Please join us on Wednesday 4 December for the annual Christmas Dinner and a lecture by Dr Hanne Nielsen “Antarctica and Popular Culture”. Open this post for more information and the acceptance form.
What Makes a Good Timber Floor?
The Northern Branch of The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to hear Dr Kuluni Millaniyage speak about her research exploring the use of Tasmanian plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens timber in engineered flooring. Join us at the Meeting Room, QVMAG, Inveresk, Launceston on Sunday 24 November, 2024. Open the post to learn more.
View a recording of the lecture by Dr Matthew Cracknell – Sep 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by Dr Matthew Cracknell, “Artificial Intelligence for society and science – why should you care?”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
View a recording of the lecture by Dr Katie Marx – October 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by Dr Katie Marx, “Antarctic gateway cities, points of public connection?”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
View a recording of the lecture by Dr Tobias Stål – October 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by Dr Tobias Stål, 2023 PhD medallist, “Deep Antarctica-Exploring Earth Under the Ice”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
View a recording of the lecture by John K Davidson – May 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by John K Davidson, “The tectonic approach to Continental Drift”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
2024 Lecture Calendar
Open this post to view lecture programs during 2024 for South and North.
Royal Society YouTube channel
Click here to see the full list of recorded lectures available in our YouTube channel.
Vale Distinguished Professor James Barrie Kirkpatrick AM 1946 – 2024
Distinguished Professor James Barrie Kirkpatrick AM, one of the Royal Society’s most prestigious members and prolific contributor, died on 21 October 2024 in Hobart. Professor Kirkpatrick was awarded the RST Clive Lord Medal in 2019 for his outstanding research on Tasmania’s natural environment and maintained a publication record in the Society’s Journal which spanned half a century. Open this post to read the obituary.
Call for Nominations for the 2024 RST Doctoral (PhD) Awards
Nominations for the annual RST Doctoral Awards open on 1 October 2024. Two awards are offered for recent PhD graduates who have made significant advances in the course of their doctoral research. The value of each award is $1,000 (AUD).
Vale Professor David Headley Green AM FAA FRS, 1936 – 2024
Professor David Green, a long-term member of the RST, died on 6 September 2024 in Hobart. Professor Green was one of Australia’s most eminent geologists. He was awarded the RST RM Johnston Memorial Medal in 2016. Open this post to read an obituary.
Lynne Uptin OAM FSBA
Congratulations to our RST member Lynne Uptin OAM who was awarded the 2024 Best Botanical Art Exhibit Award and a Gold Medal award for 2024 for her suite of works. Open this post for more details.
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