Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences
Science Week
2009 Science Week events
- Shopping Trolley Science
14-15 August
Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre - Bayliss Youth Lecture 2009 : Attack of the killer tomatoes and soylent green: what science has done with food!
7:00pm, Monday 17 August
UWA - Opening the Universe - Australia's participation in the International SKA Project
7:30pm, Tuesday 18 August
UWA - The 2009 Australian Institute of Physics De Laeter Youth Lecture : Are We Alone?
1:00pm, Thursday 20 August
UWA - STARLIGHT - Celestial Visions On Second Life: Astro Gallery Launch : Simultaneous launch of UWA Art Gallery in both real & virtual worlds
10:00am, Friday 21 August
UWA - Phantastic Physics (Incursions)
17-21 August
UWA
The Science Faculties held a number of public and schools events during National Science Week 2009.
Highlights included:
- Lectures by Dr Megan McArthur - NASA Astronaut
- Science Café for Girls event for years 9-11 students
Megan McArthur – NASA Astronaut
Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope – an Astronaut’s Experience
Megan shared stories of her expedition into space to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, her astronomical career and fascination with science. Listen to Dr McArthur's engaging lecture.
Science Cafe for Girls
Professor Lyn Beazley AO, Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and the WA National Science Week Committee held a Science Cafe for Girls on Friday 21st August.
WA female scientists from the state’s universities, CSIRO, Engineers Australia, Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth Zoo and WA Museum joined 130 Year 9-11 students in a morning tea, and spoke one-on-one about what inspired them to take up science and where their science career has taken them.
- Break out the scones, it's time to talk science, by Ajanthy Arulpragasam for Science Network WA
