Episode #17
Nourish with National Science Week ACT
With student researcher, Arabella Young, recent graduate, Alexandra McFadyen, and Cyber Ready Officer and science communicator, Thanuri Welaratne. Moderated by Melissa Rancourt, Founder and board president of greenlight for girls.
During one hour, we got inspired by these wonderful speakers. Our favourite moments? When they talked about staying curious and following their passions even in the face of failure, or why combining different passions for your career is so important, or the huge difference it makes when engaging mentors who see the potential in you, or even the idea of starting where you are in your career as you will always build skills. Plus, we had fun making our own chocolate slime, dancing popcorn, and electrical circuits out of lemons. Too many favourite moments to count! You missed it? No worries, the replay is available!
Speakers of this episode
(Hover on their photos to read their bios!)
Meet Alexandra McFadyen! She is a recent graduate from the University of Canberra studying biomedical science. She loves to volunteer with Girl Guides in her free time and lightweight camping is one of her favourite hobbies. Adventurous and detail-orientated, Alexandra is looking forward to her next role within the Australian Public Service soon.
Meet Thanuri Welaratne! She is a science communicator from Canberra who is passionate about inspiring the next generation through informal education. With her background in ecology, administration, and relationship management, she currently holds the role as a Cyber Ready Officer at Questacon – the National Science and Technology Center. Her aim is to empower young people to feel confident and enthusiastic about science!
Meet Arabella Young! She is a student researcher at Australian National University having just graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours majoring in Science Communication, Ecological, Environmental and Organismal Biology. As she describes it, she figures out whether people who aren’t scientists understand science… And if they don’t, she figures out how to fix that. When she is not diving into all things STEM and education, you can find her running ultramarathons!
Watch some snippets and the replay below!
More coming soon!
