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Westpac Young Technologist
Westpac Young Technologist Indigo Hennig is hoping to change the world for the better with tech, having found the perfect harmony in her maths and IT double degree
Charis Palmer November 16, 2023
The under 25s blazing a trail in STEM careers.
Westpac Young Technologist Indigo Hennig is hoping to change the world for the better with tech, having found the perfect harmony in her maths and IT double degree
Isaac Brain was one half of the duo that took home this year’s BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Award in the Engineering category.
At just 18 years old, Macinley Butson has won the BHP Foundation Science & Engineering Awards twice and been named NSW Young Australian of the Year 2018.
Grace Planting is a first-year student in the brand new, job-ready Australian National University Bachelor of Applied Data Analytics.
Caitlin Apcar wanted to study a degree that she’d love and ensured employability. That’s how she ended up studying a Bachelor of IT (Data Science) at Macquarie Uni.
Shanis might not fit the stereotype, but being good in IT is “all about putting in the effort.” She’s thriving in the Macquarie University Bachelor of IT.
Macquarie Uni Software Engineering student Reshma Abraham is a coding tutor and aspiring entrepreneur.
Amanda McGilchrist scored an impressive 100% on her Grok Learning Web.Comp website. She talks us through how she got her start in learning to code, and what it takes to become a 100% coder.
Oliver Nicholls has designed a robot for window washing that improves the OH&S of workers. His design won the Engineering category in BHP’s Billiton Foundation Science & Engineering Awards.
Daring 16-year-old aviator, Liam Morey is pledging to fly himself around Australia to spread the word on STEM. Before he jets off on his TeenAroundOz tour, we spoke to Liam to get the lowdown on how he came up with such a crazy idea, why he loves to fly, and how more teens can get in on the action.
Khushi Shelat is the chief ambassador for Australian startup Changemakeher. Run by students, for students, this group of go-getting girls in STEM encourages other young female entrepreneurs to foster their ideas into real, world-impacting change.
Biochemistry student Wayne Cawthorne has always had a love for science. He was driven by his teacher, Sarah Chapman who encouraged him to excel. Since then, he’s started to work towards a Bachelor of Advanced Science at James Cook University in Queensland.
Minh Nga Nguyen’s bamboo biochar works as a water filter, and to reduce agricultural waste as a renewable fertiliser. Her invention won the Investigations category in BHP’s Billiton Foundation Science & Engineering Awards.
