This year's Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week.

Some of the Young Tassie Scientists on the North-East road trip are:

• Alex Paton (She/her), Ecologist - Zoology & Invasive Species

• Arjun Jothish Nair (He/him), Public Health Engineering - Menzies Institute for Medical Research

• Emily Attrill (She/her), Neuroscientist - Muscle Physiology

• Funmi Akindejoye (She/her), Neuroscientist - Brain health, art and Environmental science

• Heath Dimsey (He/him), Mathematician - Mathematical Chemistry

• Jasmine Peterson (She/her), Mathematician - Graphs, maths and data

• Joseph Cresswell (He/him), Geophysicist - IMAS, UTAS

• Nana Sarpong (He/him), Botanist - Eucalyptus genetics

• Nina Gunawan (She/her), Chemist - Chemistry of poo 

• Reyhan Ramazanova (She/her), Lawyer - Artificial Intelligence, Disability and Human Rights

• Samantha Bramich (She/her), Neuroscientist - Sleep Science

• Sarah Sawyer (She/her), Medical Researcher - Emergency medicine and patient care

• Shasta Henry (She/her), Entomologist - Insect identification

• Sophie Young (She/her), Astrophysics - Black holes and galaxies

• Zane Farnum (He/him), Neuroscientist - Stress and Brain Health

The Young Tassie Scientists program is made possible by National Science Week funding from the Australian Government and is brought to you by the University of Tasmania.