Had the joy of being the inspirational speaker at the launch of GALS: Girls as Leaders in STEM. It’s all about lifting up the next gen of scientists, engineers, and big dreamers. The future showed up, and it’s brilliant.
Learn more: stem-gals.org

Planned a 9 to 5, ended up with a 9 to 9. Just your classic PhD life moment where ‘one quick experiment’ turns into an all-day lab marathon. #PhDLife

🧠 Nerd Nite #63 is 1 week away—and nearly sold out!

🌬️ Kira Hughes on weighing air to fight asthma
🐦 Jacinta Humphrey on suburban bird turf wars
💋 Sex with Lex on kink, intimacy & more

📍 Howler, June 11
🎟️ Grab tix: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Had a blast at Pint of Science Australia 2025 festival last week!

Not your average doll — this one runs on silk and science

From attending my first panel on Women’s Day in 2023 to being a panelist at DUBS Faculty Night this year — what a full-circle moment. Grateful to share my PhD journey from Sri Lanka to Australia & meet so many inspiring students. @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
#WomenInSTEM #PhDLife #STEM

Silk, spooks & science—I’m speaking at Pint of Science in Geelong on May 19!
Come hear how silk 🧵 is turning into life-saving biomaterials 🩺 (with a spooky twist 👻).
Grab your tix: pintofscience.com.au/event/from-s...
#PintOfScienceAU

PhD life: grinding in the lab, pacing the hallway, refueling in the café… having an existential crisis in the toilet. They not like us. #PhDGrind #TheyNotLikeUs #AcademicSurvival

Silk. Sold-out show. 200 people. And one very surprised speaker.
Spoke at @nerdnitehh.bsky.social 1st show of the year—shared how silk is more than fabric to a packed crowd. Best part? Seeing their perspective shift in real time.

#NerdNite #SilkMoreThanFabric"

Momentum = Women in Science × Opportunity². Let’s keep pushing forward! 🚀🔬

Science isn’t just about discoveries—it’s about who gets to make them. 👩‍🔬✨ Women bring fresh perspectives, challenge biases, and drive innovation.
#IFMWomenInScience25 #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

"Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it”

This morning I chatted with Dave O'Neil on ABC Melbourne www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... (starting 1:47:08) about a mystery sound.

Looking fiery, feeling sustainable! Australia's textile consumption is sizzling (56 new items/year!). Cool down with swopsis.com! Swap pre-loved fashion, celebrate diversity & save the planet! #SWOPSIS #SustainableFashion #EcoFriendly

It’s been exactly 8 years since Melbourne experienced the world’s most catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event and there is growing concern of it happening again.

So is thunderstorm #asthma becoming more common?

Read all about it in my latest article: theconversation.com/is-thunderst...

Join me online or in person at @aucklanduni.bsky.social for:

Beyond Good Intentions – Designing Ethical Research Impact. I'll discuss:
🌟 designing and assessing ethical impact
🌟 meaningful/harm-free community engagement
🌟 where #highered is going, where it needs to go, and how you can respond

The fashion industry consumes so much water & generates 2-8% of CO2 emissions. Plus ~a garbage truck of clothes are dumped each second.

These clothes are saved from landfill, from a "community wardrobe", patched up, or worn in multiple ways.

What are your tips to be fashionable AND #sustainable?

Pollen's in the air, everywhere I look around
Pollen's in the air, my immune system gives it a pound(ing)

It was a delight to chat with @kiraetsa.bsky.social about hay fever & thunderstorm asthma, and what makes you a mozzie magnet.

Lots of great science coming at-choo!
joy.org.au/sciencequeer...