The Australian Academy of Science will today welcome twenty of the brightest young scientists from the USA under a program that builds international science collaboration.
Australia is consistently the most popular destination with US graduate students participating in the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) summer program, with almost one third of applicants selecting Australia as their first choice location.
The EAPSI summer program provides US graduate students in science and engineering the opportunity to conduct research in Australian laboratories, helping them to build international links and networks.
Administered by the Academy and funded by the US National Science Foundation and the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, the highly competitive program has selected students considered outstanding in their respective careers, to travel to Australia between June and August 2012.
The participants of the program will be conducting research in a range of areas from the neurobiology of the weaver ant, to the impact of climate change on tropical marine algae, and to studying group galaxies. The students are being hosted by universities and institutions across Australia.
As part of their visit, the Australian Academy of Science has put together an orientation program in Canberra, consisting of site visits to cultural institutions such as the Australian National Gallery, the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and a series of lectures that will introduce the students to Australian science.
Media are welcome to attend and interview researchers. To arrange interviews, please contact Mona Akbari.
| What: | East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes orientation program |
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| When: | 13 -15 June 2012 |
| Where: | Shine Dome, Gordon Street, Canberra |
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