Charlotte has taken her Fresh Science to the pub!
Charlotte Birkmanis wowed the crowd at Perth’s Fresh Science event, presenting her research in under a minute—with a sparkler as the timer.
Charlotte Birkmanis faced the ultimate pub test, taking to the stage and describing her research in the time it took for a party sparkler to burn out … Charlotte is a 2019 Fresh Scientist after passing the test in front of a public audience at the Brisbane Hotel in Perth!
Fresh Science is a national competition that turns up-and-coming researchers into spokespeople for science. The top 10 early-career researchers from each state are given two days of media training, then the sparkle happens.