Hydrobiology was proud to once again, sponsor the student prizes for the ‘Australian Marine Sciences’ AMSA WA Annual Student Rottnest Workshop in June this year. This workshop is aimed at post-graduate students (Honours, Masters and PhD) and is an important initiative that fosters marine science research in WA. It’s organised by students, for students, and provides such an important opportunity to present their research, network and hear from industry representatives about the varied career paths available in marine science and all the different trajectories that our careers can take.
Our Regional Manager, Shirley Dawe, joined the students on the last day alongside other guest speakers to share real-life experiences from their careers to date. She came back inspired by the other presentations, and by the engagement from such a talented group of students.
Congratulations to all the students for giving what we hear were great presentations. A particular mention to the following winners:
Best 15-min presentation: Luka Wright – Kelps vs. urchins: the role of sea urchins in the kelp carbon cycle
Best 3-min Presentation: Astraea Wuppermann – Investigating the impacts of extreme MHW events on the productivity of Ecklonia radiata through ecological modelling
People choice award: Max Moonier – CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and eDNA Metabarcoding can Enable Multigenerational Tracking of Reef-Building Corals at scale
And of course, these events don’t come together without a lot of hard work behind the scenes. Huge thank you to Australian Marine Sciences Association WA, and particularly Jessica Pearce, Ben Roots, and Ciara Fegredo.
