NSW Branch Report

Events List for 2023

Source: Rachel White

The NSW branch committee has released its event list for 2023. We are in the process of planning these events and firm dates will appear on the Materials Australia website as we book dates. A list of these events is below. We will shortly be releasing our branch newsletter.

June – Careers event with Australian Ceramic Society. This is an online event with a panel of people working in different areas and roles in materials science speaking about their careers and answering questions from attendees. The event is aimed at people undertaking studies and those in their early career to learn more about career paths.

August – our Metallurgy course will be running again this year. This course is well suited to people working in materials science who wish to refresh their skills or learn about metallurgy in more depth.

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