The Royal Society of Tasmania

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The Royal Society of Tasmania (South)
2022 Lecture Series

Lectures will be face-to-face in the RST Lecture Room at TMAG and/or delivered online using Zoom. Venues will be confirmed closer to the date of the lecture.

Lectures will be on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, except where indicated otherwise by ••• beside the date.

THIS PROGRAM MAY CHANGE. CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES.

We hope that you will all find this a convenient and an enlightening way to spend a Sunday afternoon.  As usual, there is something for everyone and everything of value and interest to inquiring minds of all persuasions.

•••Wed 23 February, 10.30 am
Dr Simon Groves
‘An Illustrated Checklist of Tasmanian Beetles’– A Floor Talk’ at Central Gallery of TMAG. A joint event hosted by the Friends of TMAG and the Royal Society of Tasmania.

** ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING **

•••Mon 7 March, 4–6 pm
Prof Kate Warner AC and David Owen
‘Government House Tasmania – a remarkable story’ at Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Sandy Bay. The Lecture follows the AGM of the Society.
•••Wed 30 March, 6 pm
Dr Eric Ratcliff OAM
‘The Peril of Naming Things: Taxonomy, Nosology, and the Identification of Style’. RST Medal presentation and address. Medal presentation by Her Excellency, the Hon Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania, at Government House.
Sun 3 April
Dr Lisa Gershwin
“Jellyfish blooms and the future of the ocean”

** PROPOSED JOINT MEETING WITH THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA **

Sun 15 May
Dr Tony Webster
“Geology, landscape and European settlement: small things meant a lot”
Sun 19 June
Dr Sally Bryant
“Little bird of lutruwita: Saving Tasmania’s forty-spotted pardalote”

** PROPOSED JOINT MEETING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING **

•••Thu 7 July, 7 pm
Blue Biotechnology Revolution
Forum at the Stanley Burbury Theatre. Please check back for details.

** MID-WINTER DINNER **

•••Thu 14 July, 6 pm
Anita Hansen and Marley Large
“A picture is worth a thousand words”. Celebrating the Royal Society of Tasmania’s Art Collection. Dinner at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.

** DOCTORAL AWARD WINNER – PRESENTATION AND LECTURE **

•••Sun 7 August, 5pm
Dr Rhondda Waterworth and Dr Pratiksha Srivastava ONLINE ONLY
Two presentations: “Electron exchange between living and non-living things for developing sustainability in the environment” and “The therapeutic potential of magistrates and court systems”

** JOINT BEER AQUATIC EVENT FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK **

•••Thu 25 August 6.30pm
Dr Julie McInnes
“Macquarie Island seabirds; their place in the food web”. Venue is Hobart Brewing Company, 16 Evans Street, Hobart

** PHD STUDENT SHOWCASE **

Sun 4 September
Three PhD students
Grace Martini (Human Geography), Brenda Mooney (Environmental Chemistry) and Mars Buttfield-Addison (Engineering and data science) will outline their research projects.

** MR BANKS MEDAL LECTURE **

Sun 16 October
Dr Rebecca Carey
“Bang, Fizzle, Pop: Case studies of the interactions between volcanoes and magma with the ocean.”
Sun 13 November
Rodney Gibbins
“Truth telling and treaty as it relates to Tasmania now”. Venue is IMAS Aurora Lecture Theatre.

** CHRISTMAS DINNER AND LECTURE **

•••Thu 8 December, 6 pm
RST member and magistrate Chris Webster
“My 50 years in the law in Tasmania”. Venue is the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania