Victoria has welcomed a diverse and dynamic group of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians for the inaugural Quad Fellowship Summit.
The fellowship is operated and administered by Schmidt Futures and brings together up to 100 fellows from Australia, India, Japan and the United States to empower the next generation and build ties between the four quad countries.
Trade and Investment Minister Tim Pallas welcomed the fellows to Victoria ahead of the week-long summit, which focuses on showcasing the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
“We’re delighted to host the Quad Fellowship Summit [in] Melbourne,” Mr Pallas said.
“It underscores the standing of Victoria as a global tech, research and innovation leader.”
The fellows will learn from the best and brightest in their respective fields and experience first-hand the ground-breaking work of Victorian researchers.
Specialist areas include; sustainable energy grids, solid-state batteries, environmental protection and restoration, 5G and 6G telecommunications, molecular, chemical, and synthetic biology, hypersonics, quantum and optical computing, cryptography and neuroimaging.
The fellows include Victorian Leon Di Stefano, who holds a Bachelors and Masters degrees in statistics and works in Maryland in genomics and precision medicine.
As well as Shae Mclaughlin who studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and plans to pursue a PhD in neuroscience to better understand PTSD and other neuropsychiatric illnesses.
