Professor Doreen Thomas

Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Using maths to map mines deep underground

Mapping the massive network of tunnels that give miners underground access to mineral ores is an expensive and time-consuming process, but new optimisation software, inspired by the complexity of the microchip, could save the industry millions

Sciences & Technology

The women rebels, geniuses and pioneers who inspired us

They are the unsung heroines who changed the face of science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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