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Science communication is a field of study that emerged recently from a desire to better equip scientists at communicating science with the public and study how society interacts with science. In this talk, Dr Jacob Martin will highlight some possible approaches to better communicate science in the church from the literature on the public communication of science.
When
Thursday 1st Aug 2024 @ 7:00 pm –
Thursday 1st Aug 2024 @ 9:00 pm
Where
Forrest Hall, University of WA (important details below)
About the speaker
Dr Jacob Martin is a lecturer in Physics and Astronomy at Curtin University. His research is focused on carbon materials science for energy storage materials and decarbonisation. He has a passion for communicating science through articles and podcasts with the ABC and COSMOS magazine, public lectures including TEDx and an art exhibition at the Science Art Gallery Bengaluru. He also completed an ABC TOP5 Science Media Residency in 2022. He received his PhD in 2019 at the University of Cambridge studying air pollution reduction and decarbonisation. In 2020 he was a research fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology in Singapore. In 2021 he took up a Forrest Fellowship to study energy storage materials at Curtin University.
Getting there
- Forrest Hall, University of WA, put “21 Hackett Drive” into Google Maps.
- The venue is on the corner of Mounts Bay Rd and Hackett Drive, on river side.
- Go ahead 10 metres inside from entrance doorway, room is on your left.
- Free parking after 5pm in UWA, also along Hackett Drive.
Tea and coffee will be available.
Contact
For any questions and/or RSVP (not essential), email PeterThomas@iscast.org.