Applied Science – Update and graduate outcomes Innovation, change, exploring and growing knowledge

Hailey Reynolds

RMIT Student

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• It’s Interesting

• Science is used in everyday life

• It is relevant and applicable to the real world

• It can be vast, simple and complex

• An understanding of every day activities and occurrences

• It’s fun

• Endless opportunities

• Ability to travel

• Use state of the art facilities

Why Science?

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• State of the art facilities

• New laboratories

• A range of sophisticated equipment for experiments and advanced skills training

Science in the City

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Strong industry partnerships and real world experience

• Practical placements

• Industry projects

• International field work

Science beyond the city

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Applied Science

An opportunity to set your own direction in a variety of scientific disciplines. You choose your own major, minors and elective subjects.

The following majors will be displayed on the testamur:

• Applied Science• Biological Science• Applied Chemistry• Physics

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Biotechnology uses the core knowledge and techniques of genetics, biological chemistry and microbiology.

It has been the basis for several applications including preventing, diagnosing and curing disease, producing drugs and improving food supplies.

Biotechnology Sciences

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The evaluation and management of

• the atmosphere (air)• the hydrosphere • (oceans, rivers and lakes)• the biosphere • (plants, animals and micro-organisms) • the lithosphere (soil)

Environmental Science

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Food Technology and Nutrition

Food technologists can specialise in:

• Food Manufacturing • Product development and testing• Quality Assurance• Nutrition

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Nanotechnology/Applied Science

• Nanotechnology includes materials, machines and systems that are capable of imagining and manipulating single molecules or atoms.

• The double degree provides strong grounding in nanotechnology, across the disciplines of physics and chemistry with substantial biology and engineering components.

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My experience• Large amount of practical experience in the lab and high employment rate

• The program is designed for students to be job ready

• Smaller class sizes

• Bachelor Applied Science (Applied Chemistry)

• 3rd Yr Project– DPI, Separation of Chiral Enantiomers by Capillary Electrophoresis

• Bachelor Applied Science (Applied Chemistry) (Honours)

• Honours Project – BHP Billiton, Structural Investigation of Titanyl Sulfate and Intermediates Formed During Thermal Decomposition

• PhD– BHP Billiton, Fundamental Characterisation and Dissolution Studies of Coffinite

“My dream is to continue working in research, enjoy my job and know that I’m making a difference in the world”

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My experience (Highlights)

• AINSE Winter School (ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW) - 2006

• Alcoa industry-based learning initiative (Alcoa, WA) - 2007

Returned as a student mentor 2008 - 2010.

• BHP Billiton–Newcastle, NSW (2 weeks industry experience) –Perth, WA (presentation of my research)

• Chiron School, Hyogo, Japan - 2008 (one of 5 Australians awarded this scholarship)

• Week long experiments on ANTARES; ANSTO (Lucas Heights, NSW) 2010

• Conferences–Perth, WA - 2009–Adelaide, SA - 2010–Saskatoon, Canada - 2010

• Awards inc. Dr Megan Clark Award - 2009

• User of the Australian Synchrotron since 2008