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To accommodate COVID-19 restrictions, prior to this evening, Grand Finalists get their presentations professionally filmed at the Royal Society of Victoria. On the night, it will be livestreamed with an interactive Q&A from our panel of esteemed science communicators.
Click ‘Going’ to our Facebook event to watch our livestream and celebrate our outstanding finalists from across Victoria.
FINALISTS: Blog Announcement
JUDGES
Alanta Colley
Dr Jen Martin
Professor Alan Duffy
The Let's Torque Grand Final returns to the Royal Society of Victoria for another night of top quality presentations by the next generation of STEM communicators. Come along to learn about some of the most exciting STEM solutions and mingle with members of the STEM communication community!
Head over to the Let's Torque Facebook page to keep up with the latest.
Grand finalists and judges will be announced early August.
Prizes for the Let’s Torque Public Speaking Champion and runner up of 2019 include an amazing internship with our partner Nous Group and a one year online subscription to Royal Institute of Australia (including a Cosmos magazine digital subscription!)
Drinks and canapés will be provided at the venue!
Tickets available at: https://www.trybooking.com/BEEBG
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The Let's Torque Grand Final returns to the Royal Society of Victoria for another night of top quality presentations by the next generation of STEM communicators. Come along to learn about some of the most exciting STEM solutions and mingle with members of the STEM communication community!
Tickets are available for $15 (or $12 for groups of 5+)
Head over to the Let's Torque Facebook page to keep up with the latest.
The grand finalists are:
Natalia Zivcic - Brain-Computer interfacing: Magic or Science?
Eric Tian - Stem cells to Revolutionise Meat
Sabna Zihara - MOFTA – Metal Organic Framework as Theranostic Agents
George Loram - Mental Illness & Sleep
Tara Jadwani-Bungar - Phages – Making (Antibiotic) Resistance Futile
Emma Crooks - MDMA: A solution for Extreme Trauma
Jun-Ting Yeung - Lessons from the Frog Prince
Jacqui Wakefield - The Hero of the Reef: Unmasking the vigilante
The event will be kicked off with some drinks and delicious canapés, followed by a keynote speech from Dr Chris Thompson, Science Communicator and Associate Dean of Education (Faculty of Science) at Monash University.
The judges are:
Dr Amanda Caples - Lead Scientist of Victoria
Sarah Moran - co-founder and CEO of Girl Geek Academy
Sophia Varelas - Partner at PwC Australia
