David Boger As a young man at the University of Illinois, David Boger was offered a swag of lucrative chemical engineering jobs. Instead, his pioneering spirit took him to the newly established Monash University and a career in fluid mechanics. It was the right move. Today the research teams he created are solving industrial problems…
Harvey Millar Mitochondria are the powerhouses of all animal and plant cells. These small semiautonomous units have their own DNA and proteins. They deliver the energy that drives our muscles, our brain and almost all life on earth. Surprisingly, while we know much about animal mitochondria, plant mitochondria are a mystery. Harvey Millar, a 34…
Cameron Kepert Cameron Kepert, a 34 year old professor at the University of Sydney’s School of Chemistry, is at the forefront of a chemical revolution. Chemists are mimicking nature and becoming molecular engineers, constructing new molecules and materials with great precision. Cameron has engineered materials that can grab a small target molecule and then signal…
Mike Roach In the early 1990s Mike Roach realised that space and astronomy ignited a passion in his students for learning about science. Today, Mike has brought space science into much of the science curriculum at Hamilton Secondary School in Adelaide and runs an annual space science school in South Australia, now in its ninth…
Mark Merritt Mark Merritt believes that primary science teachers have a critical role to play in instilling an enduring enthusiasm for science in their students. “We need to make sure that future generations move into science research and science education. It’s vital that we start in the early years so we can embed in the…