Geography in Conversation
For the Geography in Conversation for July we’re hearing from three outstanding geography and environmental science students. Ranging from Year 12 fieldwork to PhD studies, the students will present their work and share insights across a range of geographic topics. Whether you’re a fellow student, educator, or simply passionate about research and innovation, we encourage you to attend and support these emerging scholars.
Speakers:
Jinwoo Bang, Year 12 student, Wavell Heights State School.
Jinwoo will be sharing two of his recent Geography projects that explore real-world environmental and urban issues using modern geospatial technologies.
The first project focuses on Montague Road in South Brisbane, where he investigated how the land is currently used and could be developed for the area, especially looking ahead to how the space could be transformed after the 2032 Olympic Games.
The second project is based on Cylinder Beach on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). There, he used tools like drones, 360-degree cameras, and interactive mapping to study changes in land cover and the rising levels of faecal coliform bacteria found in the water.
This was part of his Year 12 fieldwork report, where data collection and spatial analysis were combined to produce a high-quality investigation.
Edmund Goebels, Graduate Honours student, University of Queensland.
For his Honours research project Edmund used GIS and spatial statistical approaches to examine voting patterns in the 2022 federal election. He particularly assessed the impact that flooding just prior to the election may have had on these patterns.
Jas Sing, PhD student, Griffith University.
Jas is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science who has recently submitted his thesis titled "Remote sensing of phytoplankton community biomass in surface waters of lakes in southeast Queensland." His research focused on applying remote sensing and GIS techniques to retrieve key water quality indicators — specifically the pigments Chlorophyll-a and Phycocyanin — in lakes with varying trophic states.
Moderator Mr Ben Gan ESRI.
In the National Geospatial Excellence Awards Oceania, Ben won the Future Leader of the Year Award.
Each speaker will have 8 minutes to spotlight their work. During the Q&A forum the audience will have up to 60 minutes to ask questions of the experts on their research.
Light refreshments are served on arrival. This is a chance to network with colleagues and friends interested in this topic.
Please post your questions on notice to:
Email questionsonnotice@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday 22 July
Time: 5:30 pm light refreshments – doors open @ 5:15
6:00 – 6:30 pm Presentations
6:30 – 7:30 Q&A Forum
7:30 – 8:00 Mingling
Place: Gregory Place, Level 1, 28 Fortescue St. Spring Hill
Cost: $5.00 for refreshments, included in registration.
Cost: $5.00 Members
$10.00 Non-Members
Free Students
