The Study STELR has collaborated with CSIRO and Stanford University to conduct a study on the durability of CSIRO’s printed flexible solar panels in a ‘non-laboratory’ environment. A secondary aim of the study is to develop awareness of this next generation solar technology. We are writing to you to seek expressions of interest (EoI) from schools who would like to take part...
STELR has recently uploaded three new careers videos, that have been shared with us by one of our sponsors, the Australian Power Institute. The three power engineers are from different backgrounds and work in different aspects of the industry. Kanchana is a mechatronics engineer who can control power plants all over the world. Ed is a mechanical engineer who works...
The STELR STEM Training workshop for Teachers and Education Personnel of the Asian - Pacific was held in Bandung Indonesia from 1 to 5 October 2018. The workshop was hosted and administered by the South East Asia Ministers of Education Organisation QITEP in Science and was conducted by a STELR team lead by Peter Pentland and including academics from Charles Darwin,...
. STELR would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2018 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. In particular, we congratulate Dr Scott Sleap who won the Prize for Excellence in Secondary Education. Scott has been a champion of the STELR program since 2013 when he started working with Regional Development Australia– Hunter (RDA Hunter) to build a curriculum model that integrates...
Applications for funding from the Aurizon Community Giving Fund close on 26 October 2018. Not-for-profit organisations such as schools can apply for grants of up to $20,000 in five different areas including education and the environment, which align with the STELR principles. The eligible organisations/programs need to be located in areas where Aurizon operates: North Queensland Central Queensland South East Queensland South...
We are very happy and proud to report that Orica‘s Bontang facility was awarded three trophies at the 2018 Indonesian Sustainable Development Goals Award Ceremony at an event in Jakarta in September. While Orica has sponsored STELR into Australian schools since 2008, Orica Bontang came on board in 2015. The awards recognise their commitment to corporate social responsibility through its involvement with...
Yesterday, Dr Megan Clark AC visited the Academy’s offices in Melbourne to record a podcast about the Australian Space Agency, which she heads. Dr Clark, who is a Fellow of the Academy, spoke with head of communications Dr David Glanz about her visions for this new initiative and for the future of the Australian space industry. You can listen to the...
Academy Fellow, Prof Graeme Clark pioneered the cochlear implant 40 years ago. As reported in the Australian Financial Review, the company that he helped to start, Cochlear, is undertaking clinical trials on a fully implantable hearing device. The company hopes that this will be the next big breakthrough in ‘bionic ear’ technology, allowing users to wear their device 24-hours a day...
On Sunday 21 October, ten wind farms around Australia will be throwing open their gates to the public for a range of fun and informative open day events. Wind energy is playing a major part as Australia transitions towards a renewable energy future, and so far in 2018 has wind contributed approximately $2 billion in investment and created over 2,000 jobs. Wind Farm...
While global warming and the energy crisis threaten our planet’s future, the odds don’t faze University of Newcastle lecturer in chemical engineering Dr Jessica Allen. Step by step, Dr Allen and her team are reinventing the way we produce energy and materials – with the potential for a profound positive impact on our environment. Our current energy system, in Australia and globally,...
