{"id":627,"date":"2018-06-01T08:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencechallenge.org.au\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2018-07-17T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T03:32:32","slug":"ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciencechallenge.org.au\/index.php\/ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Challenge Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-627\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-627-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-627-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-627-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-627-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-627-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-2f0adcee5267-627 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #333333;background-image: url(https:\/\/sciencechallenge.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rowan_hero-1.jpg)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1>SCIENCE CHALLENGE<\/h1>\n<h2>AMBASSADORS<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-627-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-tabs panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-627-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-tabs so-widget-sow-tabs-default-6faa7108c647-627\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-tabs\">\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab-container\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-tab sow-tabs-tab-selected\"\n\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"prof-adrienne-clarke\"\n\t\t\taria-selected=\"true\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf Adrienne Clarke\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-tab\"\n\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"dr-rowan-brookes\"\n\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Rowan Brookes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"forge-template-shortcode forge-template-657\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-wrapper\" data-element=\"0\" data-position=\"0\" data-type=\"wrapper\"><style>.forge-primary-color { color: !important; 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padding-left:0px;\"><div class=\"forge-block-content\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element-text \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-element-text\" style=\" font-size:16px;\"><p><strong>Adrienne E Clarke<\/strong> AC FAA FTSE<br \/>\nLaureate Emeritus Professor<br \/>\nThe University of Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>Professor Clarke\u2019s research is in the field of plant molecular biology. She is a founder of Hexima Ltd, an Australian company focused on control of fungal disease and agricultural biotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) and Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2004. \u00a0She served as Chairman of the CSIRO Board (1991-1996), Lieutenant Governor of Victoria (1997-2000) and Chancellor of La Trobe University (2011\u20132017).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element-text \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-element-text\" style=\" font-size:16px;\"><h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What is your job and what do you love most about it? <\/span><\/h5>\n<p>After a career as a research scientist and serving on many company and Government boards, I am now spending more time helping support science and young scientists. It is wonderful to see the creativity and energy of the young scientists who are making such contributions to discovery and innovation.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What led you to go into a career in STEM?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Firstly, it was having a wonderful maths and physics teacher at school. Secondly, it was being taken on a school excursion to The Great Barrier Reef when I was a teenager. The sight of the world under the sea was just amazing to me. I wanted to find out and learn how this was all possible and how it came to be. That set me on the path of biology and chemistry.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What do you envision as the future of women in STEM and how do you hope to contribute to that? <\/span><\/h5>\n<p>There is no doubt that the women have the talent and the drive to excel in STEM. Often the demands of child bearing and rearing have made it difficult to keep the momentum of a career. The current generation is more one of shared parenting and domestic responsibilities, which really helps women who take up the challenge of a career in STEM. Also, work places are acknowledging the needs and flexibility to support women at his stage of their careers.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What advice would you give to young girls interested in STEM? <\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Go for it!! It is the most exciting work I can imagine.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What is an unexpected or cool fact about you?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Hmm. Hard to say. Maybe it is that for many years (forty or so) a group of friends made during my life in science and I have walked and skied together all over the world. We still do!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"forge-template-shortcode forge-template-632\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-wrapper\" data-element=\"0\" data-position=\"0\" data-type=\"wrapper\"><style>.forge-primary-color { color: !important; }.forge-primary-color-bg, .forge-colorpicker-preset-primary { background-color: !important; }.forge-secondary-color { color: !important; }.forge-secondary-color-bg, .forge-colorpicker-preset-secondary { background-color: !important; }.forge-highlight-color { color: !important; }.forge-highlight-color-bg, .forge-colorpicker-preset-highlight { background-color: !important; }.forge-headings-color { color: !important; }.forge-headings-color-bg, .forge-colorpicker-preset-headings { background-color: !important; }.forge-body-color { color: !important; }.forge-body-color-bg, .forge-colorpicker-preset-body { background-color: !important; }<\/style><div class=\"forge-wrapper-content\" style=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-content\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element forge-row forge-element-row \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-row-wrap  forge-row-full forge-dark\"  style=\" padding-top:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:10px;\"><div class=\"forge-row-background\"><div class=\"forge-row-background-content forge-background-scroll\" style=\" background-color:#2f323a; background-position:center;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-row-container\"><div class=\"forge-row-content\"><div class=\"forge-columns  forge-columns-narrow\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-undraggable forge-col forge-col3 forge-light\"><div class=\"forge-col-body\" style=\"\"><div class=\"forge-col-content\" style=\" padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px;\"><div class=\"forge-block-content\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element-image \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-image-wrap  forge-image-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"forge-image  forge-image-circle\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencechallenge.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rowan-profile.jpg\" style=\"max-width:150px;\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-block forge-undraggable forge-col forge-col9 forge-light\"><div class=\"forge-col-body\" style=\"\"><div class=\"forge-col-content\" style=\" padding-right:15px; padding-left:0px;\"><div class=\"forge-block-content\"><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element-text \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-element-text\" style=\" font-size:16px;\"><p><strong>Dr Rowan Brookes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Rowan Brookes is the Program Director &#8211; Enterprise Education at Monash University and an academic in School of Biological Sciences. Rowan has over a decade of experiencing teaching undergraduate science and leading educational change initiatives in higher education and not-for-profit sector. She sits on the Women\u2019s Advisory Roundtable for the Minister for Jobs and Innovation and is the co-lead on the Women in STEM side-by-side program with veski and the UK Consulate &#8211; General, Melbourne. In 2016 she was the winner of the Telstra Business Women\u2019s Award (public service and academic).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forge-block forge-element forge-element-text \" id=\"\"><div class=\"forge-block-body\"  style=\" margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px; transition-duration:1s; transition-delay:0s;\"><div class=\"forge-element-text\" style=\" font-size:16px;\"><h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What is your job and what do you love most about it?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>I research, design, implement, and deliver science education for the future. I do this while wearing a few different hats. As a researcher, I work with a multidisciplinary team undertaking research to support best-practice teaching and enhance learning outcomes in science. As a leader I bring over a decade of experience in implementing change initiatives and teaching. I use this to reinvigorate the science curriculum with 21st century employability, leadership, and enterprise skills. As a teacher, I encourage my students to become lifelong learners who have the tenacity, adaptability, self-awareness, and creativity to act on the global stage. The thing that I love the most about my job is working with brilliant young scientists and helping them to achieve things beyond their wildest dreams.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What led you to go into a career in STEM?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>I didn\u2019t find STEM, it found me and I\u2019m so glad it did because it\u2019s given me so many opportunities. As a young girl I was extremely curious and highly adventurous. I loved to climb trees, grow vegetables and ride my bike. STEM is a great way to explore the world and is a great option for young people who are curious and want to impact the world in a positive way. The more I learn about the way that the world works through science, the more I am awakened to the everyday miracles that are happening around us everywhere. I\u2019m also a rule-breaker and STEM is a great option for people who like to think creatively or out of the box to find solutions to real challenges.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What do you envision as the future of women in STEM and how do you hope to contribute to that?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>I see a very positive future for young women in STEM. Traditionally there have been many obstacles for girls getting into STEM, but the tide is changing quickly. There are lots of really smart people who are working hard to make sure that everybody in STEM has equal opportunities. These champions are going to make sure that STEM is a supportive and welcoming environment for girls. I\u2019m contributing to this change by mentoring and raising awareness about issues that need to be fixed in STEM. Being an Ambassador for Robogals is another way that I\u2019m being part of the change. This is a role I\u2019m hugely excited about. Finally, I\u2019m also making sure I role model to my three children (aged 6, 9 and 12) about the awesome options available for them if they want to follow a STEM career.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What advice would you give to young girls interested in STEM?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>There are lots of different things that you can do with a career in STEM. Amongst my female friends in STEM there are women that fly drones, identify ants, create art depicting ocean creatures, code new software, research better food crops, make new medicines and design roads. Regardless of your interests, there is a pathway for you. When you start your first job you will discover that there is a real sisterhood between women in STEM. There are lots of other women that have your back and will do everything they can to support you. This is really awesome and I\u2019ve made some life-long friends with really talented women!<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #588cda;\">What is an unexpected or cool fact about you?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>I feel most alive and healthy when I\u2019m pushing my boundaries while surrounded by an inspiring natural backdrop. Mostly I do this through running. In 2016 I completed nine half-marathons, a full marathon (42.2km) and a 50km ultra marathon. To add variety, I also competed in an adventure race (running, mountain biking, and kayaking), obstacle course races (e.g. Spartan) and a triathlon. 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