STELR Shape Your Future

Shape Your Future is a STEM education podcast exploring STEM Career pathways, featuring a different panel of experts and emerging leaders in STEM each episode to explore their journey from high school to where they are now.This podcast is based on the webinar series from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), which brings experts in science, technology and engineering into Australian classrooms for a virtual chat with students about STEM career pathways and their own personal journey.Shape Your Future is brought to you by ATSE's national STEM education initiative STELR. STELR provides classroom equipment and supporting resources to support high-quality hands-on inquiry learning in STEM classrooms.Visit stelr.org.au ( http://stelr.org.au ) to find out more.Buy equipment from shop.stelr.org.au ( http://shop.stelr.org.au )

STELR Shape Your Future is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Healing the World - Health science careers for global impact

  Apr 1, 202645 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the Shape Your Future education series from ATSE, a panel of experts and researchers discusses the diverse pathways within health sciences. Marking World Health Day, the panel explores how chemistry, materials engineering, and physics converge to solve global health challenges—from developing new medicines to creating advanced cancer treatments.</p><p>Host: Professor Michael Kassiou (Medicinal Chemist and ATSE Fellow)</p><p>Guests:</p>Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri – Material Scientist and Engineer at Macquarie University [12:26]Alicja Kaczynksa – PhD Candidate in Medical Physics at the University of Sydney [21:45]<p><br></p><h3>Key Discussion Points</h3><p><br>...

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  Shape Our Future: An interview with Dr Cathy Foley

  Mar 11, 202644 minS2

  <p>International Women’s Day Special with Dr Cathy Foley</p><p>In our first-ever episode of Shape Our Future, a special audio-only edition of Shape Your Future where high school students interview Australia's top scientists, Year 11 students Crystal and Lexy Shears interview Australia’s former Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, in celebration of International Women’s Day.</p><p>From growing up in Sydney to leading science at the CSIRO and serving as Australia’s ninth Chief Scientist (2021–2024), Dr Foley shares how curiosity, resilience and the right mentors shaped her career in physics.</p><p>She explains her groundbreaking work in su...

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  Balancing the scales - Women shaping the future of STEM

  Mar 4, 202645 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the Shape Your Future education series from ATSE, our panel of experts and emerging leaders in STEM celebrate International Women's Day by discussing the importance of "balancing the scales." The panel shares personal stories of navigating non-linear career paths, the importance of supportive organizational cultures, and how a diversity of voices is essential for solving the world's most complex challenges—from radio astronomy to property management in mining.</p><p>Host: Professor Kylie Walker AM (CEO of ATSE)</p><p>Moderator: Dr Sarah Pearce FTSE (Director of the SKA Low Telescope) [05:40]</p><p>Guests:</p>Ma...

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  Unleashing the atom – Unlocking the world of nuclear science and tech

  Nov 10, 202543 minS0

  <p>From revolutionising the mining industry with gold-detecting X-rays to the production of life-saving nuclear medicines, this panel of experts breaks down the stereotypes of nuclear science, shares their unusual career journeys, and discusses how nuclear physics is a powerful tool for global health, security and industrial innovation.</p><p>Host: Elvira Copur (Membership Manager at ATSE) </p><p>Moderator: Dr James Tickner FTSE (Co-founder and CTO of Chrysos Corporation) </p><p>Guest: </p>Meg Hennessy - Licensing Officer at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Nuclear Medicine<h3><br></h3><h3>Key Discussion Points</h3><p><br></p><p>1...

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  Automating innovation – Compiling careers in AI and robotics

  Oct 14, 202547 minS0

  <p>The panel of experts explores the rapidly evolving fields of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The discussion highlights how these technologies are transforming industries—from life-saving beach safety apps to precision agriculture and disaster management—and emphasises that a career in AI is accessible to anyone with curiosity, regardless of their starting point.</p><p>Host: Laura Navarro (STEM Careers Strategy Manager at ATSE) </p><p>Moderator: Professor Toby Walsh FTSE (Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute) </p><p>Guests:</p>Dr Vivian (Viv) Roland - Research Scientist at CSIRO and ATSE ICM Agri-Food Award winnerSara Mills - Firefighter with Fire and Rescue...

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