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Blazing a trail from arts to science Karlie Noon switchedck and never looked ba
for a science degree was arlie Noon didn’t think of ty rsi ive Un r at the her until her second yea e in d from art s to a degre he itc sw she Newcastle, when fit. ct rfe d found the pe science and maths, an student in e the first Indigenous cam be In 2016, Karlie ths, and is gree in science and ma NSW to get a double de n to ate for STEM. She’s kee now a passionate advoc ld. “Just he ce on lf rse s that she he change the perception it actually at school, doesn’t mean because maths sucked sucks!” she says. looking at ant at CSIRO, Karlie is Now a research assist a Western dictions and applying Indigenous weather pre “explore igenous knowledge to science approach to Ind d and rte po sup ic methods are how traditional, holist systems”. l ica og rol teo cs and me explained through physi stars and ve been looking at the “Indigenous people ha ky to have rs,” says Karlie. “I’m luc sky for thousands of yea I see as ledge systems, which exposure to both know s. say she mentary,” contrasting but comple ve to be proof that “you don’t ha ng livi is Karlie says she nt to do”. dent to do what you wa a typical straight-A stu stars. EM was written in the For her, a career in ST – Rachael Oku
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You don’t have to bedo t to a straight-A studen what you want to do.”
BACHELOR of... Science (Space Science and Astrophysics), University of Adelaide Science (Astronomy and Astrophysics), Macquarie University Science (Climate and Weather), University of Melbourne Marine and Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania
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