Research Academic profiles Discover how our ANU science researchers are shaping the future. - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Why maths’ bad reputation doesn’t add up Associate Professor Adam Piggott knows how mathematical ideas can transform our world, and he wishes more people were in on the secret. Read the article Rooting for the antihero: why facts have ruffled feathers in the birding world For more than a century, the Night Parrot has inspired gripping tales of obsessive odysseys and miraculous discoveries. But now the truth has gotten in the way of a good story. And Dr Penny Olsen is wearing the cost. Read the article Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens walks the tightrope between pop culture and science Dr Jürgens has the “beautiful and challenging” task of combining the two very different academic cultures of science and humanities. Read the article How ocean currents helped Dr Adele Morrison find her own path Dr Adele Morrison is a globally recognised climate scientist, but she wasn’t always confident she’d find her place in the science community. Read the article After a career searching for threatened species, this ecologist tracked down a new occupation: CEO Dr Debbie Saunders is a nature-lover – and the CEO of a high-tech start-up. “I never imagined that I would be doing what I do,” she says. Read the article Two towers of strength: looking up to the best in physics The ANU Research School of Physics is home to the largest and most powerful ion accelerator in Australia, and Professor Mahananda Dasgupta would like its world-class reputation to be better known here at home. Read the article Professor Amnon Neeman doesn’t really mind whether you read this story or not Professor Neeman has solved two open problems in mathematics which have, for the past 20 years, thwarted the efforts of the best algebraists in the world. Read the article A ribbeting story: how a frog-loving maths-hater became a mathematician “I am a good example of how mathematics can be fascinating to anyone once you see how useful it is,” Dr Xia Hua says. Read the article Can physics explain our experience of ‘corona time’? You might have heard that it’s July now. The year is, apparently, already half over. But how can this be possible? We turn to Dr Peter Riggs for answers. Read the article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »