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Waite campus to host food science and technology summer school

Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science students baking

An opportunity for food science, nutrition and agriculture students to learn and connect with the Australian food industry.

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(APPEA) KA Richards Scholarship

PhD student Yazan Arouri

Congratulations to PhD student Yazan Arouri from the Australian School of Petroleum, who has been awarded the prestigious Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) KA Richards Scholarship.

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Kerry Wilkinson named Australia's best wine educator

Kerry Wilkinson named Australia's best wine educator

Oenology expert Kerry Wilkinson awarded 'Best Wine Educator' in the 2018 Wine Communicator Awards.

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Photographer of the Year

Experimental rig in the School of Mechanical Engineering acoustic anechoic chamber

Congratulations to Professor Carl Howard from the School of Mechanical Engineering, who is the Oceania Regional Winner in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 2018 Photographer of the Year Competition.

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Best Overall Paper

PhD candidate Orddom Leav

Congratulations to PhD candidate Orddom Leav from the School of Mechanical Engineering, who won the President’s prize for the best overall paper at the Australian Acoustical Society annual conference.

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Vacation Work Experience

BHP is currently taking expressions of interest from second, third and fourth year Mechanical Engineering (or similar) students to complete paid Vacation Work Experience at their Olympic Dam mine.

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Wine scholarship winners are best of the bunch

Top viticulture and oenology students have been awarded scholarships to boost their study and career potential.

Top viticulture and oenology students have been awarded scholarships to boost their study and career potential.

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Dual band opens gateway to smart cities research

A research collaboration between the Australian Smart Cities Consortium (ASCC), the Connected Cities Project and Internet of Things (IoT) company Meshed, has led to the creation and launch of a world-first dual band LoRaWAN gateway, that simultaneously supports both Australian and Asian standard bandwidths.

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Trapping atoms, not space ships, with tractor beams

Dr Philip Light with the atomic chamber in which the atomic tractor beams were created

Physics researchers have delved into the realm of Star Wars and created a powerful tractor beam.

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Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Indigenous history

A sample of the Eucalyptus giunnii plant

There’s evidence that Australian Aboriginal people have a long history of using fermentation to make beverages.

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