UOW National TechNet Conference Tours 2008

Highlights of the University of Wollongong Tour

Some interesting features in various schools and faculties at the University of Wollongong:

• School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: Howard Worner Collection - 1000 exquisite mineral and rock specimens, plus Howard’s medals of excellence
• School of Chemistry: Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility - from drugs, to fatty acids to proteins, DNA and molecular machines
• Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science: Human Whole Room Calorimeter - unlocking the mysteries of obesity
• Graduate School of Medicine: Say hello to SimMan, the emergency simulation mannequin
• Faculty of Engineering: Drop hammer - testing rig for steel and concrete structures subject to extreme loads such as impact and blast
• Faculties of Creative Arts and Informatics: Anechoic chamber, a room of silence

Time: December 3, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: Free

UoW Science Centre and Planetarium & Innovation Campus (iC)

Visit the new Innovation Campus. See • iC Central• Australian Institute for Innovative Materials • Global Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention
(www.innovationcampus.com.au/)
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Science Centre and Planetarium
Tour the Science Centre exhibits and visit the very popular ‘Origins of Life’ Planetarium presentation
(sciencecentre.uow.edu.au/welcome.html)

Time: Wednesday, December 3, 2:00 – 5.00 pm
Cost: $15.00, for Science Centre and Planetarium and transport

UOW Campus Tree Walk

Wollongong University campus is beautifully landscaped with many native trees and shrubs. Species of eucalypt and rainforest trees, which are indigenous to the Illawarra Environs dominate this landscaping. The Campus Tree Walk is an introduction to a cross section of these trees and to the characteristics which distinguish them from each other. The tour will be lead by Belinda Pellow, Herbarium Curator, Janet Cosh Herbarium, School of Biological Sciences.

Time: December 3, 2:30 – 4.30 pm
Cost: Free