Exploring the Antarctic Frontier
The Academy’s most recent Theo Murphy Australian Frontiers of Science Symposium brought together 70 early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) with an interest in the Antarctic region. The researchers travelled from around Australia to meet in Hobart with a view of the Aurora Australis, Australia’s flagship Antarctic icebreaker and research vessel. Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC, Governor of Tasmania, opened the event and was delighted to meet a selection of Academy Fellows, senior Antarctic researchers and emerging research leaders at the opening night function.
Over the following two days the EMCRs explored the breadth of research occurring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, touching on everything from volcanoes to the effects of wastewater, the impact of plate tectonics on ocean currents, and understanding how best to manage threats to biodiversity. The symposium gave participants excellent opportunities to find out about other fields and develop networks for future collaborations.
The Academy thanks the generous sponsors who contributed to the success of this event, from the Theo Murphy (Australia) Fund, the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, ARC Special Research Initiative for Antarctic Gateway Partnership, and CSIRO.
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