Science outreach.
FameLab Australia
I was national runner-up in the 2017 FameLab competition, held in Fremantle, WA, by the British Council Australia. Watch the video.
Bill Nye Saves the World
After tweeting my research at Bill Nye the Science Guy, I was flown to Los Angeles to appear on his Netflix show. Read the story or watch the episode (S03E05)
Lateral magazine
From 2015-19, I served as Life Science editor for Lateral magazine, which provided a platform for early-career researchers and science communicators to write about science. Read the magazine.
Media appearances
Television
Bill Nye Saves the World (s03e05 “Evolution: The Fact of Life”). Bunim/Murray Productions, Los Angeles, USA (Premiered on Netflix 11 May 2018). Watch on Netflix.
Radio
The Science Show with Robyn Williams, ABC Radio National. Segment: “Bird brains more complex than ever imagined” (21 August 2021). Listen.
Einstein A Go-Go, RRR 102.7 FM in Melbourne; radio interview to discuss my research (25 February 2018)
The Science Show with Robyn Williams, ABC Radio National. Segment: “Message to a developing embryo” (27 May 2017). Listen. [Re-aired 31 July 2021]
The Science Hour, SYN 90.7 FM in Melbourne (26 January 2013/24 February 2013/17 March 2013)
Online news
Saugat Bolakhe (2023) “Zebra finches pick singing coaches based on songs they hear as embryos”. New Scientist (15 April 2023). Read.
Ellen Phiddian (2021) “More to learn about evolution from Galápagos finches”. Cosmos (11 August 2021). Read.
Gary Nunn (2020) “Is it just me, or are urban birds becoming increasingly aggressive?”. The Guardian Australia (6 October 2020). Read.
“Australia’s best young science communicator named“, Lab+Life Scientist (8 May 2017). Read.
Cahli Samata (2017) “The highlights of Famelab 2017“, Particle (5 May 2017). Read.
Print media
“Flying start to science fame”, The Geelong Advertiser (26 May 2017, p25).
Podcasts
“How to write successful grant applications.” Let’s Talk Sci-Comm (15 June 2022). Listen or read the transcript.
“Emu farming, pregnancy tips and Bill Nye the Science Guy with Andrew Katsis.” In Situ Science (19 August 2019). Listen
Other media
Flinders University (2021) “How Galápagos finches evade a parasitic fly.” 21 August 2021. Read [also at Phys.org].
NSW Office of Environment & Heritage (2017) “Young ecologists awarded for their outstanding research outreach“. 4 October 2017. Read.
“Bird calls lead to fame“, Invenio, Deakin University, 22 May 2017. Read.
“Science alumnus runner-up in FameLab National Final“, The University of Melbourne, 30 May 2017. Read.
Joe Fennessy (2014) “25 Years of Giving“, The Voice/The Sydney Morning Herald (12 May 2014). Read.
