[Aqualist] Innovators and scientists keep fresh

[Simon Haberle]

Dear AQUA members - please note the positive outcomes for these "Fresh 
Innovator" finalists, and consider nominating for "Fresh Science" in the 
future.


To: Australasian Quaternary Association,
Simon Haberle

Dear Simon,

I'm writing to brief you on the outcomes of Fresh Innovators, and the call 
for nominations for Fresh Science ­ to be held in Melbourne from 16 to 18 
August during Science Week.

Innovators and Scientists, keeping it fresh

Fresh Innovators ­ available to talk to organizations

Fresh Science ­ call for nominations open until 9 July

Congratulations to the 16 finalists who were selected for the inaugural 
Fresh Innovators 2004.

It was a busy 3 days in Sydney with a number of presentations including a 
40-second summary, armchair discussion with ABC pair Paul Willis and Bernie 
Hobbs and a 3-minute business pitch to the Australian Technology Park. 
Since then some of the participants have appeared on ABC Stateline, 
Catalyst, Science Show, the Buzz and elsewhere ­ and we re still issuing 
stories.

Thank you to all organisations who nominated early-career innovators for 
the program, we now have 16 media and presentation trained innovators who 
are available to talk about their inventive work.

They are experienced in talking to a variety of audiences and pitching it 
at different levels. There are some terrific stories and innovations.

If you would like one of the innovators to talk to your organisation, be it 
as a business pitch, an interesting lunch-time seminar or an inspirational 
talk about how to get your ideas off the ground, get in contact with Sarah 
Brooker on sarah.brooker at ozemail.com.au or 0413 332 489.

The Fresh Innovators for 2004 are:
* A water-saving shower head that doesn t reduce your shower to a trickle ­ 
Adrian Nixon, Melbourne
* A boxing suit that uses micro-sensors and wireless communication to 
improve accuracy ­ Kane Partridge, Melbourne
* Ping pong balls that keep your rainwater tank pollution free ­ Trent 
Church, Melbourne
* Stopping LPG tanks from exploding ­ Colin Young, Melbourne
* Sticky material that doesn t leave its stickiness behind ­ James Shen, 
Melbourne
* Another way to sequence tricky bits of DNA ­ Danny Park, Melbourne
* A fall prevention device that provides greater versatility ­ Leigh Dowie, 
Perth
* A breakthrough in meat hygiene for abbatoirs ­ John Skull, Adelaide
* A radical sail craft design that goes faster than the wind ­ Stephen 
Bourn, Adelaide
* Low-cost keyless entry to reduce theft ­ Steven Turner, Brisbane
* Proteins that speed up tissue growth for wounds and injuries ­ Jennifer 
Kricker, Brisbane
* A machine that goes ping telling surgeons you re ok ­ Marcus Watson, Brisbane
* Waste plastic becoming fuel for iron and steel making ­ Veena Sahajwalla, 
Sydney
* Bank notes that sing for the blind ­ Aimee Hinwood, Sydney
* A face-recognition system that can identify from surveillance images ­ 
Meiya Sutisno, Sydney
* Curing noise-infected buildings whilst keeping the air flow ­ Chris 
Field, Sydney


AND

The word is out, its time to pull some more science out of the lab and into 
the media spotlight. Yes it s time for Fresh Science 2004.

Thanks to Federal funding through the Department of Education, Science and 
Training, interesting stories of science from young researchers will again 
be highlighted in the media through the Fresh Science competition, now a 
regular feature of National Science Week.

Fresh Science is a national competition to identify young scientists whose 
research is of high quality and ripe for publicity. The program provides 
them with media training and the opportunity of presenting their work to a 
local, national and international audience.

Nominations for Fresh Science 2004 are open until 9 July. Fresh Science 
will be held in Melbourne from 16 to 18 August 2004.

More information, selection criteria and nomination forms are online at 
www.freshscience.org or contact Sarah Brooker, sarah at freshscience.org or 
phone her 0413 332 489.


Regards,

Niall

Niall Byrne
Fresh Science Coordinator
Science in Public
PO Box 199
Drysdale Vic 3222
niall at freshinnovators.org