Former Emmaus College Rockhampton student, Claire Cranitch is leading the charge to have more and more Queensland schoolgirls involved in Physics, in her role as Griffith University’s event coordinator of the national Growing Tall Poppies program.
The fourth-year student is passionate about science but fears a misconception of how complex the study can be, inevitably scares individuals away.
Claire draws on her own university experiences, working alongside researchers and physicists, to encourage more young girls into scientific studies.
The 21-year-old is excited that Rockhampton school leavers will have the opportunity to discuss the options available to them in the sciences, when ‘Future-proof your career, The Griffith STEM Roadshow’ visits her former home town next week.
“Griffith was the first Queensland partner university of the Growing Tall Poppies program and I feel privileged to be in a position to be able to discuss with young girls what paths exist towards further studies in physics,” confirmed