UNSW Science's video: Women on Mars session 1: The Journey to Mars begins

'The Journey to Mars begins' Friday 18 August, 10.00am Speakers: Professor Emma Johnston: UNSW Dean of Science and a leading marine ecologist whose research is carried out in diverse environments including the Great Barrier Reef, Antarctica and Sydney Harbour. Tara Djokic: UNSW PhD student who recently discovered the oldest fossil evidence of land-based life on Earth, in the Pilbara in Western Australia. Kirsten Banks: UNSW science student who will talk about Aboriginal astronomy. Solange Cunin: UNSW Aerospace Engineering student and co-founder of the Cuberider, a STEM education program that brings access to space to the classroom. Event MC: Marisa Cardoso: UNSW Science Marketing and Communications Manager. Topics: ·  Professor Emma Johnston – ‘Exploring life under the ocean’ · Tara Djokic – ‘Discovering early life on earth’ · Kirsten Banks – ‘Indigenous Australians look to the stars’ · Solange Cunin – ‘Taking everyone into space’