Taking science around Tasmania so you can find out what scientists really do!
The YTS are on the road again this year, on four separate roadshows, visiting 30 schools around the state, from Burnie to Blackmans Bay. Be prepared to be amazed and inspired as they share their stories about what they do and why they do it!
Roadshow One
West Coast. 4 - 6 August
Where:
Bothwell, Queenstown, Rosebery, Zeehan
Who’s Going:
Simon Arneaud – The Maths of Card Shuffling
Jess Fuller-Smith – To Burn or Not to Burn – effects of bushfire on grasslands
Prue Loney – Talking about Herbivores – from Australia to Africa
Ruth Oettle – The Environment for Sale?
Roadshow Two:
Northwest Coast. 4 - 6 August
Where:
Burnie, Somerset, Penguin, Devonport
Who’s Going:
Gabby Brown – Why do Devils get DFTD?
Bindi Browning – What Grows on Dead Logs?
Susie Halliday – Red Trees – using infrared radiation to study vegetation
James Riggall – Virtual Worlds
Roadshow Three:
The North. 18 – 20 August.
Where:
Devonport, Mole Creek, Beaconsfield, Launceston
Who’s Going:
Bindi Browning – What Grows on Dead Logs?
Susie Halliday – Red Trees – using infrared radiation to study vegetation
Laura Quittenden – Plants Have Hormones Too!
James Riggall – Virtual Worlds
Roadshow Four:
Southern Tasmania 24 - 27 August.
Where:
Brighton, Kempton, Hobart, Kingston, Cygnet
Who’s Going:
Jay Blanchard – Supermassive Black Holes
Nathan Campbell – Maths in Engineering
Stephanie Howe – Hot Rocks – potential energy for the future
Melissa Humphries – Explaining the Brain With Maths
Laura Quittenden – Plants Have Hormones Too!
Sam Wood – How Old are Old-Growth Forests?
