Tertiary education

Experience

Professional associations

Interpretive workshops attended

Writing workshops attended

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Curriculum vitae –

Melanie McKenzie

Tertiary education

1994-99 Bachelor of Science (Physics), University of Lethbridge, Canada

1999-2001 Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Physics), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

2005-2006 Postgraduate Diploma (Science Communication), Central Queensland University, Rockhampton

2007-current PhD Candidate (Science Communication), The University of Queensland, Brisbane

Experience

April 2006-current: Science Communicator, Econnect Communication Pty Ltd

February 2007-current: Research Assistant, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland

April 2006-December 2007: Administrator and Webmaster, Australian Science Communicators

September 2006-November 2006: Tutor and Marker, School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland

June 2006-August 2006: Queensland Media Coordinator, National Science Week

June 2004-April 2006: Technical Assistant, Optics and Radiometry Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of New South Wales

July 2003-June 2004: Editorial and Research Assistant, School of Psychology, McMaster University

May 2001-July 2003: Test Engineer, Memory and Telecommunications, Celestica Inc

September 1999-May 2001: Photonics Laboratory Assistant, CME Telemetrix

May 1998-August 1998: Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge

September 1997-April 1999: Engineering and Physics Marker, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge

Professional associations

Member, Australian Science Communicators

Member, Australasian Evaluation Society

Member, Canadian Science Writers' Association

Interpretive workshops attended

17-21 July 2007: Museums and Community Engagement, The University of Queensland, with Prof Amareswar Galla, Founding Director of the UNESCO Pacific Asia Observatory for Cultural Diversity in Human Development

Writing workshops attended

24 July: Science feature writing, with Wilson da Silva, editor-in-chief of Cosmos magazine

30 May: Feature writing, with Don Alcock, freelance writer

Contact Melanie

Email melanie@econnect.com.au or phone 07 3846 7111

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