NYSF Annual Report 2013
November 6, 2013 12:05 pmNYSF’s Annual Report 2013 is now available to view online.
Categories for Alumni
Down memory lane
November 6, 2013 12:00 pmThanks to Dave Snowdon (NYSF 1998) who got in touch to identify all of the people in this photo, which was published in the July issue of NYSF Outlook. Dave writes, “The photo is of the session when I was staff. I’m sitting on top of the Kombi. Good times!” The people in the photo… Read more
NYSF 2013 Alumni selected as ANU Tuckwell scholars
September 3, 2013 2:55 pmTwo members of the 2013 NYSF cohort have been selected as inaugural Tuckwell Foundation scholars. Guy Leckenby, from Coffs Harbour, and Jakub Nabaglo, from Goulburn, were chosen from a shortlist of 72 students who spent a weekend at the Australian National University (ANU) undertaking a series of individual and group interviews. The original call for… Read more
NYSF International Program helps direct career plans
September 3, 2013 2:52 pmSydney NYSF student Jonathan Li attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) in Boston as part of the National Youth Science Forum’s International Program in July this year. Selected from 112 competitive applicants for the International Program drawn from NYSF’s January Sessions in 2013, Jonathan says, “I couldn’t believe my luck when I was offered the… Read more
Trek develops NYSF Staff Leaders
September 3, 2013 2:48 pmThe NYSF leadership training program took place over the April ANZAC day period in 2013 at the ANU’s Kioloa campus on the south coast of NSW. After the January Sessions, participants selected peers from their group who they considered to be suitable for volunteer staff leadership training. The training program is designed to prepare these… Read more
News from abroad — Canada
September 3, 2013 2:46 pmMost of this year’s NYSF delegates to the various international programs with which NYSF is affiliated have been and returned from their trips. Ben Galea from Bundaberg in Queensland attended the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Alberta, Canada. The CWSF is a competition that attracts entries of science projects from students aged 12 to 18 from… Read more
Next Step … Perth hosted at Water Corporation
September 3, 2013 2:42 pmWater Corporation (Western Australia) again hosted a session of the NYSF Next Step program in Perth in July. Human Resources Manager Jenny Thornton welcomed the group of 15 students and shared her own career journey. Her best advice? Always keep an open mind and seize the opportunities that come your way. Water Corporation graduates in… Read more
The long read — Alumnus feature — Professor Michelle Coote, ANU
September 3, 2013 2:40 pmProfessor Michelle Coote, FRSC, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1990 NYSF Alumnus Michelle Coote attended the NYSF (then called National Science Summer School (NSSS)) in January 1990. “I had always had an interest in science and particularly astronomy, and was in the Galileo group at the NYSF. The NYSF experience convinced… Read more
T shirt tragics
September 3, 2013 2:38 pmAlumnus from 1994, Marie Estcourt Tweeted a picture of her 1994 t-shirt a few weeks ago, which she found in the back of her cupboard. Any more memorabilia out there? You can Tweet your pics at #NYSFoz, or post to Facebook , and we’re now on Instagram at #NYSFoz.
NYSF takes a Brain Break for National Science Week
September 3, 2013 1:56 pmIn August, NYSF held a Brain Break morning tea as part of National Science Week. More than 800 workplaces took part across Australia, joining in and celebrating their love of and need for science – whether in their workplaces or at home. Geoff Burchfield welcomed the guests to the NYSF Brain Break – mainly alumni… Read more