WA Science Ambassadors Directory

JTSI encourages outstanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals to be ambassadors for science, inspiring and engaging others with STEM. Ambassadors include Premier's Science Award winners who have been recognised as the State’s top STEM researchers, educators and communicators. Ambassadors have listed their areas of expertise and the types of engagement activities they undertake below.

If you would like to invite an Ambassador to participate in an engagement activity, you may contact them directly. Please provide plenty of advance notice for any requests. In your email, introduce yourself and let the Ambassador know you found their details through the JTSI website.

Directory

Mrs Natalie Birrell

	Name	Mrs Natalie Birrell
	Position	Teacher/ Science Learning Area Coordinator
	Organisation	Huntingdale Primary School STAWA Primary Science Committee Member
	Contact	Natalie.Birrell@education.wa.edu.au
	Expertise	Primary Science Generalist, Early Childhood, Sustainability
	Engagement activities	Small group discussions such as a Science Café Writing articles for print or online publication Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2005 - Premier's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching - Primary 2009 - Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools (finalist) 2009 - De Laeter medal for contribution to science education

Dr Asha Bowen

	Name	Dr Asha Bowen
	Position	NHMRC Early Career Fellow
	Organisation	Telethon Kids Institute
	Contact	Asha.bowen@telethonkids.org.au, https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/b/dr-asha-bowen/
	Expertise	Skin infections in Aboriginal children (scabies, skin sores); Infectious diseases of children; Clinical trials; Gram positive pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Strep A); Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Participating in National Science Week Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	2015 – 2019 - NHMRC Early Career Fellowship 2017 - Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year 2017 - Telethon Kids Institute Supporting Early Research Leaders Scheme 2017 - WA Health New Independent Researcher Scheme

Professor Carol Bower

	Name	Professor Carol Bower
	Position	Senior Principal Research Fellow
	Organisation	Telethon Kids Institute
	Contact	Please direct requests for ambassador activities to Amy Birch, Senior Communications Officer, Telethon Kids Institute: Amy.Birch@telethonkids.org.au
	Expertise	Epidemiology, population health, birth defects, neural tube defects. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	Website	www.telethonkids.org.au
	Engagement activities	Writing articles for print or online publication Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Having a stall at Perth Science Festival Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	1965 – Science Union Prize for Botany, The University of Western Australia 1969 – Vacation Scholarship, The University of Western Australia 1970 – Helen Jane Lamard Prize in Surgery, The University of Western Australia 1970 – Geoffrey Ashburton Thompson Prize in Obstetrics, The University of Western Australia 1982 – NHMRC Public Health Travelling Fellowship 1983-84 – The University of Western Australia WA and MG Saw Medical Research Fellow 1999 – Annie B Cunning Medal, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2001 – Individual Community Award, Public Health Association of Australia (Western Australian branch) 2006 – Health Consumers’ Council (WA) Inc. Certificate for Excellent Services to Consumers 2007 – International Flour Fortification Initiative Leadership Award 2007 – Staff Excellence Award, Women and Newborn Health Service 2011 – Australasian Epidemiological Association Life Member 2011 – NHMRC 10 of the Best Research Projects Award for Determinants of Child Health and Development: Populations, Partnerships, Pathways and Prevention, Stanley FJ, Bower C, de Klerk N, Lehmann D, Leonard H, Silburn S, Zubrick S 2012 – National Medicinewise Best E-Health Resources Award for Pharmacovigilance in pregnancy using population-based linked dataset, Colvin L, Slack-Smith L, Stanley FJ, Bower C 2012 – Consumer and Community Advisory Council, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Consumer and Community Participation Award - in recognition of good practice initiatives of consumer and community participation in research by the Program Grant Governance Committee Stanley FJ, Bower C, de Klerk N, Leonard H Silburn S, Zubrick S, Payne J, Scott L 2015 – International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research Distinguished Service Award 2016 – International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research – J David Erickson Scientific Lectureship 2017 – Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science Fellow 2019 – Western Australian Science Hall of Fame inductee

Chris Brennan-Jones - Science Ambassadors

Name	Dr Chris Brennan-Jones
Position	NHMRC Early Career Fellow Senior Paediatric Audiologist
Organisation	Telethon Kids Institute Perth Children’s Hospital
Contact	Chris.Brennan-Jones@telethonkids.org.au www.telethonkids.org.au/our-research/early-environment/infection-and-vaccines/ear-health/
Expertise	Audiology, hearing loss, otitis media, Aboriginal ear health, telehealth
Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Participating in National Science Week Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
Awards	2016 - Student Scientist of the Year, Premier’s Science Awards 2018 - National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship 2018 - Rising Star, Science on the Swan 2019 – Raine/Robson Fellow, Raine Medical Research Foundation

Dr Tristan Clemons

	Name	Dr Tristan Clemons
	Position	Research Fellow
	Organisation	School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia
	Contact	tristan.clemons@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Nanotechnology applications in biology including in cancer, wound healing and scarring
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2013 - ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year 2014 - WA Young Tall Poppy Science Award (Aus Institute of Policy and Science) 2016 - UWA Faculty of Science Rising Star Award

Mrs Mady Colquhoun

	Name	Mrs Mady Colquhoun
	Position	Primary Science Specialist
	Organisation	Armadale Primary School
	Contact	marion.colquhoun@education.wa.edu.au
	Expertise	Science education - primary level, Year 1 - 6, Educating about Dieback in the primary setting, Engaging the whole school community in Science, Making Science relevant to students
	Engagement activities	Teacher Development School for (primary) Science Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2012 - Science Educator of the Year

Dr Adam Cross

	Name	Dr Adam Cross
	Position	Research Fellow
	Organisation	Curtin University
	Contact	Adam.Cross@curtin.edu.au https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/b/dr-asha-bowen/
	Website	https://www.crosssectionecological.com.au
	Expertise	Ecology, botany, conservation biology, restoration ecology, rehabilitation, carnivorous plants.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	2006 – Shenton College Dux of Biology 2011 – Australian Postgraduate Award 2012 – The University of Western Australia Postgraduate Travel Award 2014 – Perth Zoo Prize for Conservation Research 2018 – Fresh Science Western Australia Award 2019 – Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year

Dr Jacinta Delhaize

	Name	Dr Jacinta Delhaize
	Position	Postdoctoral researcher
	Organisation	University of Zagreb, Croatia (previously UWA)
	Contact	jacintadelhaize@gmail.com
	Expertise	Astronomy, Radio Astronomy, Galaxies, Galaxy evolution, Physics
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions TV interviews Radio or podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders
	Awards	2008 - Student Scientist of the Year

Kirsten Gottschalk

	Name	Kirsten Gottschalk
	Position	Astronomy Ambassador and Co-Chair of Astronomy WA
	Organisation	The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
	Contact	Kirsten.Gottschalk@icrar.org
	Expertise	Astronomy, science communication, education, outreach, community events, training, media and PR. ICRAR’s researchers have expertise across astronomy, astrophysics, engineering, computing, data and space science and are available for science engagement at all levels and events by contacting Kirsten, who is part of the ICRAR Communications team.
	Website	www.icrar.org; www.astronomywa.net.au
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science Science teaching resources and professional learning Public science demonstrations and science outreach through engaging resources and activities, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and use of telescopes (day or night) Photography Exhibition opportunities (Astrofest Astrophotography Exhibition available to tour)
	Awards	2019 – Joint Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year

Professor Kliti Grice

	Name	Prof Kliti Grice
	Position	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
	Organisation	Curtin University
	Contact	K.Grice@curtin.edu.au
	Expertise	Earth Sciences, Evolution, Mass Extinctions, Ecology, Geobiology, Biomarkers, Stable C, H, S and N isotopes of organic molecules, Organic Geochemistry, PaleoClimate, Petroleum, Mineral Exploration, Plant biochemistry, Ocean, Climate and Life
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Writing articles for print or online publication Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2001 - International Pieter Schenck Award presented by the European Association of Organic Geochemistry for outstanding contributions in Organic Geochemistry 2002 - Premier's Prize for Early Career Achievement in Science 2002 - JG Russell Award, Australian Academy of Science for QEII research 2013 - Curtin John de Laeter Research Leadership Award 2014 - Organic Geochemistry lifetime achievement medal 2016 - Gibb Maitland medal from the Australian Geological Society for Outstanding Contributions to the Resources sector WA

Mr Richard Johnson

	Name	Mr Richard Johnson
	Position	Science / STEM specialist teacher
	Organisation	Rostrata Primary School
	Contact	richard.johnson@education.wa.edu.au
	Expertise	Everything hands on in primary school STEM Learning, from lessons where children use recycled materials to discover and build to testing the most advanced technologies and their application for inclusion into the primary AC.
	Engagement activities	Small group discussions such as a Science Café Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools)
	Awards	2008 - Premier's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching; Primary 2009 - Shine Dome Award 2013 - Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary 2016 - Global Teacher Prize (Top 10)

Dr Myra Keep

	Name	Dr Myra Keep
	Position	Associate Professor
	Organisation	School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia
	Contact	myra.keep@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Geology, Plate tectonics, Earthquakes, Petroleum in WA, Geology and development in East Timor
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2013 - Science Ambassador of the Year

Jessica Kretzmann

	Name	Jessica Kretzmann
	Position	Research Associate
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	Jessica.Kretzmann@research.uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Nanotechnology, chemistry, gene therapies, CRISPR.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Participating in National Science Week Presentation for science show at Perth Science Festival Having a stall at the Perth Science Festival Being a National Science Week Media Ambassador Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	2015 – Australian Postgraduate Award with UWA Top-Up Scholarship 2015 – Australian Nanotechnology Network Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Award (Western Australia) 2016 – Cancer Council Western Australia PhD Top-up Scholarship 2016 – Australian Nanotechnology Network Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Award (Western Australia) 2017 – Australian Academy of Science representative, 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2017 – Homeward Bound 2018 selected participant 2017 – ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year finalist 2018 – Fulbright Western Australia Postgraduate Scholarship 2019 – ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year
	Further information	Jessica has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Technical University of Munich, Germany (2020 – 2022), after which she will return to Western Australia. In this period, she can only do engagement activities through email/calls etc. (no in-person activities).

Professor Ryan Loxton

	Name	Professor Ryan Loxton
	Position	Professor
	Organisation	School of Electrical Engineering, Computing, and Mathematical Sciences, Curtin University
	Contact	r.loxton@curtin.edu.au
	Expertise	Applied mathematics, Data analytics, Optimisation
	Engagement activities	Small group discussions such as a Science Café Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools)
	Awards	2014 - Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year

Science Ambassadors Directory - Warwick Matthews - November 2018

	Name	Mr Warwick Mathews
	Position	Teacher
	Organisation	Shenton College
	Contact	warwickmat@gmail.com
	Expertise	Science mentorships
	Engagement activities	Small group discussions such as a Science Café Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools)
	Awards	2007 - Premier's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching - Secondary

Dr Ajmal Mian

	Name	Dr Ajmal Mian
	Position	Associate Professor
	Organisation	School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia
	Contact	http://staffhome.ecm.uwa.edu.au/~00053650/
	Expertise	Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Biometrics, Image analysis (including satellite images)
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café
	Awards	2012 - Early Career Scientist of the Year

Professor Harvey Millar

	Name	Professor Harvey Millar
	Position	Director ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	Harvey.millar@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Plant biology, plant biotechnology, respiratory metabolism, protein technology and analysis.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions TV interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2003 - Premier's Prize for Early Career Achievement in Science 2005 - Prime Minister's Prize – Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year 2012 - Academy of Science Fenner Medal 2013 - Charles Albert Shull Award, (USA) Prof Millar was the first Australian to win this award which recognises outstanding investigations in the field of plant biology by a scientist younger than 45. 2014 - Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Scientist (Plant and Animal Science) 2017 - Premier’s Scientist of the Year Award

Dr Hannah Moore

	Name	Dr Hannah Moore
	Position	Head Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases
	Organisation	Telethon Kids Institute
	Contact	hannah.moore@telethonkids.org.au https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/m/hannah-moore/
	Expertise	Data linkage, Epidemiology, Infectious diseases in children, Respiratory infections
	Engagement activities	Women in Science / Leadership Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2015 - Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year

Prof Robert Newton

	Name	Professor Robert Newton
	Position	Professor of Exercise Medicine
	Organisation	Edith Cowan University
	Contact	R.Newton@ecu.edu.au
	Website	https://www.crosssectionecoloqical.com.au
	Expertise	Research and clinical practice of exercise medicine as neoadjuvant, adjuvant and rehabilitative cancer therapy to reduce side-effects and enhance effectiveness of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy; the influence of targeted exercise medicine on tumour biology and exercise medicine for reducing decline in quality of life, strength, body composition and functional ability in cancer patients.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders
	Awards	2018 – Cancer Council WA Career Achievement Award 2018 – Western Australian of the Year Finalist 2019 – Premier’s Scientist of the Year
	Further information	Professor Newton is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction with the NSCA, Fellow of Exercise and Sports Science Australia and Fellow of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American College of Sports Medicine. Professor Newton has supervised 37 PhD students, 23 Masters Students and 3 Honours students to successful completion. He is currently supervising 16 PhD students and 4 Masters students. Professor Newton has published over 800 scientific papers including 389 refereed scientific journal articles, 450 conference abstracts and papers, three books, 16 book chapters and has a current Scopus h-Index of 75 with his work being cited 18,346 times. Topic of greatest publication output is exercise and cancer for a field-weighted citation impact of 3.00 and prominence percentile of 99.31. As of 2019 Professor Newton had attracted over $35 Million in competitive research funding.

Melissa O'Donnell

	Name	Dr Melissa O’Donnell
	Position	Research Fellow
	Organisation	Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
	Contact	Melissa.odonnell@telethonkids.org.au
	Expertise	Child abuse and neglect; Linked data analysis; Vulnerable children and youth
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	2009 - Perron Award for Academic Achievement 2009 - Louisa Alessandri Award for Scientific Publication 2010 - Qantas New Investigator Award 2011 - Australian Academy of Science – NHMRC Early Career Research Award, Attendance at Science at the Shine Dome 2011 - Science meets Parliament – NHMRC Attendee and Travel Award 2011 - National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship 2012 - PhD Supervisor of the Year Award – Telethon Institute for Child Health Research 2015 - Consumer and Community Participation Award – Telethon Kids Institute 2018 - Western Australian Premier’s Early Career Scientist of the Year

Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger

	Name	Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger
	Position	Head of Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology
	Organisation	Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia
	Contact	kevin.pfleger@perkins.uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Understanding how hormones, neurotransmitters and pharmaceuticals work in the body at the molecular and cellular level.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2009 - Western Australian Young Scientist of the Year 2010 - Dimerix Bioscience: Finalist for Western Australian Innovator of the Year 2010 - NHMRC 10 of the Best Research Projects 2011 - Australian Museum 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science 2012 - Endocrine Society Early Investigators Award 2012 - Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award 2014 - Endocrine Society of Australia's Mid-Career Research Award 2014 - NHMRC Research Excellence Award 2015 - Vice-Chancellor of UWA’s Mid-Career Research Award 2016 - British Pharmacological Society Novartis Prize 2017 - 40under40 Intrapreneur Category winner and City of Perth Strategic Alliance Awards

Professor Cheryl Praeger

	Name	Professor Cheryl Praeger
	Position	Professor of Mathematics
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	cheryl.praeger@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Mathematics, women in science.
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café
	Awards	2009 - Scientist of the Year 2015 - Inductee to WA Science Hall of Fame

Ms Karina Price

	Name	Ms Karina Price
	Position	Science Communications Officer
	Organisation	ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia
	Contact	karina.price@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Plant Energy Biology's Science Communications Officer represents the Centre and its researchers, whose expertise lies in plant energy biology including plant biology, cellular and molecular biology, genetics/epigenetics, food security and crop improvement The Science Communications Officer's expertise lies in science communication, education, outreach, training, media and PR
	Engagement activities	Public science demonstrations and science outreach through novel resources and activities, including Bio-Bounce inflatable, planetarium movies and virtual reality Participation in significant science outreach events throughout Australia (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Delivery of hands-on school and public workshops Researcher engagement in education and outreach activities such as public lectures, student mentoring, Science Café etc Production of media articles for print or online publication TV and radio interviews Photography exhibits Contributing to science discussion through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) Providing laboratory and facility tours to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Providing training and support to PEB researchers to enhance science communication and dialogue with public Science teaching resources and PD
	Awards	2013 - Chevron Science Communication Initiative of the Year

Professor Peter Quinn

	Name	Professor Peter Quinn
	Position	Executive Director
	Organisation	International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
	Contact	peter.quinn@icrar.org
	Expertise	Astronomy, technology, computing, data, space
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2012 - Premier's Scientist of the Year Award

Mr Richard Rennie

	Name	Mr Richard Rennie
	Position	Science Communicator
	Contact	science@lightandsound.net.au
	Expertise	To research, display and interpret to the public examples of technologies that use light and/or sound, with special emphasis on light and sound technologies that were used for the recording, retrieval and transmission of information. To use these light and sound technologies in educational and entertaining programs for people of all ages
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio or podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2006 - Premier's Prize for Excellence in Science Communication

Science Ambassador's Directory - Thomas Russell - November 2018

	Name	Dr Thomas Russell
	Position	Veni Fellow
	Organisation	University of Amsterdam (previously Curtin University)
	Contact	tom.david.russell@gmail.com
	Expertise	Astronomy, black holes
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Student mentoring for university and high school students
	Awards	2015 - ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year

Professor Christobel Saunders

	Name	Professor Christobel Saunders
	Position	Professor Surgical Oncology
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	Christobel.saunders@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Cancer, Cancer research
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Participating in National Science Week Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Medical and Health Sciences 2010 - The Patron’s Award National Breast Cancer Foundation 2010 - Vice Chancellor’s Incentive Award for High Quality Research, The University of Western Australia 2012 - Highly Cited Researchers and Authors Award 2014 - Western Australia’s Department of Commerce Innovator of the Year Award - Emerging Innovation 2014 - The Vice-Chancellor’s Award in Impact and Innovation, The University of Western Australian 2015 - Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Award, The University of Western Australia 2017 - Premier's Scientist of the Year Award 2018 - WA Women’s Hall of Fame

Arman Siavashi - October 2018

	Name	Mr Arman Siahvashi
	Position	PhD Candidate (Final Year)
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	arman.siahvashi@research.uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Processing; Chemical Engineering and Advanced Thermodynamics; Reaction and Catalysis; Experimental Research Technologies
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio, TV and podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Participating in National Science Week Engaging with young people to inspire them about science
	Awards	2017 - Postgraduate Research Excellence Award (IChemE – Engineers Australia) 2018 - National Measurement Instrument Prize 2018 - ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year 2018 - WA Innovator of the Year finalist

Professor Ian Small

	Name	Professor Ian Small
	Position	Chief Investigator Plant Energy Biology, ARC Centre of Excellence
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	ian.small@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Plant science, moecular agriculture, biodiversity (plants), synthetic biology
	Engagement activities	Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2006 - 2010 - WA State Premier's Fellow 2014 - Premier's Scientist of the Year Award

Science Ambassador's Directory - Professor Stephen Tingay - November 2018

Name	Professor Steven Tingay
Position	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Organisation	Curtin University
Contact	s.tingay@curtin.edu.au
Expertise	Radio astronomy and astrophysics, engineering and instrument development for radio astronomy, high performance computing and large-scale data processing/management, industry collaboration.
Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio interviews TV interviews Podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour of facility visit to key stakeholders Participating in National Science Week Holding a science engagement event Presentation or science show at the Perth Science Festival Having a stall at the Perth Science Festival Being a National Science Week Media Ambassador Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum (e.g. Meet the Scientist or Science Cafe) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools)
Awards	Top 10 Emerging Leader in Australian Science: Microsoft Next 100 (2009) Western Australian Science Ambassador of the Year (2012) Curtin University Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Innovation and Excellence Providing Inspirational Leadership (2012) Thomson Reuters Citation and Impact Award for the MWA project (2015) John Curtin Distinguished Professor (2017) Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Australia Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics

Mrs Brooke Topelberg

	Name	Mrs Brooke Topelberg
	Position	Teacher
	Organisation	Westminster Primary School
	Contact	brooke.topelberg@education.wa.edu.au
	Expertise	Primary School Science
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café TV interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2010 - Science Educator of the Year - Primary 2011 - Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools

Earth Science Western Australia

	Name	Ms Joanne Watkins
	Position	Chief Executive Officer
	Organisation	Earth Science WA
	Contact	jo@earthsciencewa.com.au www.earthsciencewa.com.au
	Expertise	Earth Science Education
	Engagement activities	Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Writing articles for print or online publication Assisting with science engagement events (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Small group discussions Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews
	Awards	2015 - Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year

Science Ambassador's Directory - Karen Wellington - November 2018

Name	Karen de San Miguel Wellington
Position	CoderDojo Lead
Organisation	Fogarty Foundation
Contact	karentwellington@gmail.com www.coderdojowa.org.au
Expertise	Social Innovation, Science, Technology and Society (STS), Diversity in Technology, Sustainable Community Development, Systems and Resilience Thinking, Complex Adaptive Systems, Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem Development, 21^st Century Skill Development, Social and Relational Capital, Evidence-Based Mentoring, Social, Connected and Networked Learning, Program Development and Evaluation.
Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Radio interviews TV interviews Podcast interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Participating in National Science Week: holding a science engagement event, being a National Science Week Media Ambassador Informal small group discussions in a science centre or museum (e.g. Meet the Scientist or Science Café) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) STEM Engagement Evaluation & Strategy Consulting
Awards	2016 - Westpac Social Change Fellowship 2017 - Murdoch University Learning Excellence Academy Student Fellow 2017 - Premier’s Science Award, Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year (for CoderDojo WA)

Professor David White

	Name	Professor David White
	Position	Shell EMI Professor of Offshore Engineering
	Organisation	The University of Western Australia
	Contact	david.white@uwa.edu.au
	Expertise	Offshore engineering, Oil and gas industry, Offshore decommissioning, Offshore renewables, Industry-academia collaboration, Geotechnical engineering
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Providing a lab tour or facility visit to key stakeholders Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools)
	Awards	2011 - Early Career Scientist of the Year 2011 - Tall Poppy Award 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Dr Mark Zammit

	Name	Dr Mark Zammit
	Position	Postdoctoral Fellow
	Organisation	Los Alamos National Labs (previously Curtin University)
	Contact	mzammit@lanl.gov
	Expertise	Atomic and molecular physics, which has applications in astrophysics, radiotherapy for treating cancers, plasma and fusion technology
	Engagement activities	Presentations such as public lectures or panel discussions Small group discussions such as a Science Café Radio or podcast interviews TV interviews Writing articles for print or online publication Contributing to discussion through social media (e.g. blogs, Twitter) Engaging with young people to inspire them about science (e.g. talks or workshops in schools) Holding a science engagement event (e.g. as part of National Science Week) Public science demonstrations (e.g. as part of National Science Week)
	Awards	2014 - ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year

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