Science Bytes

Join us in this conversation with Dr. Linda McIver, founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, and passionate educator, researcher and advocate for STEM equity and inclusion. Linda’s mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn Data Science skills that empower them to solve real problems in the world. Find out more: Dr. Linda McIver Website and Twitter Australian Data Science Education Institute (ADSEI) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure Twitter: @NCInews

Martina Lessio, Scientia Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney, and her team are researching the best uses for minerals for purifying water, how we can use carbon dioxide and plastic waste for energy storage, and how we can preserve valuable marble artworks from water damage. How does she do so many things at once? Join this conversation with Martina to find out how high-performance computing makes all this possible. Find out more: Dr. Martina Lessio Website and Twitter Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews

Have you ever experienced turbulence during a flight? Aviation meteorology is what makes it possible for us to fly safely. Join us in this conversation with Christal Xie, an Aviation Meteorology Specialist from The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, to discover how supercomputing helps her understand potentially dangerous turbulence behaviour. Find out more: Christal Xie Website and Twitter ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews

Are we close to answering the biggest questions of the universe? Join Dr. Brad Tucker, Astronomer from the Mount Stromlo Observatory at The Australian National University, in this new episode of Science Bytes to learn about how supercomputing and big data are accelerating the processes of astronomy. In his daily work, Brad studies dark matter and supernovas, putting humanity closer to solving research questions that we previously thought would be impossible to answer. Find out more: Dr. Brad Tucker Website and Twitter SkyMapper Project Rubin Observatory | Opening a digital window for discovery of the dynamic universe. (lsst.org) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews

Did you know that a human genome contains three billion bases and extracting a single sample will get you one terabyte of data? Join us in conversation with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi, a Genomics Computing Research Scientist from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to learn how it is possible to analyse this massive amount of data with the help of high-performance computing. Find out more: Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi Website and Twitter Oxford Nanopore Technology’s (ONT) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews