New Minds Awards Night

The New Minds Awards are the Royal Society of Victoria's celebration of emerging STEM talent - recognising outstanding research, development and engineering projects led by early-career scientists, engineers and technologists across Victoria.

Three finalists from each of three categories will do three minute pitches of their projects in front of you and a panel of judges. The winner in each category receives a $1000 prize.

Come see the innovative work that early career STEM professionals have been doing and then network with judges, finalists and their project sponsors. Tickets include drinks and refreshments.

We thank The Finkel Foundation for its generous support of the New Minds Awards.

Agenda 6:00PM - Welcome 6:05PM - Technology finalists 6:45PM - Physical Science finalists 7:20PM - Life Sciences finalists 8:00PM - Award Presentations 8:10PM - Networking and Refreshments

FINALISTS

We have nine finalists. Their exciting projects are: TECH: The Prescriptive Twin: an AI that reads engineering rules and prescribes repairs TECH: A Hypo-Free and Hyper-Free Once-Daily Smart Insulin TECH: Making Spatial Biology Accessible with VR-Omics LIFE SCI: Seeing the Seeds of Metastasis: A New Model for Bowel Cancer Spread LIFE SCI: Programming the Body for Safer and Longer-Lasting Thrombosis Prevention LIFE SCI: Human Mini-Hearts Reveal a Way to Protect Heart Cells in a Fatal Disease PHYS SCI: Closing Australia’s Critical Minerals Loop: Upcycling Alloy Waste PHYS SCI: Beyond the cold chain: protecting mRNA vaccines in microneedle patches PHYS SCI: Wellbore Cement Sheath Integrity for Underground Hydrogen Storage

JUDGES

Technology panel Rahil Garnavi: Professor, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University Andy Lamrock: Strategic Advisor, CircleT and Dolium.ai Nigel Blair: Founder & CEO, Jianai Andy Song:  Associate Professor of AI, RMIT University Joanna Batstone:  ATSE Fellow,  Technology Advisor - Australian Research Data Common, Board Member - Holmesglen Life Sciences panel Drew Berry:  Biomedical Animator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Brett Sutton AO: Senior Advisor, Trust In Science at CSIRO Sandra Rees: Honarary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne Benjamin Meadley: Director - Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria, Adjunct Professor - Monash University Sherry Xie: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, Researcher ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather Physical Sciences panel Virginia Kilborn: Chief Scientist, Swinburne University of Technology Calum Drummond AO: Deputy Vice-Chancellor RMIT University, Chair of Australian Research Council Kim Dowling: Associate Dean, Applied Chemistry & Environmental Science, RMIT University Jenny Luu: Quality Control Manager, Ego Pharmaceuticals Molly Harrison: RSV's Emerging Scientist Network, PhD Researcher at University of Melbourne