M. R. Banks Medal nomination form
Trevor McDougall researching Australian Climate Science capability
Leading research in to Australian Climate Science capability: UNSW Mathematics and Science Facebook page. Trevor was awarded the inaugural MR Banks Medal in 1998 and The Royal Society of Tasmania Medal in 2013. He is an important, founding member of the team who provided a thermodynamically consistent equation of seawater (EOS), called TEOS-10. This equation is used the world over by oceanographers. TEOS-10 was adopted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in 2009.
LIVESTREAM the Winter Series
Scientists measure coral mortality following bleaching on the northern Great Barrier Reef, October 2016. Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor
The RST @ CONASTA
The RST had a successful outing at the annual science education conference of Australian Science Teachers Association hosted at Wrest Point by the Science Teachers Association of Tasmania, getting to know and show teachers the great work the RST puts forward. Thanks to the hard work of council members and Jeannie-Marie Leroi from UTas.
Winter Series – ABC Radio 936 interview with Stewart Frusher
ABC radio interview with Stewart Frusher, before his Winter Series lecture for the Society.
Featured image: Tane Sinclair-Taylor
ABC Radio 936 interview with Meredith Nash
ABC radio interview with Meredith Nash, Mon Jul 3 in the lead up to her Royal Society of Tasmania lecture.
TasWeekend article ‘On the ice’ – Tasweekend, July 8 2017 – Professor Matt King on tackling climate change by Tim Martain
Livestream the Winter Series
Scientists measure coral mortality following bleaching on the northern Great Barrier Reef, October 2016. Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor
General link: UTAS livestream
Barry Brook “The Future of Humanity” interview on ABC 936 Hobart
Louisa Anne Meredith : Mercury newspaper, Page 24
Louisa Anne Meredith was a respected botanical artist. On Wed 31 May the Mercury, published on page 24, a page developed by the Royal Society of Tasmania on Tasmanian artist and naturalist Louisa Anne Meredith. This page features some of Meredith’s artwork from volumes contained in the Royal Society’s collection held in the Morris Miller library, University of Tasmania (Sandy Bay campus). Soon after publication, the page will be downloadable free of charge from the Mercury Newspapers in Education website. High quality reproductions of some of Meredith’s artwork can be viewed in the Hadley’s Gallery, Murray St in Hobart.
