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Dr Alice Gorman is a woman on a mission to change the way we look at the past and the future of human space endeavour. Starting from her family farm in NSW Australia, Dr Goreman persued her passion for archeology into University and then into the field as a consultant. From there she's turned her eyes from the digs on earth, to the history in the stars. In this episode we look at her journey towards becoming one of the worlds first Space Archeologists. Episode Notes: You can find Dr Gormans book - Dr Space Junk vs The Universe here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe-archaeology-and-the-future-9780262539654 The UN Program mentioned in the episode is here: https://space4women.unoosa.org/

Dr Carmel O'Brien works with stem cells and bio-materials for Monash and the CSIRO. However her journey to this point has taken her from the path lab, to working with the first Australian line of embryonic stem cells.

And Women In STEMM is back. Dr Manreena Kaur is a researcher in the field of Brain Stimulation. Having cut her teeth as it were in youth mental illness, she has a passion for developing new treatments to deal with serious conditions, such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.

Dr Plaganyi has two burning interests, maths and the natural world.  So she combined them both into a career that has taken her from South Africa to Australia, from the Antarctic to the Torres Straits. It's also allowed her to get close to some of the magnificent animals in the world.

For many involved in STEMM fields, heading overseas to gain experience from centres of excellence, to work, or to just find something different has become part of their STEMM journeys. For this episode I thought I would catch up with someone who's currently taking that step and seems to be doing pretty well at it. Dr Natalie Matosin is Post Doctoral Fellow at the Max Planc institute of Psychiatry in Munich, and a Forbes Top 30 under 30 entrant. No pressure.

Dr Fox has not always been a midwife, in fact for a long time, she was part of a very different scene, performing with the Melbourne Orchestra as a Concert Violinist. However when she felt the need for a new challenge, she turned to her passion for mid wifery. Her work in the field has taken her from Melbourne to Singapore, where she was involved in ground breaking work to establish SIngapores first "Caseload Model of Mid WIfery Care."

Dr McArthur is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the director of the Swinburn Innovation Precinct, an incubator setup by Swinburn university to bring together Researchers, Industry, Mentors and others. Sally is a good example of someone who while having a passion for science, didn't really discover her focus until she hit university. Notes: Castaway Awards: http://castawayawards.com.au/  Women In STEMM Public Vote:  https://thecastawayawards.submittable.com/gallery/fb53f574-b3c9-43c8-8585-83bb919489f4/6962031/

Dr Evans is the CEO of BioMelbourne, has worked on helping to cure Malaria and appears quite often on Einstein A Go Go on 3RRR. In this episode we find out what attracted her to her field and some of the more interesting parts of her career to date.

Dr Nguyen is the Lab Manager fo the Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials. Her science journey coincided with her journey into another country and a very different culture to what she was used to.

Dr Heather Bray holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Sydney however her career path has taken her away from direct agricultural research into the humanities. She still has a deep interest in the science of agriculture, but she's approaching it from a different place, looking at how society and the sciences view each other. In our chat we talk about the pressures of being a scientist and a mother, the differing approached overseas, and the importance of keeping the humanity in science.

Dr Eva Cheng is a Lecturer at RMIT where she also delves into the world of multimedia frequencies. She's also a supporter of Engineers Without Borders and a study of humans and how they interact with science

Dr Katie Mack is an astrophysicist with a deep interest in the early universe and dark matter. We chat about how she got involved in her field, some of the challenges she's faced and her current projects. Also, exactly what is an Academic Nomad? Links: Pint in the sky: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL83nv8UNFC0ovxN2KyKVBtgANAS7QSVYf Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stawell_Underground_Physics_Laboratory

For the first episode of Women In STEMM, I thought I'd start off with someone you might be familiar with if you've listened to For Science! at all. Dr Melanie Thomsons is a gastro microbiologist, a pioneer in crowd funding research, a science provocatuer and now, the General Manager of Education, Skills and Events at MTP Connect. You can find her Women In STEMM profile here: https://womeninscienceaust.org/stem-profiles/melanie-thomson/ Enjoy