Meet students and alumni
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Akshaya Suresh
Akshaya Suresh, a final year Master of Food Science student at the University of Melbourne undertook her internship with NorVicFoods over the 2022 summer semester.
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Sharon Witan
Sharon Witan, a food science and biotechnology graduate from Indonesia, undertook her internship through NorVicFoods during the final year of her Master’s in Food and Packaging Innovation at the University of Melbourne.
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Rachel Evans
Even as an undergraduate student, Rachel was able to work alongside researchers in a lab at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
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Amy Coetsee
Amy is a Threatened Species Biologist at Zoos Victoria, working to protect the Eastern Barred Bandicoot and hopefully recover them from the threatened species list. She is also inspiring women and girls as a 2019 Superstar of STEM.
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Nicolas Jackson
Nicolas Jackson is completing a Master of Science (Physics) and a member of the Yorta Yorta people. He reflects on his love of physics and what Reconciliation means for him.
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Kaih Mitchell
"I’ve always really enjoyed science. It’s been a passion of mine, I enjoyed it at high school, and I chose to continue doing it because I loved it."
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Noon van der Silk
After completing a masters in pure mathematics at the University of Melbourne, Noon founded Braneshop, a platform dedicated to making Artificial Intelligence (AI) a more accessible, representative and ethical space
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Lucie Bradley
Lucie's choice of career may surprise some. As well as working in science communication, she is also the co-founder of Laneway Learning, a community learning platform that was awarded the 2018 Melbourne Award for Contribution to Community by a Community Organisation.
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Aakash Gupta
Aakash is part of the Melbourne India Postgraduate Program and recently completed his PhD on characterising the cell wall of the poisonous Talaromyces marneffei, one of the world’s most feared fungi.
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Moshe Jasper
After completing a Master of Science (BioSciences), Moshe joined the Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEARG) as a research assistant, applying science to agriculture, health and conservation.