National Science Week Webinar: #2 - Celebrating Food Science & Technology as a Career

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology

Celebrating Food Science & Technology as a Career

Presenter: Kate Howell PhD - Research and teaching academic at University of Melbourne

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge.  It also aims to encourage an interest in science pursuits among the public, and to encourage younger people to be fascinated by the world we live in.

National Science Week is an opportunity for everyone to talk science, see science and do science.

Date: Tuesday 18th August 

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm (AEST)

Dr Kate Howell is an academic in the School of Agriculture and Food at the University of Melbourne. Dr Howell is a yeast microbiologist, with interests in yeast biochemical pathways which lead to aroma production during food and wine fermentations. The ecology of complex food ecosystems is an area of interest, together with understanding how yeasts interact with Drosophila.