RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_cb780fe8-4fa0-4695-a3fa-c5e576b5ae7e -- Rendered At Mon, 11 May 2026 12:21:13 +0000 Science Bytes https://redcircle.com/shows/science-bytes en-US All rights reserved. A podcast about supercomputing, data science and the people making it all happen. NCI Australia Science Bytes is a podcast about supercomputing, data science and the people making it all happen. Produced by NCI Australia, Australia’s leading supercomputing and big data research facility, Science Bytes brings you researchers talking about their careers, their scientific research, what excites them about the work they do, and how supercomputing and data technologies help them make scientific discoveries. Find out more: nci.org.au/media/podcast cb780fe8-4fa0-4695-a3fa-c5e576b5ae7e Science Bytes is a podcast about supercomputing, data science and the people making it all happen.

Produced by NCI Australia, Australia’s leading supercomputing and big data research facility, Science Bytes brings you researchers talking about their careers, their scientific research, what excites them about the work they do, and how supercomputing and data technologies help them make scientific discoveries.

Find out more: nci.org.au/media/podcast

]]> episodic no NCI Australia nci.communications@anu.edu.au no full 6. Authentic Data Science education for real impact with Dr. Linda McIver 6. Authentic Data Science education for real impact with Dr. Linda McIver 6 1 NCI Australia Join us in this conversation with Dr. Linda McIver, founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, and passionate educator, researcher and advocate for STEM equity and inclusion. Linda’s mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn Data Science skills that empower them to solve real problems in the world. Find out more: Dr. Linda McIver Website and Twitter Australian Data Science Education Institute (ADSEI) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure Twitter: @NCInews Join us in this conversation with Dr. Linda McIver, founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, and passionate educator, researcher and advocate for STEM equity and inclusion. Linda’s mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn Data Science skills that empower them to solve real problems in the world.


Find out more:

Dr. Linda McIver

Website: https://adsei.org/director/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindamciver


Australian Data Science Education Institute (ADSEI): https://adsei.org/


Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):


Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Join us in this conversation with Dr. Linda McIver, founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, and passionate educator, researcher and advocate for STEM equity and inclusion. Linda’s mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn Data Science skills that empower them to solve real problems in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p>Dr. Linda McIver</p><p><a href="https://adsei.org/director/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://adsei.org/director/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/lindamciver" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/lindamciver</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://adsei.org/" rel="nofollow">Australian Data Science Education Institute (ADSEI)</a>: https://adsei.org/</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> a6835288-1514-49e1-a78c-a4324d345df7 https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:30:00 +0000 1536 no full 5. Computational chemistry for sustainability with Dr. Martina Lessio 5. Computational chemistry for sustainability with Dr. Martina Lessio 5 1 NCI Australia Martina Lessio, Scientia Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney, and her team are researching the best uses for minerals for purifying water, how we can use carbon dioxide and plastic waste for energy storage, and how we can preserve valuable marble artworks from water damage. How does she do so many things at once? Join this conversation with Martina to find out how high-performance computing makes all this possible. Find out more: Dr. Martina Lessio Website and Twitter Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews Martina Lessio, Scientia Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney, and her team are researching the best uses for minerals for purifying water, how we can use carbon dioxide and plastic waste for energy storage, and how we can preserve valuable marble artworks from water damage. How does she do so many things at once? Join this conversation with Martina to find out how high-performance computing makes all this possible.


Find out more:

Dr. Martina Lessio

Website: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/martina-lessio

Twitter: https://twitter.com/martina_lessio


Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):


Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Martina Lessio, Scientia Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney, and her team are researching the best uses for minerals for purifying water, how we can use carbon dioxide and plastic waste for energy storage, and how we can preserve valuable marble artworks from water damage. How does she do so many things at once? Join this conversation with Martina to find out how high-performance computing makes all this possible.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p>Dr. Martina Lessio </p><p><a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/martina-lessio" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/martina-lessio</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/martina_lessio" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/martina_lessio</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> 5b931d60-898a-4833-b46c-7e2a9a45c7e6 https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Mon, 12 Dec 2022 02:00:00 +0000 882 no full 4. Aviation meteorology for safer flights with Christal Xie 4. Aviation meteorology for safer flights with Christal Xie 4 1 NCI Australia Have you ever experienced turbulence during a flight? Aviation meteorology is what makes it possible for us to fly safely. Join us in this conversation with Christal Xie, an Aviation Meteorology Specialist from The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, to discover how supercomputing helps her understand potentially dangerous turbulence behaviour. Find out more: Christal Xie Website and Twitter ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews Have you ever experienced turbulence during a flight? Aviation meteorology is what makes it possible for us to fly safely. Join us in this conversation with Christal Xie, an Aviation Meteorology Specialist from The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, to discover how supercomputing helps her understand potentially dangerous turbulence behaviour.


Find out more:

Christal Xie

Website: https://climateextremes.org.au/profile/yuranxstudent-unimelb-edu-au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/XChristaltse


ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes: https://climateextremes.org.au/


Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):


Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Have you ever experienced turbulence during a flight? Aviation meteorology is what makes it possible for us to fly safely. Join us in this conversation with Christal Xie, an Aviation Meteorology Specialist from The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, to discover how supercomputing helps her understand potentially dangerous turbulence behaviour.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p>Christal Xie </p><p><a href="https://climateextremes.org.au/profile/yuranxstudent-unimelb-edu-au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://climateextremes.org.au/profile/yuranxstudent-unimelb-edu-au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/XChristaltse" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/XChristaltse</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://climateextremes.org.au/" rel="nofollow">ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes</a>: https://climateextremes.org.au/</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> b01f354c-a47e-4f22-8fb2-156673b86379 https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:52:00 +0000 835 no full 3. Studying millions of objects in the universe with Dr. Brad Tucker 3. Studying millions of objects in the universe with Dr. Brad Tucker 3 1 NCI Australia A mass manufacturing style of doing science Are we close to answering the biggest questions of the universe? Join Dr. Brad Tucker, Astronomer from the Mount Stromlo Observatory at The Australian National University, in this new episode of Science Bytes to learn about how supercomputing and big data are accelerating the processes of astronomy. In his daily work, Brad studies dark matter and supernovas, putting humanity closer to solving research questions that we previously thought would be impossible to answer. Find out more: Dr. Brad Tucker Website and Twitter SkyMapper Project Rubin Observatory | Opening a digital window for discovery of the dynamic universe. (lsst.org) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews Are we close to answering the biggest questions of the universe? Join Dr. Brad Tucker, Astronomer from the Mount Stromlo Observatory at The Australian National University, in this new episode of Science Bytes to learn about how supercomputing and big data are accelerating the processes of astronomy. In his daily work, Brad studies dark matter and supernovas, putting humanity closer to solving research questions that we previously thought would be impossible to answer.


Find out more:


Dr. Brad Tucker

Website: https://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~brad/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/btucker22


SkyMapper Project: https://skymapper.anu.edu.au/

Rubin Observatory: https://www.lsst.org/


Learn more about National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):


Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Are we close to answering the biggest questions of the universe? Join Dr. Brad Tucker, Astronomer from the Mount Stromlo Observatory at The Australian National University, in this new episode of Science Bytes to learn about how supercomputing and big data are accelerating the processes of astronomy. In his daily work, Brad studies dark matter and supernovas, putting humanity closer to solving research questions that we previously thought would be impossible to answer.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Brad Tucker</p><p><a href="https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/tucker-be" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~brad/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/btucker22" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/btucker22</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://skymapper.anu.edu.au/" rel="nofollow">SkyMapper Project</a>: https://skymapper.anu.edu.au/</p><p><a href="https://www.lsst.org/" rel="nofollow">Rubin Observatory</a>: https://www.lsst.org/</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> f575d668-aea9-4989-ac61-0487a2c27c2a https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:40:21 +0000 1449 no full 2. Analysing human genomes with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi 2. Analysing human genomes with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi 2 1 NCI Australia Did you know that a human genome contains three billion bases and extracting a single sample will get you one terabyte of data? Join us in conversation with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi, a Genomics Computing Research Scientist from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to learn how it is possible to analyse this massive amount of data with the help of high-performance computing. Find out more: Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi Website and Twitter Oxford Nanopore Technology’s (ONT) Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews Did you know that a human genome contains three billion bases and extracting a single sample will get you one terabyte of data? Join us in conversation with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi, a Genomics Computing Research Scientist from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to learn how it is possible to analyse this massive amount of data with the help of high-performance computing.


Find out more:

Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi

Website: https://www.garvan.org.au/about-us/people/hasgam

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hasindu2008


Oxford Nanopore Technology’s (ONT): https://nanoporetech.com/


Learn more about NCI:

Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Did you know that a human genome contains three billion bases and extracting a single sample will get you one terabyte of data? Join us in conversation with Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi, a Genomics Computing Research Scientist from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to learn how it is possible to analyse this massive amount of data with the help of high-performance computing.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p>Dr. Hasindu Gamaarachchi</p><p><a href="https://www.garvan.org.au/about-us/people/hasgam" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://www.garvan.org.au/about-us/people/hasgam</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Hasindu2008" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/hasindu2008</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nanoporetech.com/" rel="nofollow">Oxford Nanopore Technology’s (ONT)</a>: https://nanoporetech.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about NCI:</p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> 49f38f58-5e0d-47fd-ba0e-e13add939a56 https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:26:27 +0000 1001 no full 1. Atmospheric chemistry in Australia with Associate Professor Jenny Fisher 1. Atmospheric chemistry in Australia with Associate Professor Jenny Fisher 1 1 NCI Australia Join us in this new episode of Science Bytes with Dr. Jenny Fisher from The Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at University of Wollongong, to learn about her use of high-performance computing to understand chemical processes in the atmosphere. Her computer models help us learn about the pollution in the atmosphere at high resolution. Find out more: Jenny Fisher Website and Twitter Tracking pollutants: A/Prof Jenny Fisher Tracking chemical processes in the atmosphere Learn more about NCI: Website: National Computational Infrastructure (nci.org.au) LinkedIn: National Computational Infrastructure | LinkedIn Twitter: @NCInews Join us in this new episode of Science Bytes with Associate Professor Jenny Fisher, researcher from The Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at University of Wollongong, to learn about her use of high-performance computing to understand chemical processes in the atmosphere. Her computer models help us learn about the pollution in the atmosphere at high resolution.


Find out more:

Jenny Fisher 

Website: https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/jenny_fisher

Twitter: https://twitter.com/atmosjennyf


Tracking pollutants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqIKbCaLYk

Tracking chemical processes in the atmosphere: https://nci.org.au/research/research-highlights/tracking-chemical-processes-atmosphere


Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):

Website: https://nci.org.au/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCInews

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/


Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (andymaher.com).

]]> <p>Join us in this new episode of Science Bytes with Associate Professor Jenny Fisher, researcher from The Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at University of Wollongong, to learn about her use of high-performance computing to understand chemical processes in the atmosphere. Her computer models help us learn about the pollution in the atmosphere at high resolution.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more:</p><p>Jenny Fisher </p><p><a href="https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/jenny_fisher" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/jenny_fisher</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AtmosJennyF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/atmosjennyf</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqIKbCaLYk" rel="nofollow">Tracking pollutants</a>: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqIKbCaLYk</p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/research/research-highlights/tracking-chemical-processes-atmosphere" rel="nofollow">Tracking chemical processes in the atmosphere</a>: https://nci.org.au/research/research-highlights/tracking-chemical-processes-atmosphere</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI):</p><p><a href="https://nci.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>: https://nci.org.au/</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NCInews" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>: https://twitter.com/NCInews</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-computational-infrastructure/</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to James Beattie (ANU) for the astrophysics visualisation used in the artwork, and to Andy Maher for the show production (<a href="https://www.andymaher.com/" rel="nofollow">andymaher.com</a>).</p> 47d7f7b6-bb1a-440c-8f13-f18ae42dbb3c https://nci.org.au/media/podcast Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:58:10 +0000 1473 no