Monash Science Centre 2009 Lecture Series

The Monash Science Centre is offering a series of guest lectures where a Monash University Academic Staff Member or Postgraduate Student will visit your school to deliver a presentation to a group of students from Years 10-12.

The 2009 Lecture Series provides secondary school students access to motivated and enthusiastic Monash University scientists. The lectures offer insight to tertiary science education and scientific research at University level from the perspective of how science is applied after the learning of high school and undergraduate study is over. It also gives students an opportunity to consider a career in a science discipline and to meet a Monash University Academic working in this field.

Below is a list of Monash Academic Staff and Postgraduate Students who currently offer individual presentations through this program to Year 10, 11 and 12 students. Browse through to see what topic each Monash Representative will cover and click on the links to access presentation summaries and details.

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Biological Sciences

Dr. Heather Verkade   "How Geneticists Use Mutants To Understand Biology"

Dr. Amanda Walmsley  "Medicinal Plants: More Than Just a Bowl of Veggies"

Dr. Tim Moss  "Why I Went to University and Why I Never Want to Leave"

Dr. Adrian Dyer  "Colour Visual Processing in the Miniature Brain of Bees"

Dr. Michael Azari  "Repairing the Brain and Spinal Cord"

Dr. Natalie Seach   "Research Scientist Career"

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Dr. Rosemary Mardling   "Science = Creativity" or "Extrasolar Planets: Discovering Other Worlds"

Dr. Daniel Price  "How Galaxies Make Stars"