Miss Katrina Wruck
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Mining waste, green chemistry, natural zeolite, synthetic zeolite, outreach, First Nations science, Indigenous Science, water purification, laundry detergent, greening of miningMedia
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Invited Talks
2018 - current Various School outreach workshops/talks
2022, Webinar- Pathways to Research for Indigenous school students, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation (ATSIF)
2022, Keynote speaker- Indigenous Australian Research Strategy, QUT, Brisbane, QLD - 300 pax
2021, Panelist- Young Leadership in Environmentalism and Sustainability Q&A, Environment Collective, QUT, Brisbane, QLD - 50 pax,
2021, Panelist- Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS), University of Melbourne, virtual - pre-recorded
2021, Panelist- The Leadership Film Screening and Panel Discussion, United Nations Women Australia, Brisbane, QLD - 200 pax
2020, Panelist- Indigenous STEM Award Presentation and Yarn with Corey Tutt & Deadly Science, CSIRO, virtual - 400 pax
2020, Panel Chair- Annual QUT Science recruitment event for prospective students (virtual) - 100 pax
2019, Master of Ceremonies- Wonder of Science State Conference, Wonder of Science, Brisbane, QLD - 400 pax
2019, Speaker- Gas comes to Brisbane event, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), Brisbane Parliament, Brisbane, QLD - 100 pax
2019, Keynote speaker- STEM Careers, World Science Festival, QLD Museum, Brisbane, QLD - 200 pax
2017, 2018, 2019, Keynote speaker, Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) Orientation, QUT, Brisbane, QLD - 200 pax
Media:
2022, Queensland Women in STEM Prize, Judges Award Winner, Queensland Museum
2022, Video- Application for the 2022 Queensland Women in STEM Prize:
2022, Webinar- Pathways to Research for Indigenous school students, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation (ATSIF)
2020, Educational Video- QUT - National Senior Syllabus Refresher – Chemistry Year 12. Units: (3) Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions, (4) Structure Synthesis and Design
2020, Webinar- Indigenous Women in mining and Resources Australia (IWIMRA) – Spinning Yarns with Katrina
2019, Video- QUT - Oodgeroo, Indigenous Unit – Science and Engineering
2019, Video- QUT - Profile: Katrina Wruck – Application for STEM Professional award
Biography
Katrina Wruck is a proud Mabuigilaig women and Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the School of Chemistry and Physics at QUT. Her research focuses on the formulation of synthetic zeolites derived from mining waste streams for the selective removal of pollutants, such as nutrients, from wastewater. Katrina’s research is cross-disciplinary, encompassing knowledge from the fields of industrial chemistry, process engineering and materials science to deliver high-tech, green chemistry-based solutions for the transition to cleaner adsorption technologies.As well as being a researcher, she is dedicated to various outreach pursuits that aim to raise aspirations for young First Nations students and girls to pursue STEM careers. In 2022, she was awarded the Judges Award for the Queensland Women in STEM prize (Queensland Museum Network) for her contribution to Science in QLD and her impact on school outreach.