Presentation by The Royal Society Of Tasmania

Dechaineux Theatre University of Tasmania

Wednesday, 30th November 2011 Commencing 8.30 am until 5.30 pm

Two day symposium. Full details under the education heading on this website

Crisis between the Aborigines and white settlers circa 1830

Presentation by Dr Peter Chapman

The Royal Society Room

Tuesday, 1st November 2011 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

 

Postgraduate Student talks

Presentation by See Below

The Royal Society Room

Tuesday, 4th October 2011 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

Three postgraduate students from areas such as CRC Forestry, Menzies and Tasmanian Devil Research

 

About the Speaker

1. Ms Gemma Morrow. 2. Ms Clare Smith. 3. Dr Natasha Wiggins

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

1. Gemma Morrow is nearing completion of her PhD in the School of Zoology at UTAS. Using a multidisciplinary approach utilising novel ultrasonography, cytology, endocrinology, genetic techniques as well as behavioural obsevations, she aims to understand the mating system of the Tasmanian echidna tachyglossus aculeatus setosus in the wild. Gemma was runner-up for the Bollinger award for best student talk at the 2011 joint meeting of the American and Australian mammal Societies in Oregon, USA. 2. Clare Smith is a PhD student (about to hand in her thesis) with the Menzies Research Institute, UTAS. Her work has focused on developing new antimalarials to overcome the problem of drug resistance, using a ‘host-directed’ approach. Clare was one of only six Australians selected to attend the recent 61st Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau, Germany. She also spent 2 months working with collaborators at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, and was awarded the Bede Morris Travelling Fellowship by the Australian Academy of Science. 3. Dr Natasha Wiggins’ research has predominately focused on plant-animal interactions between the Eucalyptus genus and mammal herbivores. Specifically, she is interested in the chemical and physical properties of plants and how this influences herbivore feeding preferences. Her PhD focused on the feeding behaviour of possums in response to a variety of eucalypt species, and she has since worked on wallaby movement patterns across agriculture landscapes as a postdoctoral fellow with the School of Plant Science at UTAS.

SEPARATION SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS

Presentation by Professor Brett Paull

The Royal Society Room

Tuesday, 6th September 2011 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

 

About the Speaker

Following the award of his PhD from Plymouth University in 1994, Dr Paull began his academic career within the School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania. From there Dr Paull moved to Dublin City University in 1998, where until recently he held the position of Associate Professor of Analytical Science, and the Director of the Irish Separation Science Cluster (ISSC). He has now returned to the University of Tasmania to take up a New Stars Professorship within the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), based within the School of Chemistry

Presentation by Three Speakers (see below)

Raymond Ferrall Theatre, University of Tasmania, Newnham

Tuesday, 16th August 2011 Commencing 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm

Chaired by Prof. Jim Reid, President of The Royal Society of Tasmania

 

About the Speaker

1. Mr Tim Woods, CarbonEdge. 2. Dr Martin Moroni, Forestry Tasmania. 3. Mr Alistair Graham, Natural Resource Planning

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

1. What price for carbon? 2. How much carbon is in our forests? 3. The Kelty report-Implications for forest policy.

Presentation by Professor Holger Mienke
The Royal Society Room
Tuesday, 2nd August 2011    Commencing 8.00 pm until  10.00 pm

About the Speaker

Professor Holger Mienke is the new Director of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research and Head of the School of Agricultural Science at UTAS. He came to us from Wageningen University and held senior positions in DPI in Queensland before that.

Brief Abstract of the Talk

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Presentation by Various. See detail below

Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre, University of Tasmania.

Tuesday, 19th July 2011 Commencing 7.30 pm until 10.00 pm

Chaired by Professor Peter Rathjen, Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania

 

About the Speaker

1. Mr Alistair Graham, Natural Resource Planning. 2. Dr Jen Schweitzer, University of Tasmania. 3. Mr Tim Woods, CarbonEdge

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

1. The Kelty report – Implications for forest policy. 2. Maximising soil carbon: can soil carbon storage offset rising CO2? 3. What price for carbon

Presentation by Professor Mike Coffin

The Royal Society Room

Tuesday, 5th July 2011 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

 

About the Speaker

Mike Coffin commenced as Executive Director of UTAS’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) in January 2011, and is inspired by the unique opportunity to build a new institute that aims to become a global centre of excellence for temperate marine, Southern Ocean, and Antarctic studies. He is a marine geoscientist whose research expertise encompasses episodic Earth-Ocean system phenomena and processes. Educated at Dartmouth College (AB) and Columbia University (MA, MPhil, PhD) in the USA, he has pursued an international career that reflects the boundless nature of the global ocean. Mike has previously worked at Geoscience Australia (1985-1989), the University of Texas at Austin (1990-2001), the University of Tokyo (2001-2007), and the UK’s University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (2007-2010).

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

Tasmania is a primary gateway to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, placing the University of Tasmania in a unique strategic position to pursue preeminent global excellence and reputation in Antarctic, Southern Ocean, and temperate marine research. With this in mind, IMAS has been established by the University to build a critical scientific concentration around its internationally recognized expertise in marine and Antarctic research, previously spread among diverse faculties, institutes, and schools across the Hobart and Launceston campuses. The bringing together of the elements of IMAS will give a focus that is intended to provide national and international leadership in studies of the Southern Ocean and its margins. This research concentration will also provide both CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research and the Australian Antarctic Division with a complementary research environment, infrastructure, and underpinning education and training services. The vision of IMAS—to advance, unify, and enable temperate marine, Southern Ocean, and Antarctic studies—will be achieved by innovative science and a focus on measurable benefit to society, enabled through building a network of national and international research, education, and training collaborations.

Presentation by Dr Jason Whitehead

The Royal Society Room

Tuesday, 7th June 2011 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

 

About the Speaker

Jason has been the Derwent Estuary Program’s Scientific Officer for 4 years and prior to that, he was the programs Stormwater Officer for a year. He has a PHD from the University of Tasmania – in Antarctic geological and diatom research. Jason has worked in a range of sectors, from university, industry, tourism, community and in environmental management. Having worked abroad, Jason was keen to return to Tasmania and work on estuaries

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

The Derwent estuary, together with Mt Wellington, provides an idyllic natural setting for the city of Hobart, Tasmania’s capital city. The estuary is heavily used for recreation, marine transportation, boating and fishing, and is internationally known as the venue for the Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race. The Derwent is Tasmania’s fourth largest port, and has been an important centre for industrial development. Despite a long history of environmental degradation, the Derwent estuary is still an important and productive ecosystem, which requires careful and committed management if its natural values are to be enhanced and maintained in perpetuity. The Derwent Estuary Program (DEP) was established in 1999 and has been nationally recognised for excellence in coordinating initiatives to reduce water pollution, conserve habitats and species, monitor river health and promote greater use and enjoyment of the estuary. The DEP is a regional partnership between local governments the Tasmanian State Government, commercial and industrial enterprises, and community-based groups. The DEPs major sponsors include: Brighton, Clarence, Derwent Valley, Glenorchy, Hobart and Kingborough councils, the Tasmanian State Government, Southern Water, Tasmanian Ports Corporation, Norske Skog Boyer, Nyrstar Hobart Smelter and Hydro Tasmania. The DEP estuary management objectives are science informed, through collaborative research with the CSIRO, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Institute, and research consultants.

Presentation by Andrew Parsons – Honorary Librarian

University of Tasmania

Tuesday, 17th May 2011 Commencing 7.30 pm until

 

About the Speaker

Andrew succeeded Graeme Rayner as Senior Librarian (Physical Collections) at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) Library in late February 2010. Prior to this succession, Andrew worked in the Resources & Access (R&A) section of UTAS Library for a little over 18 months, for the most part supervising reclassification of UTAS Library’s northern collections from Dewey to Library of Congress. Before his relocation to R&A in mid-2008, Andrew worked at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) Library in Launceston for 12 years, first as Cataloguer then college Librarian. He was actively involved with the integration of the AMC and UTAS libraries during 2007, transferring to UTAS Library when amalgamation of the two libraries became official in January 2008.

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

Honorary RST Librarian, Andrew Parsons, Senior Librarian (Physical Collections) at the Morris Miller Library will give a conducted tour. You will have the chance to: Look at the Royal Society’s collections on Level 5 of the Morris Miller Library, See the rare books room, See some of the materials scanned as part of the recent ‘Tasmanian Treasures Online’ project, View the recent Level 2 redevelopment, Find out how you can have access to library collections. Members of The Royal Society of Tasmania are welcome to bring guests on the night.