next ANZAAS Science Talk, Melbourne
Wednesday 24th April 2024, 6:30 pm
All welcome, free, tell your friends!
Free pizza and drink after the talk
At GTAC, in the grounds of University High School, corner Royal Parade and Story Street, Parkville (enter off Story Street or Royal Parade)
Dr Greg Moore OAM
Former Principal of Burnley College, Melbourne University
“Urban trees are vital for sustainable, liveable cities”
The shade and cooling effects of tree canopies will be vital if cities and suburbs are to be sustainable especially during heatwaves. The presence of trees also has significant impacts on human health and well-being which can reduce health costs for people living in well treed suburbs. If we are to have sustainable and liveable cities as climate changes, we need an urban tree canopy cover of at least 30% to capture the many benefits that trees provide efficiently and effectively.
Dr Moore is interested in the scientific study of the cultivation and management of trees. He was the inaugural president of the International Society of Arboriculture, Australian Chapter. He has been a member of the National Trust of Victoria’s Register of Significant Trees since 1988, and has chaired the committee since 1996. He was a ministerial nomination for the Trust for Nature from 2009 to 2017 and for Yarra Park from 2010 – 2020. He has written three books, seven book chapters and many papers and articles relating to tree biology and management. He was awarded an OAM in 2017 for services to the environment, particularly arboriculture.
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Following talk: Wednesday 15th May Richard Olive Civil Engineer
“The West Gate Bridge Disaster: A Failure at the Engineering, Organisational and Personal Levels”
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We are pleased to acknowledge the support by CSL and GTAC for the ANZAAS Melbourne science talks series
Further Info: David Vaux davidlaurencevaux@gmail.com
http://www.anzaas.org.au/victoria/
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Click HERE to see past ANZAAS Science Talks
Rachelle Buchbinder March 2024
Hippocrasy, how doctors are betraying their oath
Daniel Mathews November 2023
Topology and the shape of space
Beth Ebert October 2023
Improving early warnings of epidemic thunderstorm asthma
David Komander September 2023
Playing Tag with Ubiquitin
David Vaux August 2023
A short history of cancer genes
Chris Greening May 2023
The atmosphere as a hidden energy source for life
Jim Goding March 2023
Transistors, the Microchip & the Second Industrial Revolution
Paul Lasky November 2022
A new window on the Universe
Peter Currie October 2022
Regeneration: Myths and monsters and modern medicine
Heather Mack September 2022
Injecting eyes with antibodies to treat problems of the retina
Helen Green August 2022
Dating Australia’s rock art
Mahdi Jalali July 2022
Transport electrification and integration of EVs within the electricity grid
Grant McArthur June 2022
Science led inroads into melanoma – Australia and New Zealand’s disease
Alan Duffy May 2022
Darkness visible down-under
Timothy Clark April 2022
The importance of reproducibility and integrity in science: a fishy perspective
Tilman Ruff March 2022
Ending the nuclear weapons era evidence, challenges and pathways
Brian Abbey November 2021
The colour of cancer: could ‘smart’ microscope slides transform tissue diagnostics?
Cameron Simmons October 2021
Creating stop signs in mosquitoes; is this the end-game for Dengue?
Madhu Bhaskaran September 2021
Unbreakable sensors the future is here
Anne Marie Tosolini August 2021
Fossil Leaves from Cretaceous and Paleogene Polar Environments
Geoff Brooks July 2021
Green Steel: Can we decarburise steel production?
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