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Australia's most prestigious science and engineering awards.
BHP Chief People Officer Athalie Williams
The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards, and the Indigenous STEM Awards, highlight the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to Australia and celebrate the next generation of Australia's STEM talent. The Awards feature an impressive line-up of Australia's best STEM talent including teachers and the top school-aged researchers and innovators in the country, set to excel in their careers and become the leaders of tomorrow. The Awards also celebrate the diversity of STEM participation and achievement across Australia, particularly recognising the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM professionals and students and their teachers, schools and supporters. BHP Chief People Officer Athalie Williams said the dedication and passion these students, teachers, schools and their supporters have for STEM was inspiring. "It's great to be able to encourage the innovation, creativity, and critical thinking as well as increase the diversity of a new generation of STEM innovators and researchers for Australia," Ms Williams said.
Our best and brightest STEM students and teachers have been honoured "Around three quarters of all future jobs will need STEM and we're absolutely committed to helping school students develop these skills so they can turn science into solutions that better shape Australia's future." "We know that the achievements of the winners and finalists will inspire other students to become innovators solving the big challenges that face our world." The 26 BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards finalists have just completed an intensive four-day science camp, during which they toured research facilities, learned about science communication and commercialisation, and presented their research for judging.
CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said the award winners’ and finalists’ ideas could help all Australians seize opportunities in our rapidly changing future. "The world is changing faster than humans can keep up with, but science, technology, engineering and maths can solve these challenges and guide us to a better future through innovation," Dr Marshall said. REALMIX MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2020
