Women In STEMM

Dr Alice Gorman is a woman on a mission to change the way we look at the past and the future of human space endeavour.

Starting from her family farm in NSW Australia, Dr Goreman persued her passion for archeology into University and then into the field as a consultant. From there she's turned her eyes from the digs on earth, to the history in the stars.

In this episode we look at her journey towards becoming one of the worlds first Space Archeologists.

Episode Notes:

You can find Dr Gormans book - Dr Space Junk vs The Universe here:

https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe-archaeology-and-the-future-9780262539654

The UN Program mentioned in the episode is here:

https://space4women.unoosa.org/

Dr Carmel O'Brien works with stem cells and bio-materials for Monash and the CSIRO. However her journey to this point has taken her from the path lab, to working with the first Australian line of embryonic stem cells.

And Women In STEMM is back.

Dr Manreena Kaur is a researcher in the field of Brain Stimulation. Having cut her teeth as it were in youth mental illness, she has a passion for developing new treatments to deal with serious conditions, such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.