide Practical solutions to the biodiversity crisis Panellists Professor Andrew Lowe, University of Adelaide Illegal logging and forensic timber tracking technologies Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh, University of Adelaide Innovative data collection - drone technologies for conservation Associate Professor Phil Cassey, University of Adelaide Global change biology May 20th 2015 - International Pint of Science festival event *** Pint of Science events are NOT at The Brunswick Hotel *** 7–9 pm at The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton Adelaide From the hop to the drop: the science of brewing Enjoy the ride while our experts speakers take you through the brewing process and the tasting experience of bespoke beers at an iconic Adelaide microbrewery Panellists Dr. Peter Speck, A microbiological feast with barley, water, hops and yeast Briony Liebich, Some olfactory insights and the sensory delights of beer Jeff Goodieson, Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder, a brewers perspective The Power of the Immune System in Health and Disease Day of Immunology event Dr Lisa Ebert, Centre for Cancer Biology - "Your immune system as a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer" Professor Mark Hutchinson, Adelaide University - "The 'other brain' : why immunology is the future of neuroscience" Associate Professor Michele Grimbaldeston, Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia - "Sunlight: 'D'-lightful or Detrimental?" What’s palaeontology ever done for us? Panellists Dr Paul Willis, Director and Host of the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) Professor John Long, Strategic Professor in Palaeontology at Flinders University; President of The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Vice President of The Royal Society of South Australia Diana Fusco, PhD candidate at Flinders University What the heck are black holes, cosmic rays, and dark matter? An intro to cosmology. Panellists Colin Hill, Astronomical Society of South Australia Steven Saffi, Adelaide University Astrophysics PhD student, Astronomical Society of South Australia Dr Phiala Shanahan, Adelaide University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terrascale SciPub Education: unravelling success and achievement at all levels of education Panellists Professor Peter Johnston, PhD, Professor Emeritus at University of Albany (State University of New York), Author of Choice Words and Opening Minds Dr Sharron King, PhD, Academic Director/Deputy Head of UniSA College Dr Jane Wright, PhD, Winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools! WOMADelaide Planet Talks collaboration - Sustaining Life: can food security and biodiversity coexist Panellists Professor Peter Langridge, Professor at University of Adelaide and the Australian Centre for Plan Functional Genomics Jodie Pain, Sustainable Agriculture & Training Coordinator, Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges region Professor Andrew Lowe, Professor of Plant Conservation Biology and Director of the Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity. Head of Science, State Herbarium for South Australia and Science Resource Centre, South Australian Department of Environment and Natural resources The bees knees: The importance of pollinators and their recent decline Panellists Dr Katja Hogendoorn, PhD Ethology & Sociobiology (Utrecht University): Research Scientist in the School of Agriculture Food & Wine at the University of Adelaide Professor Corey Bradshaw, PhD Zoology (University of Otago): Chair of Ecological Modelling and Director of the Climate Ecology Centre at the Environment Institute; and Director of the Global Change Ecology Group in the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Dr Simon Tierney, PhD Biological Sciences (Flinders University): Research Scientist at the Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, in the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide; Secretary of the Australasian section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects. 40+ years into the war on cancer: Where are we now? Panellists Professor Deb White, PhD, FFSc (RCPA), Director of Cancer Research, South Australia Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Professor Michael Brown, MBBS PhD FRACP FRCPA, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (RAH), Translational Oncology Laboratory at the Centre for Cancer Biology (UniSA) Dr Pallave Dasari, PhD, Australian Breast Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Something to sneeze at: A conversation about allergies Panellists Dr William Smith, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA, PhD Dr Michael Wiese, PhD Dr Jovanka King, BMBS (Hons), B. Pod, DCH (SA) That Hurts - The Science of Pain Panellists Dr Mark Hutchinson, BSc (Hons), PhD (Med) Dr David Bulter, B.Phty, M.App.Sc, EdD Maria Polymeneas |