Girls in Physics Breakfast: La Trobe

The event is a Science breakfast for girls in Years 10 to 12 at which they will hear Dr Katie Mack of the University of Melbourne.Dr Mack is the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) 2017 Women in Physics Lecturer.  This Science breakfast is one of two Breakfasts that the Dr Mack is speaking at in Melbourne as part of her speaking tour across Australia.  The other Science breakfast is on Friday, 21st July at Hawthorn Arts Centre.

 

Dr  Mack will speak on 'Everything you wanted to know about Dark Matter but were afraid to ask'  Dark matter:  It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together. But what it is it really? Are we sure it exists at all? Can it really be explained by tiny invisible particles?  Get you up to date on what we know about dark matter, how we’re searching for it, and how it differs from the other big cosmic mystery, dark energy.

 

Students will be seated at tables with students from other schools. At each table there will be one or two young women either in the early stages of a science or engineering career or still studying at university. Over breakfast, the students can query them about their life and work.

 

Cost: $15 per student.  First teacher is free, extra teachers at $15 each.

 

Numbers: There is a limit of a maximum of 6 students per school.  If you wish to bring extra students, please contact Vicphysics at vicphys@vicphysics.org .

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