Public lecture delivered by Nobel Laureate, Professor Frances Arnold, California Institute of Technology.
Have you ever wondered why your favourite wine tastes, smells and looks the colour it does? It’s chemistry.
Join Yalumba chief winemaker, Louisa Rose, and Professor Kerry Wilkinson from the University of Adelaide, as they delve into the chemistry of wine. As you sip on award-winning Yalumba wines, Louisa and Kerry will take you on a chemistry journey to remember, exploring colour, aroma, style and faults.
Canapés included.
As part of the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival, and to celebrate its 60th Anniversary, the iconic heritage-listed Shine Dome will be open to the public on Sunday 5 May.
Make the most of this rare chance to explore the Shine Dome. Staff from the Australian Academy of Science will be conducting tours and sharing fascinating secrets from the construction of this unique building to the present day.
As part of the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival, and to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Shine Dome and the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, we will be holding a special screening of Hidden Figures.
Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures, tells the incredible story of three brilliant and inspiring African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn.
The talk will describe the background of atmospheric temperatures in both the distant and recent past.
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The 20th International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA) will take place from 22-26 September 2019 in Perth, Western Australia. The Australian Materials Research Society and the International Union of Materials Research Societies will bring together hundreds of materials-focused researchers in the Asia-Pacific region for 2019.
The Australian Academy of Science is pleased to support this event.
For more information, visit the conference website.
The talk will describe the background of atmospheric temperatures in both the distant and recent past.
It will explain the definite connection between the carbon dioxide and methane content of the atmosphere and the average global surface temperature. Various predictions into the future will be presented as well as useful ways of restoring a balance, including storage and chemical reaction.
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