Winner: The CDM 2024 Outreach and Impact Award

Congratulations to PhD student Emma Paterson who took out the Centre for Dark Matter and Particle Physics Annual Workshop Outreach and Impact Award for 2024.

Sue Barrell presented the awards after the Workshop Dinner on Thursday 21 November:

“The Outreach and Impact Award recognises Centre members who actively engage in outreach/impact activities to promote the Centre and its research outside of academia and to the broader community. This award recognises those members who went above and beyond the expectations of outreach involvement in the Centre.

The second recipient of the Outreach and Impact Award is Centre PhD student Emma Paterson.

Emma is being recognised for her engagement in promoting quantum physics and dark matter research to diverse audiences.

She participated in the 2024 National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip from Alice Springs to Broome, directly engaging with remote students and appeared on the Kimberley Pilbara Saturday Breakfast radio show and Clear As Quantum Podcast to talk about the road trip.

Emma is also actively engaging in research impact, working towards creating a startup called "Twisted," which focuses on chiral separation technology, demonstrates their ability to translate research into potential real-world applications.

She won the People's Choice Award at StartUpWA's Alchemy event pitch night, featured on Innovation Nation TV and presented the Twisted project at Quantum West, reaching researchers, government officials, industry professionals, and the general public.

Congratulations Emma.”