New Minds Awards Night

The New Minds Awards are the Royal Society of Victoria's celebration of emerging STEM talent - recognising outstanding research, development and engineering projects led by early-career scientists, engineers and technologists across Victoria.

Three finalists from each of three categories will do five minute pitches of their projects in front of a panel of judges. The winner in each category receives a $1000 prize.

Come see the innovative work that early career STEM professionals have been doing. Tickets include drinks and refreshments with the judges and finalists.

We thank the Finkel Foundation for its support of the New Minds Awards.

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Agenda

6:00PM - Welcome
6:05PM - Technology finalists
6:45PM - Physical Science finalists
7:20PM - Life Sciences finalists
8:00PM - Award Presentations
8:10PM - Refreshments

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Finalists

To be announced

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Judges

Technology panel

• Rahil Garnavi: Professor, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
• Andy Lamrock: Strategic Advisor, CircleT and Dolium.ai
• Nigel Blair: Founder & CEO, Jianai
• Andy Song:  Associate Professor of AI, RMIT University
• Joanna Batstone:  ATSE Fellow,  Technology Advisor - Australian Research Data Common, Board Member - Holmesglen

Life Sciences panel

• Drew Berry:  Biomedical Animator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
• Brett Sutton AO: Senior Advisor, Trust In Science at CSIRO
• Sandra Rees: Honarary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
• Benjamin Meadley: Director - Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria, Adjunct Professor - Monash University
• Sherry Xie: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, Researcher ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather

Physical Sciences panel

• Virginia Kilborn: Chief Scientist, Swinburne University of Technology
• Calum Drummond AO: Deputy Vice-Chancellor RMIT University, Chair of Australian Research Council
• Kim Dowling: Associate Dean, Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, RMIT University
• Jenny Luu: Quality Control Manager, Ego Pharmaceuticals
• Molly Harrison: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, PhD Researcher at University of Melbourne

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