11. Interview with Dr Catherine Wheller

We can’t wait for you to meet Dr Catherine Wheller on this week’s episode. Catherine has had a wonderfully diverse career and is currently the Communications Manager at the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). The NYSF is a not-for-profit organisation that runs a number of programs to encourage young people in their passion for science. Catherine is an experienced science communicator, and higher education teaching professional with a history of working in the university, tech, museum, and NGO/NFP sectors. As a communicator with a PhD in mineral thermodynamics, she is a competent analyst across emerging technologies (AI and IoT); global health (soil-transmitted helminths and mass drug administration); and earth systems (geology and climate). Catherine has recently returned to Melbourne after 4 years in the UK at the Natural History Museum and University College London and is thrilled to contribute to increasing science literacy within the Australian public. Catherine is participating in Homeward Bound #TeamHB7 in 2022. You can learn more about Catherine and some of the organisations she’s been involved with here: https://twitter.com/catinthefield https://au.linkedin.com/in/catherine-wheller https://www.stemwomen.org.au/profile/catherine-wheller Catherine’s 3MT talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvFJKoUVtI https://www.nysf.edu.au/ https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/ Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/8y8e