Facilitator and panelists of Science Says!
FLEET supported the first Melbourne show of Science Says!, a science entertainment event run by The Science Nation, with FLEET’s A/Prof Meera Parish (Monash University) and Prof Chris Vale (Swinburne University of Technology) appearing on the panel at the Royal Society of Victoria.
FLEET collaborated with Swinburne University of Technology, Monash University School of Physics and
Astronomy, and the Australian Institute of Physics to capitalise on Prof Wolfgang Ketterle’s presence in
Melbourne. This included presenting both a public talk to a physics-oriented audience at Swinburne University of Technology, and an event for secondary school students at Monash University.
Working closely with university communications teams, FLEET gave relevant physics demonstrations and lab
tours at university open days, to show prospective students where a physics or electrical engineering career
could take them.
FLEET worked with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) to support the National Science Quiz, a panel of scientists and comedians answering questions about common scientific phenomena. FLEET Director Prof Michael Fuhrer was a panellist and FLEET’s Dr Dianne Ruka and Errol Hunt performed science demonstrations.