MARCS Monday Meeting - 22 June 2020 - MARCS Research Impact Competition heat where four MARCS contestants will deliver a 5-minute presentation portraying the impact or potential impact of their research.

Please join us for the MARCS Research Impact Competition heat where four MARCS contestants will deliver a 5-minute presentation portraying the impact or potential impact of their research.

Zoom ID: 986 9057 6845

The Research Impact Competition (RIC) is a flagship event which aims to celebrate and showcase research excellence from across all WSU research themes. The Competition provides an opportunity for researchers to consider their research in terms of current and future impact, challenging researchers to effectively explain their projects to a non-specialist audience in 5-minutes.

The winner of the MARCS RIC heat will go forward to the prestigious WSU Research Impact Competition Final held in Research Week on 20 October 2020.

RIC Speakers

• Dr Celia Harris - Memory: In the head and in the world
• Dr Jorge Serrador - Improving Concussion Assessment on the Field: Brain Blood Flow as a more accurate objective diagnostic tool
• Dr Mark Wang - Neuromorphic computing is the new frontier in the fight against climate change
• Dr Tijl Grootswagers - Reading minds from brain waves

Judging Panel

• Professor Peter Keller
• Professor Caroline Jones
• Dr Chris Stanton
• Ms Nicole Turner

The zoom ID is: 986 9057 6845. Link to zoom https://uws.zoom.us/j/98690576845