Young Scientists of Australia
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| Incorporated Entity | |
| Genre | Science Communication |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Number of locations | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide |
| Website | http://www.ysa.org.au/ |
The Young Scientists of Australia is a national non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of science in Australia to the 14- to 25-year-old demographic. The organization consists of chapters in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, as well as regional coordinators in other parts of Australia such as Canberra.
The organisation is involved in organising various science shows, typically targeted at high school students. It also organises social events for its members, and is involved in various science promotion events such as National Science Week and the production of a radio show about science, airing on SYN Radio in Melbourne. YSA also staffs a large number of The Science Experience science schools in various universities around the country, whereby hundreds of YSA members volunteer weeks of their time to lead high school students around the universities.
The current chapters are:
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- Perth
Chapters
YSA has chapters in most capital cities at present.
Brisbane
YSA Brisbane is the founding chapter of YSA and in turn the oldest chapter in Australia.
The Current management Committee members are:
- President: Jared Peut
- Vice-President: Elizabeth Long
- Treasurer: Timothy Neeskens
- Secretary: Louise Toohey
- Immediate Past President: Jessica Wrigley
The Current Executive Committee Members are:
- Editor: Connor Mooney-Collett
- Social: Grace Isdale & Alex Carroll
- Sport: Daniel Townsend
- Webmaster: Sarah Anderson
- Electronic Editor: Ben Cooper
- Health, Safety and Environment Representative: Amelia Lane
- MWOPs: Liam Nolan, Rebecca Curran, Kathryn Townsend, Katherine Long, Brooke Jensen
- Science Coordinator: Shane McMaster
Sydney
The Current management Committee members are:
- President: Mitchell Murphy
- Vice-President: Ridwan Ansary
- Treasurer: Jemma Jakrot
- Secretary: Liam Mason
- Immediate Past President: Adam Smallhorn
The Current Executive Committee Members are:
- Science-Liaison Officers: Erica Soon and Linda Zhang
- Schools Engagement Officer: Dylan Dooner
- Communications Director: Vincent Villanueva Vicencio
- Socials Coordinators: Jade Lin and Jules Stas
- Social Media Publicity Officer: Matt Brunet
- Projects Officer: Jacinta Cleary
- Scientific Communication and Undergraduate Manager: Heidi Wright
Melbourne
The Current management Committee members are:
- President: Ricardo Cannizzaro
- Vice-President: Lucy Caine
- Treasurer: James Salamy
- Secretary: Maxy Lotherington
- Immediate Past President: Justin Sorbello
The Current Executive Committee Members are:
- Social Coordinator: Bermi Dreyer
- Editor: Timothy Newport
- Science Liaison: Monique McLennan
- Webmaster: Adrian Pellegrino
- Content Curator: Alexander Tashevski-Beckwith
- MWOPs: Rebecca Hall, Garth Bradbeer, Jessica Suares, Helen Zhou, Melina Jablonka
Adelaide
The Current management Committee members are:
- President: Adam Schultz
- Vice-President: Myall Tarran
- Secretary: Alicia Hurkmans
- Treasurer: Tyson Slater
- Immediate Past President: Alicia Hurkmans
The Current Executive Committee Members are:
- Publications Officer: Matthew Theiley
- Social: Kieran Meaney
- MWOP: Charlie Jones
This chapter is the most recently founded, with the inaugural meeting occurring in December 2009.
Perth
Current Management Committee:
- President: Kate O'Sullivan
- Vice-President: Leon Smith
- Treasurer: Tyson Murcott
- Secretary: Phillipa (Pip) Edmiston
Orangisation Structure of YSA
Each of the chapters in YSA are separate legal entities and as such have no reliance on each other. However annually NatCamp and NatCon are held by one of each of the chapters in a round robin where members of all the chapters come together to interact.
NatCamp
Is the annual camp of YSA.
NatCon
NatCon is the national conference of YSA where members of committees come together and discuss a general direction for YSA as a body.