Up to 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students will be able to immerse themselves in science when Griffith University hosts the inaugural Indigenous STEM Experience Day.
To celebrate Dr Chris Matthews recent achievement as national winner of the CSIRO’s Indigenous STEM Professional Award, Griffith Sciences will host the event, themed Future Earth – Water, to encourage more First Australian students to study STEM (science, engineering, maths, technology) at a tertiary level.
Held during National Science Week on August 10, students from years 9 to 12 will attend a variety of workshops in science, environment, IT, and engineering. They will also participate in activities highlighting STEM careers and be introduced to the expansive diversity of pathways for students to gain entry into university.
Dr Matthews is a Noonuccal man and lecturer at Griffith University. As Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance he is passionate about connecting culture and mathematics, having developed a method of teaching
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