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Regional Lecture Series
2023 Regional Lecture Series poster collection
Each year MacDiarmid Institute investigators travel to regional centres to deliver public lectures on materials science and nanotechnology and how they impact our lives. We also partake in school visits in these regional centres. This series allows us to directly address members of the public and to raise awareness of how materials science can address global problems.
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- From the lab bench to a start-up company - Annual Report 2023
- Science for a sustainable future - Annual Report 2022
- Adapting to the online environment - Annual Report 2020
- How can materials science offer a greener future for our planet? - Annual Report 2019
- Industry pathways for science graduates - Annual Report 2018
(LEFT) Alumna Dr Maryam Shojaei and (RIGHT) Associate Investigator Associate Professor Franck Natali engaging with Nelson school students
Past events:
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2018
2022 Regional Lecture Series: To Industry and Beyond
2022 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series: To Industry and Beyond - Professor Shane Telfer and Dr Anna Farquhar focus on pathways from science to industry.
November 21, 2022
2019 Lecture Series: NZ Innovation for Sustainability
2019 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series: NZ Innovation for Sustainability - Associate Professor Carla Meledandri and Professor Shane Telfer talk about how materials science is offering a greener future for our planet.
August 12, 2019
2018 Lecture Series: MacDiarmid - to Industry and Beyond!
In the 2018 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series: MacDiarmid - to Industry and Beyond! Associate Professor Ben Ruck and Dr Harry Warring talk about their lives and work.
September 26, 2018
2017 Lecture Series: Women in nanoscience
In the 2017 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series: Women in nanoscience, three female MacDiarmid Institute nanoscientists tell their personal stories of life in science. Professors Penny Brothers and Cather Simpson, and Dr Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl) give their own perspectives on what it is like being a woman in the physical sciences (physics, chemistry or engineering).
August 7, 2018
2016 Lecture Series: A Materials History of the World
In the 2016 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series, Dr Franck Natali and Dr Michelle Dickinson present A Materials History of the World from the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier.
MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator Dr Franck Natali and friend of the Institute Dr Michelle Dickinson, also known as Nanogirl, speak about the unique history of materials in New Zealand and the future problems we may face obtaining both these, and new, materials.
September 21, 2016
2015 Lecture Series: The Energy Revolution
The age of fossil fuels is coming to an end. Global warming from their burning is undeniable, but when will tomorrow begin? Will it be a smooth transition into renewable energy? Is there even enough sunlight striking the Earth to supply the increasing energy demands of 6-9 billion humans? Can our renewable energy sources be enough for a nuclear-averse country like New Zealand?
In the 2015 MacDiarmid Institute Regional Lecture Series: The Energy Revolution MacDiarmid Institute researchers Justin Hodgkiss and Luke Liu discuss and begin to answer these big questions.
July 30, 2015
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