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Catalyst Team Dr Graham Philips Dr Jonica Newby Dr Maryanne Demasi Mark Horstman Dr Paul Willis

THE TEAM

Catalyst brings together a powerful team of specialist science journalists - Dr Graham Phillips (centre), medical researcher Dr Maryanne Demasi (front left), tropical biologist Mark Horstman (back left), veterinary scientist Dr Jonica Newby (front right), and palaeontologist Dr Paul Willis (back right).

Dr Graham Phillips
Dr Graham Phillips
With 20 years experience as a journalist and commentator, Graham is one of the most accomplished science communicators in Australia. >> read more


Dr Maryanne Demasi
Dr Maryanne Demasi
Dr Maryanne Demasi joined the Catalyst team in 2006 as a science broadcaster after which she gained a reputation for producing informative and sometimes controversial medical stories. >> read more


Mark Horstman
Mark Horstman
Taking the long way round to science journalism, Mark has developed a range of handy skills in model rocketry, motorcycle non-maintenance, zero-catch fishing, and bush cooking. >> read more


Dr Jonica Newby
Dr Jonica Newby
Jonica Newby is a science writer, broadcaster and former veterinarian. While her days of trying to read the minds of furry patients are long gone, her fascination with the lives of animals remains. >> read more


Dr Paul Willis
Dr Paul Willis
Born in England in 1963, Paul was too young for The Beatles and too old for Abba. Having struck out in the groovy stakes, he decided to follow a career in science. >> read more


Ruben Meerman
Ruben Meerman
The surfing scientist is really Ruben Meerman, and he takes liquid nitrogen, balloons and the laws of physics and does science shows for kids at schools in NSW and Queensland. >> read more


Dr Norman Swan
Dr Norman Swan
Born in Scotland, he graduated in medicine from the University of Aberdeen and later obtained his postgraduate qualifications in Paediatrics in the United Kingdom. >> read more


Bernie Hobbs
Bernie Hobbs
Best known as a judge on The New Inventors, Bernie Hobbs can also be heard on ABC radio around the country and has made award winning websites for ABC Science online. She joins Catalyst to put the fun into the fundamentals of science. >> read more



ANIMAL ACTION

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Friday, 27 November 2009

Mt Ruapehu
by Dr Paul Willis - Disaster movies depict the dangers of a volcano as red-hot rivers of lava pouring over unprotected villages or a rain of ash and boulders from a catastrophic explosion.

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