RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The program will commence with reports by Rose Donnelly (Year 12) and Dominic Grosewill (Year 10) on their experiences at the 2018 London International Youth ScienceForum and the YouthConference of the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science.
This will be followed by Professor Binns’ lecture on the role of research in the diverse and complex disciplines in engineering.
Engineering is an inherently applied set of disciplines. As such research and development often involves little “r” and big “D”. However, the definition of engineering from Engineers Australia is stated as “Engineers arescientists, inventors, designers, builders and great thinkers. They improve the state of the world, amplify human capability and make people’s lives safer and easier.” Improving human capability requires research, research requires research training. To fulfil the expectations of engineering we need to have R&D Engineers qualified with PhDs. Jonathan will explain high level R&D from engineers in fast ferry design, submarine analysis and America’s Cup technology.
America’s Cup Series, 2017, Bermuda, J. Binns
Jonathan has trained and worked as a design and research engineer. His primary expertise is in a variety of model and full scale experiments as well as numerical flow predictions. He has experience in hydrodynamic and structural design, research, development and simulation of marine craft.
America’s Cup Series, 2017, Bermuda, J. Binns
Jonathan has taken a leading role in research across the whole of the Australian Maritime College in his roles as Associate Dean of Research and Director of the ARC Research Training Centre for Naval Design and Manufacturing (RTCNDM). The RTCNDM is a training centre whose mission is to create a new cohort of PhD trained engineers for the naval design, manufacturing and sustainment of a global supply chain.
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTS THE PRESENTATION OF THIS LECTURE
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.