It’s winter in Canberra and that means one thing for the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) – student selections. All across the country, the Rotary NYSF District Chairs have been working with their committees to do the very difficult job of selecting students to attend the NYSF 2015 January Sessions. Thank you to all of… Read more
The new Chair of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) governing Council is Professor Tanya Monro. Her acceptance of the role marks a significant milestone in the life of the thirty-year program. Professor Monro is an internationally acclaimed physicist, who is passionate about improving the community’s understanding of the relevance of physics in particular, and… Read more
Loren Atkins attended the NYSF in 2005, and was selected to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar. She returned as a student staff member in 2006 and 2007, and was the Chief of Staff in 2009. These days, her life is idyllic – and this is her story to date: I am looking out… Read more
Australian National University (ANU) Science Student and NYSF alumnus James Ansell has added a unique string to his bow, becoming the first young person to graduate from Scouts ACT’s balloon pilot training program and receive his private pilot certification from the Australian Ballooning Federation. Scouts ACT received funding to purchase the hot air balloon during… Read more
Fundraising for any kind of extra-curricula activity can be challenging, especially for year 12 students. Most of the NYSF students selected to participate in the 2014 NYSF International Program have undertaken a wide range of activities, including cake stalls, selling chocolates, raffles, trivia nights and bowling nights to raise money to pay for their trips…. Read more
This month a group of NYSF alumni launched a new website to help people delve into the inquisitive side of their brain. Aptly named Curious Science, the website’s purpose is to encourage more young people to take an interest in science by making it more accessible, interesting and engaging. The website is a place to share… Read more
Professor Monro is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow, Director of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) at the University of Adelaide. IPAS pursues a transdisciplinary research agenda, bringing together physics, chemistry and biology to create knowledge and disruptive new technologies, and solve problems… Read more
The 2015 Tuckwell Scholarships have been announced, and six students from the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) program have been selected, from a total of 24 students. This is the second year that the scholarships have been awarded. They provide $22,000 per year towards the students’ studies at the Australian National University, as well as… Read more
Congratulations to the NYSF 2014 students who were selected to take part in the NYSF International Program, attending science extension activities in Canada, South Africa, London, Heidelberg, Copenhagen and Stockholm. Geoff Burchfield wrote in our last newsletter about the difficulty in selecting the students who will attend these programs – the standard of applications is… Read more
Jo Hume attended the NYSF in 1997. After completing Year 12 she joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1998 and studied a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). In 2011 she completed a Masters in Engineering Science through University of New South Wales (UNSW) ADFA Campus. Jo has completed over fifteen years… Read more