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Trainee avionics technician Seaman Nattapol Popan, right, receives theory instruction from Royal Australian School of Technical Training Instructor Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

Breaking new ground

20/08/2021 Mike Hughes 161 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman describes himself as a master of many trades, whose insatiable curiosity continues to break new ground in innovative science

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett conducts work at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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From gap year to greenie PO

20/08/202127/08/2021 Mike Hughes 517 Views 0 Comments STEM

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett joined the Navy as a gap year sailor and is living proof you can do

In her civilian job, Army reservist Dr Laura Cook works as a senior research officer at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Fighting molecular warfare

20/08/202122/08/2021 Mike Hughes 233 Views 0 Comments STEM

In her civilian job, Laura Cook’s work focuses on understanding how cellular immunity to viruses and bacteria is developed, including

Air Force Officer Cadets Josephine Curtis, left, William Farrell and Elliot Parker, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, are training to become cyber security officers. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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Looking beyond the lab coat

20/08/2021 Mike Hughes 219 Views 0 Comments STEM

At the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), young Air Force officers from across the country are proving that science isn’t

Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott is the Navy Information Warfare Branch’s Deputy Director- Space based in Canberra. Story by Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Navy looks to the skies

18/08/2021 Mike Hughes 283 Views 0 Comments STEM

Communications, remote sensing and precision navigation and timing for warships and submarines is becoming more and more important – and

A Jindalee operational radar network (JORN) transmitter at Harts Range, Alice Springs.

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Celebrating the science behind Defence capability

18/08/202118/08/2021 Mike Hughes 471 Views 0 Comments STEM

Behind every great defence force is an army of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, all working to ensure that those

Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School instructor Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay with a teaching aid, a 2000-pound joint direct attack munition. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

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Engineering opens a world of opportunities

18/08/2021 Mike Hughes 195 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay’s enthusiasm for maths, science and engineering can be traced back to his parents, who are high

Air Surveillance Operator No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements monitors space tracking systems at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

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Supporting space domain awareness

18/08/202118/08/2021 Mike Hughes 221 Views 0 Comments STEM

Taking her career journey to new heights, Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements has acquired specialist skillsets in the space domain as

Air Force environmental health officer, Flying Officer Jamie Clifford from No 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, looks for mosquito larva in samples of water during Exercise Regimen White 21 at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Science and agriculture led to environmental health career

18/08/202127/08/2021 Mike Hughes 294 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flying Officer Jamie Clifford’s interest in the world around her led to her becoming an Air Force environmental health officer.

Then-Lieutenant Fatena El-Masri on board HMAS Melbourne (III) where she was the only female in her division and worked as the deputy weapons electrical engineering officer. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton.

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One dream inspires another

18/08/202118/08/2021 Mike Hughes 73 Views 0 Comments STEM

As a child growing up in Lebanon, Lieutenant Commander Fatena El-Masri dreamed of being an astronaut, but she now has

Army pilot Captain Charles Ford with an MRH90 Taipan in 2014. Story by Wing Commander Jaimie Abbott.

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The physics of achieving a dream

18/08/202118/08/2021 Mike Hughes 128 Views 0 Comments STEM

When he was growing up, Captain Charles Ford never imagined his love of mathematics and physics at school would one

Chief Petty Officer Damien Richards, pictured, and Lieutenant Commander Wesley North are finalists in their category in the Engineers Australia Engineer of the Year awards. Story by Dallas McMaugh.

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Navy personnel finalists in engineering awards

18/08/202118/08/2021 Mike Hughes 482 Views 0 Comments STEM

Two Navy personnel are finalists in their category in the annual Engineers Australia Engineer of the Year awards. CAPTION: Chief Petty

Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence Technologies artist's impression. Image courtesy of Saab.

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Saab Australia/UniSA launch new Institute for Defence Technologies

04/05/2017 Brian Hartigan 2566 Views 0 Comments Saab, STEM, UniSA

Saab Australia and the University of South Australia – UniSA – have partnered to establish a new ‘Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence