Summary

World Science Festival’s ever-popular Cool Jobs returns to Gladstone!

Come face-to-face with amazing scientists doing amazing jobs, and see how they carved their path to an exciting career in STEM. Our panel of STEM professionals will inspire students to pursue cool jobs of their own.

Following Cool Jobs, students will explore our City of Science extravaganza, featuring hands-on activities, interactive exhibits and mind-bending experiments, students will taste the pure fun of science.

Schedule
Session 1 – Cool Jobs 9.30am – 10.30am, followed by City of Science 10.30am – 11.30am
Session 2 – Cool Jobs 11.00am – 12.00pm, followed by City of Science 12.00pm – 1.00pm

FEATURING

Alison Douglas

Participant

Alison Douglas

For the past 16 years, Alison has been a senior preparator and taxidermist at the Queensland Museum (QM) as part of a skilled team delivering exhibitions across the network. After...

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Alicia Heskett

Participant

Alicia Heskett

Alicia Heskett was passionate about science from a young age, fascinated with how things work. She pursued a career in engineering as the practical application of science focusing on generating...

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Severine Navarro

Participant

Severine Navarro

Severine Navarro is an Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital Foundation Fellow, spokesperson to the Woolworth Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research and Head of the Mucosal Immunology Lab at QIMR Berghofer in...

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Brett Pearce

Performer, Moderator

Brett Pearce

Brett is a science communicator and the co-founder and lead presenter of Big Bang Education. He has a background in environmental science, and has been presenting science workshops and shows...

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