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The 6th International Students Science Fair 2010 / Australia

Principal Message

Thank you all so much for attending the 6th International Students Science Fair. Since its humble beginnings held at the Australian Science & Mathematics School in 2004, and involving just five schools from across the world, I am honoured to welcome 24 schools from 13 nations to our ISSF 2010.

The ISSF 2010 theme “Science and Social Responsibility” is so relevant in our 21st century world; a world that

has many challenges in which science and technology will play a vital role to resolve. A high level of creative thinking from people who can integrate their scientific knowledge and skills for the good of our planet, its envi-ronments and societies are required to resolve the complex challenges before us. I am confident that the young people who are participating in this world class forum will play an important role in our future.

I am grateful for the commitment of our partner, Flinders University, which has opened its facilities and granted the expertise of the academic staff to help design an interesting and challenging set of problems to solve dur-ing this week. We hope the students will find that the program will extend their thinking, allow them to use their knowledge in interesting ways and encourage them to explore their ethics and assumptions. In particular, the team work for the problem solving activities will give students the chance to work with others from different nations thus promoting the intercultural understandings needed in our 21

st century world. The various cultural

events may also help develop friendships between our students which I hope may be the basis for future coop-eration.

ISSF 2010 would not be possible without the contribution of our sponsors and the support of the Department of Education and Children‟s Services. In addition, I honour the leadership of Mr Graeme Oliver, Deputy Princi-pal, ASMS and the contribution of the staff of the Australian Science & Mathematics School who have worked tirelessly to organise every detail of this complex venture.

Welcome and enjoy.

Susan Hyde

Principal, Australian Science and Mathematics School

6th International Students Fair - Participating Schools Aberfoyle Park High School Mahidol Wittayanusorn School

Australian Science and Mathematics School Middle School Associated with Shandong University

Camborne Science & Community College Moscow Chemical Lyceum

City Montessori School National Junior College

Erindale College NUS High School of Math & Science

Fort Richmond Collegiate Para Hills High School

Hamilton Secondary College Princess Chulabhorn‟s College Mukdaham

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy Ritsumeikan Senior High School

John Monash Science School Salwan Public School

Kherad High School Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah

Korea Science Academy / KAIST Unley High School

Korean Minjok Leadership Academy Waseda Honjo Senior High School

Lancaster Girls Grammar School

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Building the Tradition of the International Students Science Fair

The International Students Science Fair was initiated for the purpose of facilitating international interaction in science education. The ISSF brings together students, teachers and school leaders to share and develop their ideas about science education in the modern world.

ISSF is the major event of its type in the world. ISSF builds on the concept of SciMatInternational established at the Australian Science and Mathematics School in 2004. ISSF is a focus for the combined sharing and development of teaching and learning in science education for the participating schools. The schools of ISSF 2010 are a hub of a range of forums that promote the development in teaching and learning of science research and science education.

ISSF highlights the value of bringing people together to share in personal ways their common interests in science. ISSF shows that the challenge of developing the scientists of the future who will work to solve the great problems that our world faces is a combination of rigorous learning in the field of science and compassionate personal interac-tion.

ISSF: the History

ISSF: the Future

1st ISSF 2005 Thailand Hosted by Mahidol Wittayanusorn School

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ISSF 2006 Korea Hosted by Korea Science Academy

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ISSF 2007 India Hosted by City Montessori School

4th ISSF 2008 Japan Hosted by Ritsumeikan Senior High School

5th ISSF 2009 Singapore Hosted by National Junior College

6th ISSF 2010 Australia Hosted by Australian Science and mathematics School

7th ISSF 2011 Thailand Hosted by Mahidol Wittayunasorn School

8th ISSF 2012 Canada Hosted by Fort Richmond Collegiate

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School Participants

Names Age Strand selection Activity Code

Camborne Science & Community College, United Kingdom

Ian Kenworthy Principal

Nigel Bispham Assistant Principal H8

Jenny Bawden 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H1

Paddy Nurse 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Ben Trevorrow 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

City Montessori School, India

Nalini Sharad Principal

Yougendra Singh Rawat Teacher

Somya Srivastava 14 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Shreeyansh P Rao 13 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Aishwarya Gupta 14 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Erindale College, Australia

Michael Hall Principal

Brian Filby Teacher

Nikey Mylordi Teacher E1

Ruth Edge teacher

Callum Woods 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Jess Neill 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Bradley Harvey 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H4

Sophie Silec 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H4

Jordan Sawtell 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Christopher Arroyo 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Kristelle Gadd 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Fort Richmond Collegiate, Canada

Gerald Farthing Deputy Minister of Education

Rick Wishart National Education Director for Ducks Unlimited Can-

Bob Adamson Program Director E9

Ming Munikar 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E2

Kaylee Rutherford 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

Tony Zhou 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H7

Rajas Tipnis 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H8

Hamilton Secondary College,

Belinda Hawker Teacher

Mike Roach Teacher

Patricia Cabasa 15

Talib Mohseni 15

Christian Piol 15

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America

David Workman E8

Deb Gerdes Director for PBL Initiatives

Judith Scheppler Coordinator Student Inquiry and Research H7

Mahi Singh 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Lydia Matthews 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Marat Purnyn 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E3

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Kherad High School, Iran

Sima Afsharghasemlou Teacher E2

Naeemeh Mohammadalipoor 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Romina Esbati 15 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing E4

Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Korea

Jungil Yoon Principal

Yangsook Lee Teacher

Yeongran Ahn 18 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H1

Jisoo Kim Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Yeonju Cho Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Seongwon Kim 18 Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Min Choi 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea

Kwon, Jang Hyuk Principal

Ahn, Jung Hoon Teacher E8

Dr. Kim, San-gyoon Teacher

Dr. Oh, Jin-ho Teacher

Dr. Kim, Kyoung-dae Teacher

Tae Won, Kang 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Ki Hyun, Park 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Yeon Woo, Park 18 Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Sang Bin, Han 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Lancaster Girls Grammar School, United Kingdom

Keith Strachan Assistant Headteacher

Sameera Auckburally 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H4

Catherine Winstanley 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Yina Xiao 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Thailand

Yuvadee Nakapadungrat Principal

Pattaraporn Pathomyothin Head of International Relations

Niwat Boonsom Teacher H8

Nutchaya Sukon 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E7

Suttipong Tianwattanatada 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E7

Supara Sungkaew 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

Kantawit Suantawee 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

Middle School Associated with Shandong University, China

Yu Liu Teacher E5

Jin Li Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Shuang Liu Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Haochen Xie Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Russia

Sergey Semenov Principal

Nadezhda Ustyuzhanina Teacher H6

Denis Khmyrov 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E9

Anton Dobryshin 15 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Pavel Dolgirev 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

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National Junior College, Singapore

Virginia Cheng Principal

Lee Shan Shan Teacher E7

Lim Sze Yee Venezia 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E2

Lai Hui Shan Joanne 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E3

Jasmine Chong Jiamin 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E3

NUS High School, Singapore

Chua Hooi Ling H5 Chemistry Teacher

Annabeth Carolynn Rebecca Leow Hui Min

16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H7

Wayne Lin 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Utkarsh Manoj Narayan 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Princess Chulabhorn's College Mukdahan, Thailand

Sweg Klangprapan Director

Yongyuth Swatwongchai Teacher

Damrongtam Gerdsawad 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Natthaporn Paphaphae 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H8

Nicharee Tengwattanachote 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan

Hiroshi Tanaka Principal

Toshisuke Maezawa Math Teacher H3

Nanako Takeda English Teacher

Mari Kimura 18 Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Mayu Katayama 18 Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Masayoshi Ikeuchi 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Daichi Okuno 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Rika Takahashi 15 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H1

Kennnosuke Motoki 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H1

Salwan Public School, India

Shri Pal Singh Principal

Shyamala Krishnamoorthi Teacher

Ankur Aggarwal Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Akanksha Shukla Science for Social Health & Wellbeing E7

Shavah Seth Science for Environmental Sustainability H2

Vaibhav Sawhney Science for Environmental Sustainability E7

SM Sains Alam Shah, Malaysia

Mohd Idrus b Abdul Hamid Principal

Adura Azlin b Ishak Teacher

Ahmad Amirul Akmal b Khairudin 17 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Muhammed Azim b Mohd Mashooth

17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Rizal b Abd Razak 17 Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Unley High School, Australia

Susan Cameron Principal

Maryann Doolette Teacher H4

Sarah Bernhardt 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Jyoti Shrestha 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Emma Chin 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

Alana Pyper 16 Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

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Waseda Honjo Senior High School, Japan

Toru Handa Teacher

Yurie Tamura 18 Science for Environmental Sustainability E9

Haruna Ishii 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Ayako Onozato 16 Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Australian Science and Mathematics

School

Nick Adamson Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Krerrod Brown Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H7

Josh Drake Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Gavin Faehrmann Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Jake Griffiths Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Jess Hayward Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Jon Hii Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Seth Hwang Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Rachel Julian Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Rayan Kazem Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Cameron Ledgard Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Soonlee Lor Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Nick Martin Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H9

Lachlan Mather Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H4

David Ninan Science for Environmental Sustainability E7

Daniel Niutta Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

Wenonah Oliver Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H5

Caitlin Penhall Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Shauna Roeger Science for Environmental Sustainability E2

Saurabh Salunkhe Science for Environmental Sustainability E1

Douglas Shinnick Science for Environmental Sustainability E6

Kelsey Tarabini Science for Environmental Sustainability E2

Sandi Trinh Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H8

Josh Wheeler Science for Environmental Sustainability E3

Tony Williams Science for Environmental Sustainability E9

Miffy Williams Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H6

Malwinka Wyra Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H7

Elysia Yap Science for Environmental Sustainability H3

Tony Vuong Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H2

Sen Tran Science for Environmental Sustainability E5

Maddy Russell-Maynard Science for Environmental Sustainability E4

Amanda Todd Science for Environmental Sustainability E9

Alex Morrisey Science for Environmental Sustainability H1

Mehreen Qayyam Science for Environmental Sustainability E3

Jerin James Science for Social Health & Wellbeing H3

Scott McKenzie Science for Environmental Sustainability

Alysha Pahl Science for Environmental Sustainability E8

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Day Time Student Activity Venue

Monday 7.30am Breakfast Nunyara Centre

13/09/2010 8.00am Bus departs Nunyara

8.40am Assemble in groups to move to Matthew Flinders Theatre ASMS

9.30am Welcome & Official opening of ISSF 2010

Matthew Flinders Theatre Flinders University

10.30am Morning Tea

11.00am Keynote 1 - Environmental Sciences ( Professor Andrew Millington)

Keynote 2 - Health Sciences (Professor Paul Ward)

Meet the Problem (PBL) presentations (Environmental & Health Sciences)

12.30pm Lunch ASMS

1.30pm Student Seminar Presentations ASMS LLC

3.30pm Sport / Recreation ASMS

4.30pm Bus to Nunyara

5.30pm Dinner Nunyara Centre

6.30pm Activities & Cultural presentations rehearsals

Tuesday 7.00am Breakfast Nunyara Centre


8.40am Assemble in groups to move to Flinders University ASMS

9.00am Laboratory and workshop activities - Students involved in three activities Flinders University

1.00pm Lunch (provided by Flinders University) Flinders University

1.30pm Resume Laboratory and workshop activities Flinders University

3.00 pm Workshops Conclude

4.00pm Return to Nunyara


7.00pm Activities Nunyara Centre

9.00pm Astronomy or Night Hike in Belair National Park

Wednesday 7.00am Breakfast Nunyara Centre


9.00am PBL team meetings (with mentors) ASMS

10.30am Travel to city

11.00am Set up poster display RiAus

12.00pm Lunch in city centre City

1.00pm Poster presentations "World Youth @ Science Exchange" RiAus

1.15pm Opening Ceremony of "World Youth @ Science Exchange" by Honorable John Snelling, Minister for Science & Information Economy

RiAus

4.00pm End of public poster display - dismantle posters RiAus



6.30pm Cultural performances Nunyara Centre

Thursday 7.30am Breakfast Nunyara Centre


9.00am Cultural Tours - Gorge Wildlife Park & Melba's Chocolate Factory - Urimbirra Wildlife Park & Victor Harbor

4.00pm Shopping - Westfield Marion Shopping Centre

6.30pm Bus to Nunyara centre


8.30pm Personal time Nunyara Centre

Friday 7.30am Breakfast Nunyara Centre


9.00am PBL teams in Preparation for Presentations ASMS

12.00pm Lunch

1.00pm PBL Presentations -to panel of experts ASMS

2.00pm Closing Ceremony - presentation of certificates ASMS



7.00pm Prepare for departure Nunyara Centre

Saturday 18/09/2010 Departure


Event Schedule—Students

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Professor Paul Ward— Head, Flinders Public Health , Flinders University

Professor Ward has had experience as a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Sheffield Hallam University and Senior Lecturer in Public Health Medicine at the University of Sheffield which lead to the appointment at the Flinders University as the Head of the Flinders Public Health. His key teaching interests are sociology of health and illness, social theory research methodologies, methods and analysis and combining qualitative and quantitative research. Professor Ward‟s research interests include

Equity of the provision, utilisation and quality of health care (esp. GP prescribing, bowel cancer services and screening programmes)

Socio-spatial inequalities and inequities in health

Lay and professional understandings (knowledge) of health, medicines and risk

Applying social theory to public health research/problems (esp. the sociologies of risk and trust)

Patient and public involvement in health research and policy-making

Developing and evaluating new roles and responsibilities for nurses and pharmacists in primary care teams

Applying pluralistic methodologies to complex public health problems His interests have lead Paul on many pathways to achieve credentials in many fields such as PhD Medical Sociology/ Social Epidemiology (Manchester), PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Sheffield), MA Health Service Studies (Leeds) and BA (Hons) Human Geography (Salford).


Keynote Presenters

Professor Andrew Millington— Dean, School of the Environment, Flinders University

Professor Andrew Millington is the Foundation Dean of Flinders University‟s newly established School of the Environment.

He took up the position of Dean on July 1st 2010, after spending five years as Director of

Environmental Programs in Geosciences and Professor of Geography at Texas A&M University in the USA. Prior to that Professor Millington was Chair of Geography at Leicester University (in the UK) from 1994-2005. He worked in the Geography Departments at the University of Reading (UK) from 1982-1993, and Fourah Bay College (University of Sierra Leone) from 1978-1982.

He has a B.Sc. from Hull University (UK), an M.A. from the University of Colorado, and a D.Phil. from the University of Sussex (UK).

Professor Millington has been a visiting professor at Rijksuniversitiet Gent and University College, Dublin. He has consulted for the World Bank, United Nations and the European Union; and his research has been supported by the US National Science Foundation, the UK Natural Environmental Research Council and the European Union.

His research has focused on the impact of people on vegetation and land use change, landscape fragmentation, biodiversity and soils. He uses remotely sensed images from satellites and aircraft extensively in his research, and developing this technology with the School of Environment will be a major thrust of his research when he takes up the post.

Flinders Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Barber described Professor Millington‟s appointment as “a boost to South Australia‟s environmental knowledge and research capacity. He will bring great energy and innovative ideas to the role and provide a strong impetus to the contribution that Flinders new School of the Environment will make in both research and teaching in this important area”.

Dr Millington said the creation of a new School of the Environment underscored Flinders commitment to research and teaching in this field and was one of the appealing features of the position.

Flinders University has put a strong focus on the environment in its recently published, five-year Strategic Plan, which included establishing the new School of the Environment „as a highly visible, cohesive and focused hub of environmental teaching and research excellence.

Flinders new School of the Environment brings together staff and resources from the University‟s highly respected undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in the areas of environmental sciences, management and health sciences. The School also incorporates the recently established National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training and Airborne Research Australia, a remote sensing facility that provides unique environmental research and monitoring capability.

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Science for Environmental Sustainability Presenter: Somya Srivastava

City Montessori School

Environmental Sustainability achieved through a wise and judicious use of resources to meet the demand of

present without compromising the ability of future generation to achieve their requirement. Although scientific

development and modern technology has adversely affected the environment yet it is the scientific development

and technology only which has helped us to solve environmental problems. With the application of biotechnology

we have developed eco-friendly methods of waste treatment, pollution reduction and methods of conversion of

waste to energy. (LC1)

MRI and Lactic Acid in the Motor Cortex of the Human Brain Presenters: Callum Woods, Jess Neill, Bradley Harvey, Sophie Silec,

Jordan Sawtell, Christopher Arroyo, Kristelle Gadd

Erindale College, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

We will examine how an MRI works and how it can be used to collect data regarding the chemicals found in the

brain of individuals before and after moderate exercise. We will concentrate on the chemical lactic acid in the

motor cortex and analyse its implications. (LC1)

Natural Wastewater Treatment for a Cold Climate Presenter: Ming Munikar


The purpose of the project was to collect information that will aid in the building of a greenhouse over a

wastewater pond system. The wastewater pond system is based on the processes of various microorganisms in

the water that use the excess nutrients to in their life processes. However, in winter, this process slows down.

The greenhouse will keep the water temperatures at a higher level in winter, allowing the system to keep working

more efficiently. A prototype of the wastewater treatment system was built to model the wastewater treatment

pond system in a controlled environment. Weekly tests (for nitrate, phosphate, pH, conductivity, and

temperature) were run on samples taken from the lagoons, and on samples taken from the model. From these

tests we were able to make a number of conclusions based upon comparisons between the data obtained from

each of the tests mentioned above. (LC1)

Levels of Bnip3 Expression Following Doxorubicin Treatment Presenters: Rajas Tipnis and Tony Zhou


Doxorubicin, an effective chemotherapeutic drug used to treat a wide range of cancers, has been revealed to trigger symptoms of cardiomyopathy and ultimately cause congestive heart failure. Our experiment presents a link between Bnip3 expression and cardiac cell death by doxorubicin treatment. (LC2)

Building of the Future Presenters: Patricia Cabasa, Talib Mohseni, Christian Piol

Hamilton Secondary College, South Austrtalia

Concrete is a common material that is seen all over the world. But it is not known for being an environmental hazard as it production produces pollutants. A more environmentally friendly process is required and environmentally sustainable alternatives are required. (LC2)


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Effect of Dnmt3b Deficiency on DNA Methylation Status of

Myc-induced Mediastinal Lymphomas Presenter: Mahi Singh

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America We looked at the DNA methylation of the genes Thrap2, Bri3bp, and Mum1 in Eμ-Myc/Dnmt3b

+/- tumors. Our

preliminary studies show that in comparison to Eμ-Myc and the Eμ-Myc/DNMT3B7 tumors, Mum1 and Thrap2 are hypomethylated. These data suggest that alteration of DNMT3B function influences Myc-induced tumorigenisis. (LC3)

The Role of Pigment Epithelium Derived Factor (PEDF) in the Expression of p21 and p27 in Pancreatic Cancer.

Presenter: Lydia Matthews Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America

We hypothesize that in mutant Kras mice with complete loss of PEDF, there will be a decrease in p21 and p27 protein expression. Through Western blotting, p21 and p27 were probed with mouse-monoclonal antibodies in both wild-type and knock-out mice. There appeared to be a significant correlation with PEDF; reduced PEDF leads to an increase in p21 and p27. (LC4)

Simulating the Common Heating Systems Presenter: Naeemeh Mohammad alipoor

Kherad High School, Iran

According to the increasing amount of energy loss in today‟s world, the importance of optimization has been a serious matter. Accordingly, optimizing the heating systems also plays an important role in this field. This project is based on an experimental simulation Modelling. The aim of This project is to find the best place for installing the radiators that are also being simulated in a software called “FLUENT”. The final goal of the project is to present the best place, based on the comparison of the simulations mentioned above, to help using the energy efficiently. (LC2)

Effective Factors on Ice Melting Presenter: Rimina Esbati Kherad High School, Iran

Our project is about one of the waters specific qualities: The pressure effect on waters melting point. If you press a wire through an ice cube after few minutes you will be able to lift your ice cube by the wire. It means that the wire would pass through the ice cube without cutting it. (LC3)

Producing Distributed Energy with Waste Water in Home Presenters: Seongwon Kim and Min Choi

Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Korea While looking at the flow of waters through a sewage system in our sinks, we thought about whether if we could transform this energy into the form that we could use. Thinking along these lines, we came to consider about Kelvin Dropper, the electrostatic generator using water drops. This device generates an electric voltage with falling water droplets which we can see from sparks. To store the electric energy generated irregularly, we installed the capacitance to the device, forming the complete distributed generator, which we can install in our sinks. We then moved on to the effective management and the usage of this distributed generator, using the concept of smart grid. Our team designed effective model of the smart network of this distributed generator. Finally, through the SWOT analysis of this device, we also considered strategies for its use economically.


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Experimental Study on Improving Anti-virus Effects of Sanitizing Products Presenter: Yeongran Ahn, Jisoo Kim, Yeonju Cho

Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Korea

Last year, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 hit the world. Our team's previous experimental study showed the differential anti-virus effects of instant hand sanitizer-gels and gargles. However, we think we need more effective--powerful and fast in sterilizing--sanitizer because the effects of commercial products take 10 minutes to kill virus. Thus, we performed an experiment to improve effectiveness of existing sanitizer by adding extracts from garlic and green tea which have antiseptic effect, damage less to the body and are easy to get. (LC3)

Delivery of Medicinal Protein via Commensal Bacteria Harboring ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter

Presenters: Tae Won, Kang; Ki Hyun, Park Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea

ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporter is a widely conserved exporter currently used in protein manufacture. In this research, medicinal validity of ABC Transporter was examined. A recombinant Escherichia coli that secretes human epidermal growth factor (EGF), a valuable protein in internal medicine, via ABC transporter was constructed. The expression and secretion of EGF were confirmed by immunoblotting and the recovery of injured intestinal tissue was identified with the addition of EGF-secreting recombinant E. coli. (LC4)

A study of the Relationship between Brain, Heart and Breathing Cycles Presenters: Sameera Auckburally, Catherine Winstanley, Yina Xiao

Lancashire Girls Grammar School, United Kingdom

The heart beats rhythmically once per second during the whole life of a human, and the lungs draw in fresh air every few heartbeats. This project attempted to record some of these oscillations looking for possible interactions between cardiovascular oscillations and brain waves. Further work began to look at how the way they interact and can be synchronised with each other might be explained and what the implications for our understanding of health and disease might be. (LC4)

Genetic Diversity of Sungyod Rice in Phattalung Province Presenter: Nutchaya Sukon


Sungyod rice is traditional rice in Phattalung, the southern part of Thailand. It has the unique characteristics. Therefore, the Rice Research Institute has selected Sungyod rice with mass selection (GI). After conducting morphology analysis with SSLP, the study revealed that Sungyod rice both GI and non-GI has been classified as the same group. (LC4)

The Effects of Centella Asiatica on Pain Behavior Following Acute Inflamacitory Plain in Rats’ Hind Paw

Presenter: Mr. Suttipong Tianwattanatade Advisor: Miss Orawan Piyaboon


Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotion experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Pain sensation occurs when the nerve cell is stimulated by noxious stimuli at free nerve endings in tissues. The nerve signal is transmitted to the brain through the spinal cord as pain perception. Pain makes torment or the feeling of uncomfortable in life. Numerous drugs synthesized by chemical processes have been used for pain relief such as Diclofenac. However, these drugs may cause serious side effects or can accumulate in a patient‟s body if they are used with high doses for a long time. Therefore, using Thai medicinal plants or combination with other drugs are one of the alternative means for patients, especially Centellaasiatica (CA) which contains Madecassoside, a triterpenoid product which has been previously reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory activities. Thus, in this study, CA was used to decrease the pain by feeding Sprague Dawley rats with 10 mg, 100 mg, and 1000 mg per kilogram of body weight. Pain was induced by 10% formalin injection in rats‟ right hind paw. Then, the licking behavior was observed. Licking is one of the relieving pain behaviors through the nerve stimulation impulses for blocking the pain signals. The results have shown that CA-fed rats had significantly lower licking rate than the control groups. This suggests that CA can relief pain effectively. (LC5)


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Bio-Ash Tray Presenters: Jin Li, Shuang Liu, Haochen Xie

Middle School Associated with Shandong University, China New design of ashtray to make it useable as decoration and environment friendly. (LC6)

Sensible Road Lights Presenters: Jin Li, Shuang Liu, Hao Chen Xie

Middle School Associated with Shandong University, China Make special lights for roads, sensible with volume of sound, energy saving. (LC5)

Reaction of 1-Bromonitronates with Nucleofiles Presenters: Denis Khmyrov Anton Dobryshin


1-Halogen nitrocompounds (HNC) are easily available but still poorly studied. A strong cumulative electron-withdrawing effect of halogen and NO2-group significantly deactivates HNC compared to nitroalkanes and alkylhalogenides. This study represents a new synthetic application of HNC provided by their ability to undergo an acid promoted substitution of halogen by C-nucleophiles. (LC5)

A Generalization of the Morley Point Presenters: Pavel Dolgirev

Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Russia We generalized the theorem on the 2nd Morley center. Fix k 2 [ 1; 1]. In a 4ABC consider lines AA1 and AA2 so that \A1AB = \A2AC = k\A. Let's de_ne BB1, BB2, CC1 and CC2 analogously (with the same k). Let A0 be the intersection point of the lines BB1 and CC2. Let's de_ne B0 and C0 in the same way. The main result is that the lines AA0, BB0 and CC0 intersect at a point.

(For k = 1=3 the intersection point is the 2nd Morley center). (LC6)

Energy Audit Presenter: Lim Sze Yee Venezia

National Junior College, Singapore Energy Audit is an energy and water conservation programme that has been an ongoing collaboration between National Junior College and Northwest CDC. Energy Audit aims to educate Singaporeans about conserving the environment by saving on their water and electricity consumption. Volunteers from NJC go for house visits in several districts to promote conservation and gather participating households for the programme. The electricity and water consumption of participating households are tracked over a few months, and each year results collected are analyzed to determine the success of each household‟s conservation of water and electricity. (LC6)

Innovative Techniques for Removal of Metal Ions from Waste Water Presenters: Lai Hui Shan Joanne, Jasmine Chong Jiamin


Our project is an overview on the effects of the use of used coffee bean on the treatment of soluble iron in contaminated wastewater as well as to investigate whether TiO2 and TiO2 combined with silver (TiO2/Ag) can assist redox reactions, thus reducing heavy metal ions to metals such that they can be physically removed to purify the contaminated water. (LC7)


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Earth Abundant β-FeSi2 for Thin Film Solar Cells. Presenter: Utkarsh Manoj Narayan

National University Singapore

Solar photovoltaics have a great promise for a low-carbon future but remain expensive relative to the other technologies. Development of photovoltaic materials comprised of non-toxic, abundant elements is an important step toward increasing the economic viability of solar energy to meet growing global energy needs. Moreover, enabling higher efficiency and the use of cheaper materials could allow the solar energy resource to contribute significantly to a lower greenhouse gas emissions energy system. Beta phase of iron disilicide, β-FeSi2, is a potential photovoltaic absorber material with an absorption coefficient (α) of >10

5 cm

-1 at 1.0 eV, and a direct energy band gap (Eg) of 0.87 eV. Moreover, it is comprised of elements

that are inexpensive, abundant, and non-toxic. The purpose of this work is to examine fundamental properties of β-FeSi2 material for application towards higher efficiency and low-cost photovoltaics. Deposition of Fe/Si multilayers followed by heat treatment under nitrogen in a tube furnace was used to fabricate β-FeSi2 films. Results of β-FeSi2 structural characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM); and optical characterization using absorption measurements performed on a UV-VIS-IR spectrophotometer will be presented. (LC8)

Effective Microoganism Fermentation from Biological Waste of the Area Around the School.

Presenter: Nicharee Tengwattanachote Princess Chulabhorn's College Mukdahan, Thailand

Because of our school has plenty of garbages and scarp food Which have not been made to provide benefits .And the waste that our school brings to recycle to watering plants caused bad odor. We think of this problem and create new EM formula form garbages to reduce the number of garbages and use in various benefits. (LC7)

Enchytraeus Japonensis - Asexual Reproduction and Induced Fragmentation

Presenter: Mayu Katayama

Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan

Japanese White Worms reproduce asexually by undergoing fragmentation in high density environments. Fragmentation means that an organism divides into more organisms. They can also reproduce sexually in low density environments. I applied some voltage to the worms which hastened their division. I did some experiment like this to induce fragmentation. (LC8)

Cutting and Dividing Polyhedrons and Filling Space Using Origami Presenter: Mari Kimura

Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan I examined the cuts and divisions of polyhedrons and their rearrangements into new shapes, which have no empty space inside. This was done using origami to represent the pieces of the polyhedron, so I had to also consider the different folds required to create the pieces.

Ethnopharmacological studies using Paspalum scorbiculatum as Antidiabetic Agent Presenter: Ankur Aggarwal

Salwan Public School, India

Introducing the topic of diabetes, its incidence etiology, cost of treatment and options available like herbal solutions. Introduction about Paspalum scorbiculatum as antidiabetic agent. (LC8)


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Crystal Pro Carbon Presenters: Ahmad Amirul Akmal b Khairudin, Muhammed Azim b Mohd Mashooth,

Rizal b Abd Razak Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah, Malaysia

Crystal Carbon Biotech System is the magical instrument by applying beneficial and effective microorganism that can give lots of benefit especially in environment. This system contains two main products which is Super Activated Carbon and Pyro acid by converting raw materials due elevated temperature process. The Super Activated carbon comes with at least 800 m 2 /g surface absorption value and Pyro liquid contains more than 20% organic substance with 3.0 – 3.5 pH value. This study shows the absorption power of Super Activated Carbon combine with Pyro liquid Acid in waste water treatment. We conclude that Super Activated Carbon and Pyro Liquid Acid are an achievement in biotechnology especially in our effort to secure the environment. (LC1)

The Environmental and Health and Well Being Issues of Mobile Phones. Presenter: Sarah Bernhardt , Jyoti Shrestha , Emma Chin , Alana Pyper

Unley High School, Australia

The presentation will cover both the environmental and health and well being issues of mobile phones. (LC2)

The Relation between the Protoplasmic Streaming and the Plasmodium Movement of Slime Mould

Presenters: Yurie Tamura, Haruna Ishii, Ayako Onozato

Waseda Honjo Senior High School, Japan

The motion of the slime mould is studied. We came up with the hypothesis that, when the plasmodium is moving toward the attractant, the protoplasmic is also moving toward it. And we verified this hypothesis by investigating the direction of the protoplasmic streaming, the speed of streaming and the diameter of the tube. (LC3)

Solar Eclipse - The design, Manufacture and Testing of an Autonomous Solar Powered UAV

Presenters: Michael Giuliani, Bradley Hocking, William Ling and Michael Psalios Supervisor: Dr. Lei Chen

Australian Science and Mathematics School Graduates 2006, University of Adelaide

With the over use of finite resources, the need to reduce fuel consumption and improve efficiency of aircraft is paramount. An unmanned aerial vehicle capable of sustained flight with minimal adverse environmental effects and adaptable to multiple applications would be an invaluable tool for both military and civilian industries. (LC4)

High Energy Cosmic Ray Cascades Presenters: Kroum Klutchkov, Darcy Amos, in conjunction with Prof Roger Clay; Adelaide University

Australian Science and Mathematics School Cosmic rays are the most energetic single particles in the universe. They come from mysterious sources, and

smash into our upper atmosphere, creating showers of millions of secondary particles. We have been working

to discover the mechanism that drives the cosmic rays. We have been using data from the Pierre Auger

Observatory, who observe energies of up to 1018

eV. The LHC, who only observe energies of up to 1012

eV

have nothing on these bad boys! (LC5)


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Science for Social Health & Wellbeing

Flinders University School of Health Sciences

Science for Environmental Sustainability

Flinders University School of Environmental Sciences


Tuesday Workshop Summaries

9.00am - 10.30am 11.00 - 12.30am 1.30 - 3.00pm

Group 1 Groundwater Hydrology Animal Diversity PBL 1

Group 2 Measuring Biodiversity GIS Profiling PBL 2

Group 3 Eco Tour Environmental Health PBL 3

Group 4 Animal Diversity PBL 1 Groundwater Hydrology

Group 5 GIS Profiling PBL 2 Measuring Biodiversity

Group 6 Environmental Health PBL 3 Eco Tour

Group 7 PBL 1 Groundwater Hydrology Animal Diversity

Group 8 PBL 2 Measuring Biodiversity GIS Profiling

Group 9 PBL 3 Eco Tour Environmental Health

9.00am - 10.30am 11.00 - 12.30am 1.30 - 3.00pm

Group 1 Genetic Disease Diagnosis Dietary Assessment PBL 1

Group 2 Point of Care Testing Speech Pathology PBL 2

Group 3

Cognition & Emotion, Macro to Micro, Gut Peristalsis & Secretion

Organ Dissection PBL 3

Group 4 Dietary Assessment PBL 1 Genetic Disease Diagnosis

Group 5 Speech Pathology PBL 2 Point of Care Testing

Group 6 Organ Dissection PBL 3


Group 7 PBL 1 Genetic Disease Diagnosis Dietary Assessment

Group 8 PBL 2 Point of Care Testing Speech Pathology

Group 9 PBL 3


Organ Dissection

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Problem Based Learning—Health Sciences Gene Ethics The Gene Ethics problem scenarios are aimed to address some of the ethical dilemmas that many students will be faced with either directly or indirectly in the future. It is very difficult to consider what decisions a person will have to make if ever faced with a serious ethical dilemma regarding genetics. In the Gene Ethics activity students will be challenged to explore the intersection of scientific and moral issues from a range of perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of genetics and the associated issues through guided research and problem solving. Gene Ethics scenarios to be explored:

Whose DNA is it? – Genetic testing for predisposition to breast cancer

Cloning Around - embryonic stem cell cloning

Selecting Embryos - pre-implantation genetic diagnosis

Genetic Testing for predisposition to deep vein thrombosis

Medical and ethical perspectives for the students to explore:

Head of Haematology and Oncology

Chief Obstetrician and Head of Reproductive Medicine

Genetic Counsellor

Paediatric Oncologist


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Problem Based Learning—Environmental Sciences Global Tipping points What systems of the global environment are reaching a tipping point where they become unsustainable?

The learners are asked to analyse issues of environmental sustainability and make recommendations to a panel of experts regarding which are most likely to reach a tipping point.

Questions for investigation:

How do human activities impact on the environment?

How does the interdependence of species relate to us and our world?

How do various global issues relate to each other


PBL Workshop Summaries


The program for this activity has been developed in collaboration with the Problem Based Learning Network of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy under the leadership of Deb Gerdes, Director for PBL Initiatives, and Dr David Workman.

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Science for Environmental Sustainability Presenter: Somya Srivastava


Health Science Presenter: Shreeyansh Prakash Rao


MRI and Lactic Acid in the Motor Cortex of the Human Brain Presenters: Callum Woods, Jess Neill, Bradley Harvey, Sophie Silec, Jordan Sawtell, Christopher Arroyo,

Kristelle Gadd

Erindale College, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Environmental—Water Waste Treatment Presenter: Ming Munikar


Environmental—Water Presenter: Kaylee Rutherford


Human Health Presenters: Rajas Tipnis and Tony Zhou


Sustainable Building Presenters: Patricia Cabasa, Talib Mohseni, Christian Piol Hamilton Secondary College, South Austrtalia

Effect of Dnmt3b Deficiency on DNA Methylation Status of Myc-induced Mediastinal Lymphomas Presenter: Mahi Singh Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America

The Role of Pigment Epithelium Derived Factor (PEDF) in the Expression of p21 and p27 in Pancreatic Cancer. Presenter: Lydia Matthews Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America

Developing Smartphone Applications Presenter: Marat Purnyn Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, United States of America

Simulating the Common Heating Systems Presenter: Naeemeh Mohammad Alipoor Kherad High School, Iran

Effective Factors on Ice Melting Presenter: Rimina Esbati Kherad High School, Iran


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Producing Distributed Energy with Waste Water in Home Presenters: Seongwon Kim and Min Choi Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Korea

Experimental Study on Improving Anti-virus Effects of Sanitizing Products Presenter: Yeongran Ahn, Jisoo Kim, Yeonju Cho Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Korea

Biotechnology and Bioengineering - Delivery of Medicinal Protein via Commensal

Bacteria Harboring ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter

Presenter: Tae Won, Kang, Ki Hyun, Park, Yeon Woo, Park, Sang Bin, Han

Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea

A Study of the Relationship between Brain, Heart and Breathing Cycles

Presenters: Sameera Auckburally, Catherine Winstanley, Yina Xiao

Lancashire Girls Grammar School, United Kingdom

The Effects of Centella Asiatica on Pain Behavior following Acute Inflamatory Plain in

Rats’ Hind Paw

Presenter: Mr. Suttipong Tianwattanatade

Advisor: Miss Orawan PIYABOON


The Effect of IRON an SHSY-5Y Cell in Parkinson’s Disease

Presenters: Supara Sungkaew, Kantawit Suantawee


Bio-Ash Tray

Presenters: Jin Li, Shuang Liu, Haochen Xie


Sensible Road Lights

Presenters: Jin Li, Shuang Liu, Hao Chen Xie


Reaction of 1-Bromonitronates with Nucleofiles

Presenters: Denis Khmyrov Anton Dobryshin


A Generalization of the Morley Point

Presenters: Pavel Dolgirev


Science for Environmental Sustainability—Energy Audit

Presenter: Lim Sze Yee Venezia


Innovative Techniques for Removal of Metal Ions from Waste Water

Presenters: Lai Hui Shan Joanne, Jasmine Chong Jiamin




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Earth Abundant β-FeSi2 for Thin Film Solar Cells.

Presenter: Utkarsh Manoj Narayan

NUS High School of Math & Science

Singaporean’s Perceptions of Pronatalism, Foreign Talent Policy and their Connections. Presenter: Annabeth Carolynn Rebecca Leow Hui Min NUS High School of Math & Science

Minimisation of Graph Size with Restrictions to Chromatic Number and Complete Subgraphs Presenter: Wayne Lin National University Singapore

Efficiency of Odor Control by Using Biological Materials that are Fermented. Presenter: Natthaporn Paphaphae Princess Chulabhorn's College Mukdahan, Thailand

Enchytraeus Japonensis -Asexual Reproduction and Induced Fragmentation Presenter: Mayu Katayama Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan

Cutting and Dividing Polyhedrons and Filling Space Using Origami Presenter: Mari Kimura Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan

Analysis of Chladni Figure Presenter: Daichi Okuno Ritsumeikan Senior High School, Japan

Ethnopharmacological Studies Using Paspalum Scorbiculatum as Antidiabetic Agent Presenter: Shavah Seth, Vaibhav Sawhney Salwan Public School, India

Crystal Pro Carbon Presenters: Ahmad Amirul Akmal b Khairudin, Muhammed Azim b Mohd Mashooth, Rizal b Abd Razak Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah, Malaysia

The Relation Between the Protoplasmic Streaming and the Plasmodium Movement of Slime Mould Presenters: Yurie Tamura, Haruna Ishii, Ayako Onozato Waseda Honjo Senior High School, Japan

Vector Art Presenters: Henry Lin, David Anderson, Sebastian Lausberg, Scott Hollandal

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Nanotechnology Students at the Australian Science and Mathematics School study a specially developed semester unit of work in Nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology is the science of working directly at the atomic and molecular level and its potential to greatly change the world in which we live. Nanotechnology involves the understanding of materials and their properties at macro and micro levels.

A problem based learning challenge for the students during their course in Nanotechnology is to develop a new product using the principles of nano-science.

The students form a team of three (a scientist, a fabricator and an accountant) to develop an idea for a product to be fabricated using nanotechnology. The team is required to set up a stand at one of two Nano Innovation Expos. Each team will set up a stand to entice investors, manufacturers or retailers to invest in their product.

This display shows some of the work presented by ASMS students at Nano Innovations Expo 2010.

Presenters

Q Lenses - Polymerisation - Sen Tran, Sumon Banerjee, Shijia Zhou

Blemish Be gone - Madeleine Russell-Maynard, Renee Cooke, Shelley Jones

Eas- No Asthma - Shauna Roeger, Jess Hayward, Elysia Yap

Cleara- Chemical vapour deposition Julia Kosonen, Ala'a Qassim, Suzanne Albertini

Portable Seawater Desalination ( Microfluidic)

- Jordan O'Reilly, Natasha Cunnew, Pouria Ebrahimi

Nano Bicholine-NanoBiex - Genna Petho, Maia Utteridge-Jones

NFO (Nanofilteromicronimator) - Alex Czerwinski, Eric Juanta. Jakub Jankowski

Aerogel- incorporate the gel into house insulation to keep it warm

- Wenonah Oliver, Soonlee Lor, Bao Lai

Nano Batteries for an Electric Engine

- Joshua Winiata, Jai Witt, Benjamin Turner, Afshin Owrang

Self Cleaning Car - Angus Love, Jack Gloyn, Timothy Ruth

Baron Carbide Armour - Cotton to Boron Carbide

- Anna Wolanin, Luke Thomas, Peter Funnell



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Flinders University

Flinders University is a leading international university in Australia distinguished by its boldness, vigour and imagination. Flinders has a record of excellence and innovation in teaching, research and community engagement.

At Flinders, we inspire our graduates to be knowledgeable, to communicate effectively, and to develop skills to connect across boundaries and tackle major challenges. We have a strong reputation in the areas of business, international finance, commerce, information technology, biotechnology, health sciences and the environment. Research has always been a core activity at the University, and Flinders enjoys national and international reputations in research excellence across each of its four faculties.

Known for our friendly approach to learning and beautiful surroundings, Flinders is the only university that gives you the choice to live on campus in the Adelaide metropolitan area. Our modern campus provides state-of-the-art facilities and services, while being just a short distance from Adelaide‟s Central Business District and metropolitan beaches.

Study areas

Flinders offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following areas:

Arts and languages

Business and finance

Computing and information

technology

Culture, heritage, tourism and theology

Education

Engineering

Environment

Government and policy

International affairs

Health and medicine

Law and justice

People and behaviour

Science.

Quick facts

Flinders University was established in 1966.

In 2009, there were over 17,000 students enrolled, with over 3,000 International students.

Flinders has a very strong record of achievement in the national Australian Teaching and Learning Awards.

Since 2004, Flinders academics have twice won the Prime Minister‟s Australian University Teacher of the Year Award.

In 2010, Flinders was nominated one of the top thirteen universities in Australia by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, placing it among the top 400 universities in the world.

Contact details

Students living overseas contact the Flinders International Office:

P: +61 8 8201 2727 E: [email protected]

Students living in Australia contact the Flinders Admissions/Prospective Students Office:

P: 1300 657 671 E: [email protected]

www.flinders.edu.au

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Flinders University Map

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Adelaide Map

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ASMS Floor Plan

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Gorge WildLife Park Throughout 14 acres of land, paths meander among one of the most comprehensive collections of pri-vately owned animals and birds in the country. See all your favourite Australian animals such as Wombats, Dingos, Echidnas and Fruit Bats. Cuddle a Koala and walk amongst the Kangaroos and Wallabies. There are also many rare albino species to be seen.

A variety of exotic animals are also on display such as American Alligators, Meerkats, Otters, playful Monkeys and more. A vast range of birds from Fairy Wrens to Ostriches and everything in between, some in enclosures but many free flying including a free range colony of rainbow lorikeets.

Our cuddly koalas come out for holding every day. At these times you can hold or pat our koalas, take your own photographs or just learn about these fascinating animals from our friendly keepers.

Melba‟s Chocolate Factory Melba's Chocolate Factory is a 'working' tourism factory located in a heritage listed complex 40 minutes from Adelaide at Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. Formally the South Australian Farmers Cooperative Cheese Factory, Melba‟s current proprietors and directors, Joy and Graeme Foristal arrived in 1990 and with 1940's era chocolate and confectionery making equipment, they began their dream, making old Australian favourite chocolate and confectionery. The complex developed from there and is now known as 'Heritage Park' and has become home to other cottage industries.

Visitors today find the old cheese factory transformed into a large emporium styled confectionery factory shop. This is a centerpiece for 5 different rooms, where various manufacturing processes can be viewed. These are the Chocolate Room | Depositing Room | Packing Room | Panning Room | Toffee Room. Visitors are encouraged to speak to the staff who have mastered the use of the heritage equipment, making old fashioned favourites in the time honoured tradition. Old favourites such as, Inch Licorice Block, Traffic Lights and Rocky Road. To tempt chocolate lovers, there is the constant aroma of chocolate and confectionery being made.....yum!

An additional interesting feature is the collection of antique and quaint memorabilia from times past, which can be found on display around the factory walls.


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UrimbirraWildlife Park Urimbirra Wildlife Park is located in the Hindmarsh Valley just five minutes from Victor Harbor. Urimbirra is privately operated, and opened in 1993. The site has Aboriginal history, and some of the trees show evidence of having been used by Aborigines for bark canoes and shields hundreds of years ago. The name Urimbirra is an Aboriginal word meaning „to preserve‟. Stroll amongst Kangaroo Island Kangaroos, Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Red Kangaroos, Tammar Wallabies, Swamp Wallabies, see the wombats in their burrows (they sleep for most of the day)or awake at the feeding sessions. Have photos with the koalas. Several species of reptiles are on display including Saltwater Crocodile, Freshwater

Crocodile, Water Dragon, Black Headed Monitor and Shingleback Lizard, and turtles can be seen in the creek. The wetland area is home to various water birds including Pelicans, Spoonbill, Heron, Egrets, Ibis, Dusky Moorhen, Pacific Black Duck, Australian Wood Duck, Black Swans and Cape Barren Geese. The Red Gums in the park provide nest-ing places for parrots, cockatoos, owls, lorikeets and kookaburras. The park has a few owl species including Tawny Owl, Barn Owl and Boobook Owl.

Victor Harbor Victor Harbor is a seaside town to the south of Adelaide. When entering Victor Harbor you will witness views of Granite Island and the Bluff summit, a famous local geological landmark. This prominent headland is formed of granite. Several granite islands can be seen from the Bluff.

The largest of the granite islands is „Granite Island‟, it connects to the mainland by a causeway. Granite Island has historical and cultural significance for the Ngarrindjeri people and is included in the Dreaming legend of Ngurunderi. It also has historical and heritage value for European people.

Granite Island is now reserved for conservation of wildlife habitat and is home to a

colony of approximately 700 little

penguins (Eudyptula minor).

Guided tours operate each even-

ing at dusk.

Visitors can walk or take a ride on the horse drawn

trams along the causeway to reach Granite Island.


Thursday—Cultural Tours

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Facts on South Australia

Area: 984,377 square kilometres Capital: Adelaide (population 1 129 145 In June 2005) Coastline: 4800 kilometres (with 100 islands) Statewide population: 1 554 700 in June 2006 Language: English Adelaide's sister cities: Christchurch, New Zealand; Georgetown, Penang; Austin, Texas; Himeji, Japan

State Emblems Marine: Leafy sea dragon Faunal: Hairy-nosed or plains wombat Floral: Sturt's Desert Pea Gemstone: Opal

Climate & Clothing Average Daily temperatures in Celsius: Winter temperatures in Adelaide are maximum 15.9, Minimum 8. (June – August) Summer temperatures in Adelaide: Max 28.3 Min 16.5 (but it can soar past 35º.) (Dec – Feb) Autumn temperatures in Adelaide: Max 22.4 Min 12.5 (March – May) Spring temperatures in Adelaide: Max 21.7 Min 11.6 (Sept – November)

Coastal South Australia has a Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and warm dry summers. Most rain falls in June, July and August. Very hot days and cool nights can occur in summer. In the north, temperatures can get really hot, particularly in the summer months (that's why you'll find some people living underground in places like Coober Pedy). Summer temperatures regularly reach 40º Celsius.

Shopping Hours Trading hours are generally Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. There's late night shopping in Adelaide city stores every Friday until 9pm, and at Adelaide suburban stores every Thurs-day until 9pm. Trading hours on public holidays may be limited. Trading hours vary in country areas, with many larger stores opened extensively, seven days a week.

Emergency Telephone Numbers For emergency fire, police and ambulance assistance throughout Australia or if a crime is in progress call 000. From mobile phones it's 112. For non-emergency police attendance call 131 444.

Tipping Tipping is not widespread in Australia, and is only common in restaurants. If you receive really good service in a restaurant the recommended tip is 10 per cent of the bill. Postal Services You'll find Adelaide's General Post Office (GPO) on the corner of King William and Franklin streets in the city centre, and it's open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Most shopping centres have post offices, smaller cen-tres will be in the local newsagency.

Electricity Australia's electricity voltage is 240 volts AC. Some large hotels have power outlets at 110 volts AC, but if you're bringing 110-volt appliances into South Australia, it's advisable to bring a small 110-volt transformer and a plug conversion kit.

Adelaide public transport AdelaideMetro is the city's transport system, servicing the greater metropolitan region with trains and buses and the tram. Visit the Adelaide Metro website for details of routes and fares. A Metroticket can help you travel on all transport systems. You can find information about the Metroticket, available in several languages, on the Ade-laide Metro website's ticket section.


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Jetty Road, Glenelg Jetty Road is the shopping and dining hub for beachside Glenelg, one of Adelaide's most popular beaches. It's a good excuse to mix shopping with a stroll on the sand. This kilometre-long strip offers al fresco dining, so you can sit back and absorb the sunshine and holiday atmosphere. There's fabulous restau-rants, including the award-winning Goodlife Organic Pizza, and plenty of good coffee and delicious ice cream. You'll find fashion houses here, gifts, music, books and more. Most stores and services are open seven days a week. The Beachhouse entertainment complex is also near by, offering young people and fami-lies hours of fun including water slides, mini golf and arcade games. Heritage-listed Glenelg Town Hall houses plenty of other enthralling stories. The Bay Discovery Centre tracks the history of Holdfast Bay - its early settlement, federation days and evolving seaside lifestyle. Further along the foreshore, the new Holdfast Shores marina and complex provides stylish dining and shopping at the waters edge. This is also the home of Temptation Sailing's dolphin cruises, based at the marina. Hop onto the Glenelg tram which connects Jetty Road with the Adelaide city centre. Jetty Road is always buzzing with people heading to the water, browsing through hundreds of shops, or dining at sidewalk cafés. It's a delight to join them. The Beachouse, Glenelg The Beachouse is packed with Australian-first and world-class attractions. Located in the premier seaside suburb of Glenelg. The Beachouse is a 20-minute drive from the city centre. It's the perfect place to entertain the kids and give adults a few thrills as well. Attractions include:

Three waterslides - all enclosed and heated offering rides of up to 130 metres. Dodgem Cars - Australia is now only the second country in the world to have Soli Italian Formula One dodgem cars, the Rolls Royce of dodgem cars! The Beachouse is also home to Australia's oldest carousel, the latest and greatest arcade games, a fantastic 18-hole mini golf course with a train travelling around its perimeter, Blaster Boats each armed with a cool water cannon, plus a cafe with gour-met treats and old favourites including fairy floss, donuts and Gelato. Experience Australia's first single arm Ferris wheel. Our Ferris wheel is 25 metres

high and with 16 gondolas! Open: Sun – Thurs 9am – 8pm Fri – Sat 9am – 10pm

Marion Westfield Shopping Centre

Westfield Marion is the largest shopping centre in South Australia, located around 20 minutes drive south of the Adelaide CBD. It is linked to the city by the Anzac Highway and Morphett Road. Westfield Marion has more than 300 specialty shops and major retailers including Best & Less, Big W, Bun-nings, Coles, Dan Murphy, David Jones, Harris Scarfe, Kmart, Lincraft, Myer, Rebel Sport, Target and Woolworths and Swarovski. A major feature of the centre is the entertainment precinct featuring a 27-screen Greater Union cinema complex seating around 5,500 patrons, as well as alfresco and themed family restaurants.

Adelaide City Centre

You might want to immerse yourself in the culture of Adelaide's North Terrace, with its mu-seums and city cafes. You might want to indulge in retail therapy while shopping at Rundle Mall, sample the tastes on offer at the famed Adelaide Central Market, or sip award-winning wines at the National Wine Centre.Rundle Mall is the shopping heart of Adelaide. It was created in 1976 as Australia's first pedestrian mall. You'll find more than 600 retail stores, three major department stores and 15 arcades there. There are also outdoor cafes and bars to relax in.

The mall is renowned as a venue for performances, promotions and events, from fashion parades, to buskers and street performers. The Rundle Mall Discovery Trail allows you to experience the pedestrian strip's many quirks and features, from sculpture and art to the history of its buildings. Highlights include the mall's 19th century buildings such as Beehive Corner. You can also learn about the ghosts of beautiful Adelaide Arcade.


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