The first Research Bites (RB) organized by the ACT delegation of the Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific association (SRAP-IEAP) was held on March 17th 2016 in Canberra, at the Centre for European studies (ANU, Australian National University). The event was organised by our members Marina Trigueros (Cariboo Design) and Mar Racionero (Research School of Economics-ANU).
More than 20 Spanish scientists joined together to talk about their research! There were six fantastic speakers. It was a great and interactive afternoon, with talks going from plants to frogs through super big computers, including:
- César Espada: Deputy Head of Mission (Embassy of Spain in Canberra). Congratulating the SRAP-IEAP and explaining the evening event at the Spanish Embassy to decorate Pablo Fernández Peñas with the Medalla al Orden Civil.
- Sergio León-Naval: Senior Lecturer (School of Physics-University of Sydney). Introduction to the SRAP-IEAP.
- Hugo Alonso Cantabrana: Postdoctoral Fellow (ANU-Research School of Biology- ARC Centre of Excellence in Translational Photosynthesis). On the way to a C4 supercharged rice. The C4 rice Project.
- Elena Martín Ávila: Postdoctoral Fellow (ANU-Research School of Biology- ARC Centre of Excellence in Translational Photosynthesis). Rubisco and its main role in CO2 photosynthetic assimilation.
- Pablo Rozas Larraondo: High Performance data analyst at National Computational Infrastructure. Providing Australian researchers with high-end computing services.
- Marta Vidal García: PhD candidate (ANU-Research School of Biology- Evolutionary biology & Ecology of reptiles and amphibians). Morphological evolution in Australian frogs.
First Research Bites of the SRAP-IEAP in Canberra, Australia. Credit: Ángel R. López-Sánchez
Unfortunately there was not enough time for everyone to present their research, but no worries, more Research Bites in Canberra are coming.
Congratulations to all participants to the first Research Bites of the SRAP-IEAP association in Canberra!
The event ended up running to congratulate Pablo Fernández Peñas in the ceremony award at the Spanish Ambassador residence.