Science and Technology Australia announces women scientists set to smash stereotypes

They join Superstar of STEM, a programme designed, “to create a critical mass of celebrity Australian women who work as scientists and technologists – role models for young women and girls – and to work towards equal representation in the media of women and men working in all fields in STEM.”

Participants receive comms training and opportunities to speak about their work and encourage girls and women to start, and stay in STEM.

Of this year’s 60-strong intake, 40 are academics. The full list is here

The university stars are,

ANU: Kiara Bruggeman

Centre for Eye Research: Jennifer Fan Gaskin

Deakin U: Dwan Price

Hudson Institute Medical Research/Monash U: Erin McGillick

UWA: Sabine Bellstedt

Macquarie U: Heather Handley, Joanne Jamie, Noushin Nasiri

Monash U: Melanie Finch, Rashina Hoda

QUT: Divya Mehta, Nicole White

RMIT: Jessica Danaher, Wenyue Zou

Swinburne U: Dana Rezazadegan

Telethon Kids Institute/UWA: Jessica Buck

Terrestrial Research Ecosystem Network/Uni Adelaide: Samantha Munroe

Uni Adelaide: Hannah Wardill, Jiawen Li

Uni Melbourne: Clare Kenyon, Kim-Anh Lê Cao, Kylie Soanes, Maria del Mar Quiroga, Priyanka Pilal

UWA: Parwinder Kaur

UNE: Marissa Betts, Mary McMillan

UNSW: Stephanie Gardner

Uni Newcastle: Hannah Power, Jessica Allen

Uni Queensland: Sonia Shah

Uni SA: Zoe Doubleday

Uni SA/Geological Survey WA: Emily Finch

U Tasmania: Lila Landowski

UTS: Jennifer Matthews, Jiao Jiao Li

Uni Sunshine Coast: Alexandra Campbell

Uni Wollongong: Holly Tootell, Marian Wong, Yee Lian Chew