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The Science & Research Breakfast Seminar Series showcases excellence in research and development which is generating economic, environmental, social and technological benefits for New South Wales. The series will again feature some of the state’s best and brightest, and highlight its tremendous research strength across a diverse range of disciplines.
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2024 Science & Research Breakfast Seminar Series
2024 Seminar Calendar
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Professor Carolyn Hogg
The University of Sydney
Biodiversity, Bilbies and Battling Extinction
Human activity is dramatically changing the biodiversity of our planet, with over one million species currently under threat of extinction. As this crisis deepens, science is turning to technological solutions to assess the ever-increasing impacts of humanity on the natural world.
Over the past decade, the development of genomic tools for conservation management has rapidly accelerated. Once considered a ‘nice to have’, genetic data is fast becoming an essential tool for managing threatened species. However, due to the complexity of the field, easily using this data for decision-making and monitoring remains beyond the reach of most managers and conservation biologists.
In May 2020, Professor Carolyn Hogg launched the Threatened Species Initiative, a program designed to generate genomic resources for Australia’s threatened species and upskill the conservation community in genetic literacy and the use of new technologies for management actions.
Carolyn will use case studies of the bilby and Tasmanian devil to highlight her systematic approach to integrating genomics into species recovery through large collaborations of different scientific disciplines, government agencies, conservation organisations and ‘big tech’ companies.
Join Professor Carolyn Hogg when she presents, ‘Biodiversity, Bilbies and Battling Extinction’.
About the Speaker
Carolyn is a conservation biologist who has been working with threatened species for over 25 years both in Australia and overseas.
Carolyn is the Science Lead for the national Threatened Species Initiative, Deputy Director of the Sydney Environment Institute and co-leader of the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group, both at the University of Sydney.
For the past 14 years, Carolyn has worked closely with government agencies and the conservation sector on how genomic technology can aid conservation efforts for some of Australia’s most threatened species.
Through partnerships with both her academic and conservation colleagues Carolyn has developed better tools and technologies to integrate research data into real-time conservation management actions.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Associate Professor Fatemeh Vafaee
UNSW Sydney
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Driving the Personalised Medicine of the Future
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Professor Gerry Swiegers
Chief Technical Officer, Hysata Pty Ltd
A New Approach to Industrial Production of Green Hydrogen:
Bubble-Free Capillary Water Electrolysis
Wednesday 6 March 2024
2023 NSW Scientist of the Year, Emeritus Professor Trevor McDougall
UNSW Sydney
What the Ocean tells us about Climate Change
2023 Science & Research Breakfast Seminar Series
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Professor David Reilly
The University of Sydney and Microsoft
A Digital Electronics Revolution to Support a Quantum Future
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Associate Professor Amy Cain
Macquarie University
Mini-machines: How Microbial Genes Can Improve the World
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Professor Richard McDermid
Macquarie University
Exploring Our Complex Cosmos with Next-Generation Telescopes in the Age of Data-Intensive Astronomy
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Ros Harvey
CEO, The Yield
Is Agriculture Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Professor Garry Myers
University of Technology Sydney
Synthetic RNAs for NSW and Australian Needs
Wednesday 1 March 2023
2022 NSW Scientist of the Year
Professor Glenda Halliday
The University of Sydney
Neurodegenerative Disease: Causes and Cures
2022 Science & Research Breakfast Seminar Series
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Distinguished Professor Michelle Leishman
Macquarie University
Towards Nature - Smart Liveable Cities for the Future
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Chris Beal
Chief Executive Officer, NextOre Pty Ltd
Australian Technology’s Role in Addressing the Environmental Impacts of Mining
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Dr Carl Seubert
Chief Research Officer, SmartSat CRC
Guiding the Trajectory of Australia's Space Technology
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Professor Judith Dawes
Macquarie University
Photonics: Making Light Work
Wednesday 11 May 2022
2021 NSW Scientist of the Year Professor Jim Patrick AO
Cochlear and Macquarie University
The Cochlear Implant as a Treatment of Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
* Due to technical difficulties with the Parliament of NSW AV system, this video does not contain footage of the speaker, but rather the presentation slides and Professor Patrick's accompanying narration. We apologise for any inconvenience.