In January each year, the
University of Western Sydney hosts a three day residential workshop that is a
mixture of science, leadership development and fun, for high achieving science
students entering Year 12.
This year the Advanced
Materials Characterisation Facility (AMCF) will be assisting with the Youth
Science Forum and providing a Scanning electron microscopy workshop.
Enter Natures “Nano World” using the Scanning Electron Microscope
Students will have the opportunity to get some hands on experience
using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), looking into the “nano world” of
insects and plants. Students will be able to compare the magnification and
resolution of the SEM with a normal light microscope and take some memorable
pictures of such fascinating things such as the eye and antenna of an ant.
These pictures will then be printed in both colour and 3D, and students can
keep them as a memento of their visit to the “nano world”!
More information about the Youth Science Forum can be found at http://www.uws.edu.au/ssh/school_of_science_and_health/news/youth_science_forum_at_uws
