Santa Science Showcase

Unique opportunity to hear from innovators in our community

National Science Week is set to be a powerful experience for our students as we celebrate science and explore the 2023 theme: Innovation: Powering Future Industries. There is a special after hours event, Santa Science Showcase, happening for students and their families – showcasing six different areas of STEM: the work of Santa Sabina community members whose efforts are impacting future generations.

With a diverse range of presenters sharing technological developments in sustainability, pharmaceuticals, human health, land use planning and Aerospace, we hope to build student awareness of possible career pathways.

Please come along and celebrate with us at this free event for our College community.

Date: Wednesday 16 August 2023 at 5:30pm (concluding at 8:00pm)

Location: Lecture Theatre, Santa Sabina College, 90 The Boulevarde Strathfield

Format:

  • 5:30pm: light refreshments in the foyer of the Lecture Theatre
  • 6:00pm: hear from six experts as they each give a 10-minute presentation of technological developments in their field
  • After each presentation: ask questions and continue the conversations in the foyer until 8:00pm
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Presenters

Angie Corbo
Global Innovation Lead for Informatics
Roche Pharmaceuticals 
Technological Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Natalie Curach
Senior Director of Business Development
Ginkgo Bioworks
Synthetic biology and its implications for future health

Susan Fox 
Senior Manager Bushfire Planning
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Using science to inform land use planning decisions – responding to Australia’s bushfire history

Christopher Hodge
Clinical Research Coordinator/Orthoptist
Vision Eye Institute 
A collaborative approach to vision rehabilitation – building a biological cornea

Scott Partlin 
Head of Grid Network Connections
Neoen
Powering Australia and the world with 100% renewable energy – the challenge of this century

Isabella Salameh 
Aerospace Engineer
Airbus
X-Wing – Sustainability in Aerospace

Science Week is one of Australia’s largest festivals. We look forward to seeing you at our showcase of innovation happening within our community – technological developments with implications for everyone’s future.

Natasha Kempers
Head of Science                     

Alex Conolly
Assistant Head of Science