184 – Dr Zara Dennis – SciFly STEM Outreach

In today’s episode I speak to Dr Zara Dennis, who has appeared on the podcast previously. We catch up on what she’s been up to since we last spoke, and I talked to her after she

Topics we cover include:

– Mixing Zara’s interest in flying with education

– What sparked her interest in flying

– Her piloting career

– The Growing Teacher Tall Poppies Award

– The Amazing Spaghetti Machine contest

– Her collaboration with PrimeSci in providing holiday programmes to children

– Taking her classes out to remote and rural communities

– Women in Aviation International’s involvement in the programme

– Future extensions to the Sci Fly programme

– The need to encourage females into STEM subjects

Download MP3 of Ep 184

The web page of Sci Fly STEM Outreach is:

http://www.sciflystemoutreach.com.au/