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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN of the YEAR Professor Kim Scott THE MAGAZINE OF CURTIN UNIVERSITY ISSUE 20_ SUMMER 2012/2013 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR Professor Kim Scott ONE GIANT STEP The colossal SKA telescope moves into pre-construction ROAD SAFETY Are young drivers and fast cars really responsible for serious crashes? cite_SUMMER 2012/2013 Cite (s∂it) v. To put forward thought-provoking arguments; to offer insightful discussion and new perspectives on topics of social, political, economic or environmental relevance; to report on new thinking. Sight (s∂it) n. A feature or object in a particular place considered especially worth seeing. v. To frame or scrutinise community, research and business initiatives; to present points of view on current issues. Site (s∂it) n. The location of a building or an organisation, esp. as to its environment. v. To place or position in a physical and social context. Cover Kim Scott – Curtin's Professor of Writing, multi-award-winning author and the inaugural Western cite_contributors Australian of the Year for 2012. Managing Editor Claire Bradshaw Kitty Drok Sue Emmett Margaret McNally Claire is a freelance Kitty is a freelance science Sue is a freelance writer Editorial Team writer, editor and writer and technical editor, and photojournalist, Julia Nicol, Yvette Tulloch scriptwriter, with more with a previous career as with special interests Creative Direction than 20 years' experience a research chemist in the in science, technology, Sonia Rheinlander in the communications resources sector. Western Australian field. She completed her business, education and Design creative writing degree the marine environment. Manifesto Design at Curtin. Contributing Writers Claire Bradshaw, Kitty Drok, Sue Emmett, Karen Green, Karen Green Kerry Hodson Andrea Lewis Kerry Hodson, Andrea Lewis, Karen is a science Kerry is a freelance Andrea is a freelance Isobelle McKay, Les Welsh writer based in Curtin's writer, journalist and writer and editor. She Contributing Photographers Corporate Publications publicist who has worked was formerly publications Alana Blowfield, James Rogers team. in print and online media, manager in Curtin’s Cover Photography and in corporate relations. corporate communications Alana Blowfield She is a Curtin alumna. area. Print Scott Print Editorial Enquiries Corporate Relations and Development Isobelle McKay Les Welsh Curtin University Isobelle is a freelance Les is news editor at GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 journalist who writes Curtin FM 100.1 and unit Tel: +61 8 9266 2200 broadly for newspapers coordinator for advanced Email: [email protected] and magazines. She is radio news in Curtin's Cite is available online and in pdf a Curtin alumna, with a journalism department. at news.curtin.edu.au/publications, degree in journalism and He has been news editor and in alternative formats on request. professional writing. at the ABC and has more than 40 years' experience curtin.edu.au as a presenter and journalist. cite_SUMMER 2012/2013 08 feature_story tock Across the Universe S nk I Curtin researchers are playing a pivotal role in the global h t / megascience project to build the largest and most sensitive S radio telescope in the world – the Square Kilometre Array – to study the Universe. Stocktrek Image Stocktrek feature_stories 15 Mining school gets 07 Alumni profile makeover When opportunity knocks 16 Power and the P–plater New student accommodation He is no stranger to successful Novice drivers and fast cars: facilities at Curtin’s Western business, but Ryan Stokes recent research doesn't support Australian School of Mines doesn’t rest on his laurels; public opinion about their lethal will help to meet the ongoing he continually seeks combination. demand for skilled graduates. opportunities to expand himself – and seizes them. Consumers behaving 18 Inclusion leaps ahead 20 badly? Researchers are working 19 Alumni profile Curtin's Head of the Department with sporting clubs to help Big on art of Economics explains how them become more inclusive As a public artist, Jenny Dawson our quirky consumption habits of people with disability is making quite an impression can affect the economy and who wish to partake in with her vast and vibrant ceramic government policy. mainstream sports. artworks for everyone to enjoy. 11 Photo essay 19 Alumni profile Bravo! Curtin’s first, second regular_features Engineering success and third-year performance Peter De Leo knows what students take their studies 02 VC’s view it takes to gain the edge in to the stage, crewing for and a career in the engineering 03 News brief performing in The Three Birds industry. at the Hayman Theatre. 05 Campus life 22 Rear view 07 Alumni profile 24 In perspective snap_shots Well occupied Jessica Davies is more than Making news 06 Fighting a deadly foe an occupational therapist and Curtin FM 100.1 news editor Research is underway at the volunteer worker – she’s an Les Welsh shares his pride CHIRI Biosciences Research inspiration. for Curtin's journalism course and the students who graduate Precinct to help shrink the tumours associated with into successful broadcast asbestos-related cancer. journalism careers. vc’s_view VICE-CHANCELLOR CURTIN UNIVERSITY THE closing of the year invites pause for reflection on the highlights and challenges experienced over the past 12 months. Indeed, during 2012 Curtin University continued to face the shifting landscape of the Australian university sector on the back Embedded in Curtin’s courses of the global economic downturn and a high Australian dollar. is the practical application of Among the year’s highlights were several ‘firsts’ for Curtin. theoretical concepts to enrich the Professor of Writing and multi-award-winning author Kim Scott student experience and develop became the inaugural Western Australian of the Year, securing the highest honour awarded by the state. The Curtin community is work-ready graduates. Cite’s photo proud of the accolade awarded to Professor Scott, who shares his essay portrays a fine example of thoughts on receiving the award on page 3 of this edition of Cite. experiential learning in action. In a world-first, it was announced in May that the hosting of the global science project to develop the Square Kilometre Array – the largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever to be built – would be shared between Australia–New Zealand and South Africa. Curtin leads a consortium of 13 international institutions that have developed the Murchison Widefield Array, the only low-frequency precursor telescope to the SKA, which will inform the design of science experiments for SKA-low to be built in WA in 2016. Read about this exciting global project and the myriad ways it will benefit communities in the coming years, on page 8. Embedded in Curtin’s courses is the practical application of theoretical concepts to enrich the student experience and develop work-ready graduates. Cite’s photo essay (pages 11 to 14) portrays a fine example of experiential learning in action, with students across all years of the Performance Studies degree coming together to produce and perform a play in the Hayman Theatre at the Bentley Campus. Community broadcaster Curtin FM 100.1 also provides hands-on experience for third-year radio news journalism students, and news editor and veteran journalist Les Welsh shares his passion and pride for the students who have passed through the newsroom and into successful broadcast journalism careers (see page 24). Finally, I am pleased to welcome Mr Colin Beckett as Curtin’s new Chancellor from 2013. Mr Beckett is a Curtin Council member and brings a wealth of experience in the oil and gas industry. I take this opportunity to thank Dr Jim Gill AO for his highly valued contribution as Chancellor, including his advocacy of the University’s commitment to community engagement. This edition of Cite is a terrific read for the holiday break, and as the end of 2012 approaches, I wish you and your family greetings of the season, and peace and prosperity in 2013. Professor Jeanette Hacket AM 02 cite_SUMMER 2012/2013 news_brief LD e WFI o BL ana L a LD LD e e WFI WFI o o BL BL ana ana L L a a Mr Colin Beckett From left: Curtin Vice-Chancellor Professor Professor Kim Scott Jeanette Hacket with Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP Curtin appoints new CHIRI Biosciences Curtin professor clinches Chancellor Research Precinct opens state’s highest honour Curtin University has appointed Mr Colin Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited Curtin’s Kim Scott, multi-award-winning author and Beckett, General Manager Greater Gorgon Bentley Campus in September 2012 to Professor of Writing at Curtin’s School of Area at Chevron Australia and current Curtin officially open a new $35 million biosciences Media, Culture and Creative Arts, was Council member, as its next Chancellor. research facility. honoured in June 2012 with the inaugural Beckett will succeed current Chancellor Established by the Curtin Health title of Western Australian of the Year. Dr Jim Gill AO, who has been Chancellor Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), the In a ceremony attended by many of the since 2010. CHIRI Biosciences Research Precinct state’s community leaders, Scott – the only Beckett says the appointment is provides an integrated teaching and candidate to be short-listed in two “a great privilege”. research environment across biomedical categories of the awards – was first “I’m very excited to be part of the sciences, pharmacy and public health. honoured with the Indigenous Award before University’s journey at a time when higher The precinct has 22 specialist being named the overall winner as Western education globally is undergoing rapid instrumentation suites housing some of the Australian of the Year (formerly WA Citizen changes and, in turn, offering significant world’s most advanced research equipment. of the Year). opportunities,” he says. It will drive the search for new and improved A member of the Nyungar community, he Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeanette methods of diagnosis and the discovery of was recognised for stimulating community Hacket has welcomed the appointment.
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