Laura M. Otter, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow in geochemistry,Australian National University
Science Communication:
2024:
Interviewed for DisabledInSTEM: Inclusivity For All blog, grassroots project aiming at increasing the visibility of academics in STEM with disabilities [link coming soon]
2024:
Featured in ANU College of Science YouTube video What is the SHRIMP Lab?
2024:
Guest lecture: "So Shall the Dead Speak: Biominerals, isotopes, and climate", Australian Science Innovations Program 2023 (non-profit) for preparing Australian high school students for the international science Olympiad
2023:
ANU College of Science News, Pearls of wisdom: what can a shell tell us? by Tabitha Carvan
2021:
Triple R (102.7FM) Melbourne Independent Radio science show 'Einstein A Go-Go', episode 317 Wind, fire, shells and the latest in science! broadcasted live on the 31st of October 2021
2021:
Smithsonian Magazine, How Pearls Obtain Their Remarkable Symmetry by Elizabeth Gamillo
2021:
Jeweller Magazine, Pearls of wisdom: tidal shifts in the sector by Arabella Roden
2021:
ScienceNews, Researchers have unlocked the secret to pearls’ incredible symmetry: The discovery could inspire more optimal materials for solar panels and space travel by Rachel Crowell
2021:
Scinexx, Perlen sind präzise „Schichtarbeit“: Muscheln gleichen in neuen Perlmutt-Lagen die Beulen der vorherigen Schicht aus (in German), by Jan.Fleischer
2020:
Australian Geographic, Pearls of promise by Esther Beaton, Australia's award winning nature and wildlife photographer
2019:
ScienceDaily, Cracking the mystery of nature's toughest material
2018:
The Daily Telegraph, Broken Bay Pearls at centre of new study by Cathy Stubbs
2018:
Peninsula News, Scientific paper written about our cultured pearls by Emma Casey