New Minds Awards Night

The New Minds Awards are the Royal Society of Victoria's celebration of emerging STEM talent - recognising outstanding research, development and engineering projects led by early-career scientists, engineers and technologists across Victoria.

Three finalists from each of three categories will do five minute pitches of their projects in front of a panel of judges. The winner in each category receives a $1000 prize.

Come see the innovative work that early career STEM professionals have been doing. Tickets include drinks and refreshments with the judges and finalists

Agenda

6:00PM - Welcome
6:05PM - Technology finalists
6:45PM - Physical Science finalists
7:20PM - Life Sciences finalists
8:00PM - Award Presentations
8:10PM - Refreshments

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Finalists

To be announced

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Judges

Technology panel

• Rahil Garnavi: Professor, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
• Andy Lamrock: Strategic Advisor, CircleT and Dolium.ai
• Nigel Blair: Founder & CEO, Jianai
• Andy Song:  Associate Professor of AI, RMIT University
• Joanna Batstone:  ATSE Fellow,  Technology Advisor - Australian Research Data Common, Board Member - Museums Victoria

Life Sciences panel

• Drew Berry:  Biomedical Animator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
• Brett Sutton AO: Senior Advisor, Trust In Science at CSIRO
• Sandra Rees: Honarary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
• Benjamin Meadley: Director - Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria, Adjunct Professor - Monash University
• Sherry Xie: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, Researcher ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather

Physical Sciences panel

• Virginia Kilborn: Chief Scientist, Swinburne University of Technology
• Calum Drummond AO: Deputy Vice-Chancellor RMIT University, Chair of Australian Research Council
• Kim Dowling: Associate Dean, Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, RMIT University
• Jenny Luu: Quality Control Manager, Ego Pharmaceuticals
• Molly Harrison: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, PhD Researcher at University of Melbourne

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