September 2023 – National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip

2023 road trip highlights

Posted on 22 September 202320 May 2024 by kharley

The 2023 National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip saw 24 members of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Systems (EQUS) and/or the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics (CDM) drive around regional and remote Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland over National Science Week, 7–25 August 2023. The team spoke to students from 18 schools and delivered 12 public events during the trip, engaging members of the public at schools, pubs and community hubs in all things quantum and dark matter.

Check out some highlights (thanks to Kerstin Beer for putting the video together!):

Peter with mystery boxes and tubes at Korumburra Secondary College

Ben Roberts delivering a public lecture in Brisbane

Simon presenting at Redlynch State College

Ben and Tim with superconducting quantum chips at Korumburra Secondary College

Jesse, Victoria, Sonali, Maverick, Simon, Stefan, Kerstin and Jackie at the Big Golden Gumoot in Tully

Hitarthi and Tim presenting to Wangaratta High School and Galen Catholic College

Stefan explaining how qubits get entangled at Cairns State High School

Ben and Hitarthi presenting at Lavers Hill K–12 College

Jesse with the spectrometer demo at Winton State School

Maverick with the ropes demo at Emerald State High School

Hitarthi presenting at Mallacoota P–12 College

Sonali with the rotation curve demo at Tully State High School

Kristen presenting at Cathedral College Wangaratta

Kerstin presenting at Emerald State High School

Maverick presenting at Cairns State High School

Pub trivia with DTAC Wangaratta at Wangaratta Club

Jackie with the gravity well demo at Cairns State High School

Simon with the gravity well demo at Emerald State High School

Victoria presenting at Tully State High School

Stefan, Jess, Sonali, Victoria, Maverick and Simon with demos at Emerald State High School

In the news: Road trip showcases science to students

Posted on 11 September 2023 by kharley

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip visit to Atherton and Dimbulah was featured in The Express!

Read the story: https://www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au/road-trip-showcases-science-to-students-2023-09-07.

In the news: Exploring the world of science

Posted on 2 September 20237 September 2023 by kharley

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip visit to Winton was featured in Leader Today!

Read the story: https://leadertoday.com.au/news/2023/09/02/exploring-the-world-of-science/.

Video: 2022 road trip highlights

Posted on 2 September 202322 April 2024 by kharley

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip saw 24 members of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Systems (EQUS) and/or the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics (CDM) drive from Brisbane to Perth over National Science Week, 8–26 August 2022. The team visited 25 regional schools and delivered 14 public events during the trip, engaging members of the public at schools, pubs and community hubs in all things quantum and dark matter.

Check out our highlights reel:

Huge thank you to Kerstin Beer for putting the video together!