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Meet our new INSPIReducators!
Introducing our 6 very talented INSPIReducators, the pick of the crop, ready to travel to locations across Queensland to find young and budding scientists!
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Bailey Millard
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"My name's Bailey, I'm a Biomedical undergrad student and I'm happy to be an INSPIREducator.
I'm super excited to be heading to Mt Isa and share how awesome I think science is. (Hint, It's a lot).
When I left year 12, I never thought I'd be excited to go back to school but bring on science week!!!".
Our final year science undergraduate students...
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Laura Cafferky
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I am very excited to be a part of the STEM INSPIRE program this year and look forward to sharing my enthusiasm for science with the students of Kingaroy State High School. I am sure it will be a great learning experience for both myself and everyone involved in the initiative. I believe that with my knowledge and experience from the Biomedical Science degree, I will be able to assist the students in developing problem solving and critical analysis skills. In doing so, I hope to be able to inspire the next generation of scientists!
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Victoria Wall
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Victoria Wall
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"STEM education, especially when paired with inquiry based learning, teaches students to push the boundaries of their knowledge, to make mistakes, to find solutions and discover where they want to travel next. STEM doesn’t just present you with facts, the french word for chair is chaise full stop; it teaches you to say to yourself how and why and WOW! Curiosity drives STEM developments and education".
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... and their mentors!
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Sanjeewa Kularatna, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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"The knowledge provided in STEM learning will inspire future scientists and provide baseline for the new unfound technologies and further the course of science. Hence I believe STEM learning is a major investment in improving living conditions, economic development and future growth. Public health and health economics (my research field) can have special implications for young minds to think about the health services and cost effective new methods in service delivery".
Raymond Ho, PhD student
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"Everyday in my work and research I use science and maths to convey my ideas and solve problems. But ideas require creativity and creativity STEMs from our imagination".
Raymond Ho is a chartered professional engineer and a PhD student.
James Monkman, PhD student
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"Understanding the fascinating nature of our basic biology lies at the very heart of what it is to be a human being. While medical research has profoundly increased our life expectancy, health and quality of life, its importance as an industry is perhaps overlooked within our wealthy and developed nation. I am a big believer in the importance of fundamental research that trains critical thinkers for a world that faces increasingly complex problems. Solutions to these problems require creativity in STEM fields, and I am proud to encourage the next generation to take up these challenges!"
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