This year's Young Tassie Scientists from the University of Tasmania are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week.

Some of the Young Tassie Scientists on the Southern road trip are:

·         Cassidy Mihalenko (She/her), Astrophysicist - Star crash investigator

·         Angus Olding (He/him), Chemist - Spontaneously Combustible

·         Joe Cresswell (He/him), Paleoclimate researcher - Ocean Time Traveller

·         Samantha Verne (She/her), Neuroscientist - Decision Detective

·         Georgia Stewart (She/her), Astrophysicist - Galactic Archaeologist 

·         Iresha Withanage (She/her), Public Health Researcher - Journey to Keep People Healthy

·         Emily Coleman (She/her), Neuroscientist - Powered by brainwaves 

·         Zane Farnum (He/him), Medical researcher - Brain stress isn’t best!

·         Samantha Verne (She/her), Neuroscientist - Decision Detective

The Young Tassie Scientists program is made possible by National Science Week funding from the Australian Government and is brought to you by the University of Tasmania.