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Scientists also serve on the frontline

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Brice Mitchell was the Science and Technology Liaison Officer within the Australian National Headquarters, in the Middle East Region.
Brice Mitchell was the Science and Technology Liaison Officer within the Australian National Headquarters, in the Middle East Region.
Over the last decade more than 200 Defence scientists have been deployed to support Australian military operations.

Defence Scientists honoured for MH17 crash investigation role

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The DST investigation group (L-R) Jennie Clothier, Michael Grant, Jeremy Anderson, Russell Connell, Kelvin Bramley, Dale Quinn and Simon Walsh (AFP).
The DST investigation group (L-R) Jennie Clothier, Michael Grant, Jeremy Anderson, Russell Connell, Kelvin Bramley, Dale Quinn and Simon Walsh (AFP).
Five Defence scientists have been honoured by the AFP for their specialist assistance during the investigation into the MH17 disaster.

Maths extending the lives of our F/A-18 Hornets

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F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets
New fatigue monitoring algorithm proves Australia’s F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets are less fatigued then originally thought.
DST Group has developed a new fatigue monitoring algorithm that has shown Australia’s F/A-18 fighter jets are less fatigued then we had thought.

Pushing boundaries in vehicle blast protection

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Huon received the DST Group Early Career Achievement award at a ceremony in Canberra in December 2015.
Huon received the DST Group Early Career Achievement award at a ceremony in Canberra in December 2015.
Defence Researcher Huon Bornstein was awarded the DST Group Early Career Achievement Award for his work on Armour Mechanics and Vehicle Survivability.

Defence Scientists find Federal Parliament engagement stimulating

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DST delegates Chris Wiren and Kate Foster during a session at Science Meets Parliament on March 1 and 2.
DST delegates Chris Wiren and Kate Foster during a session at Science Meets Parliament on March 1 and 2.
Five intrepid Defence scientists agreed that the recent 16th Annual Science Meets Parliament event at Parliament House was a stimulating experience.

Humans, the weakest link in information security chain

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We can't ignore the role of people in information security.
We can't ignore the role of people in information security.
Dr Marcus Butavicius of the National Security and ISR Division says that we can't ignore the role of people in information security.

Women in science

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Jie Ding examines electrolyte material that can function as both battery component and body armour.
Jie Ding examines electrolyte material that can function as both battery component and body armour.
Jie Ding and Deanne Bateman have together dedicated over 35 years to the world of science.

Nominate your work for the Eureka Prize 2016

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You could nominate for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.
You could nominate for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.
If you’ve done innovative work for defence technology, you could nominate for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.

Filter tool speeding up Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft maintenance

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DST Group's new Filter Screening Tool developed for the PC-9 aircraft.
DST Group's new Filter Screening Tool developed for the PC-9 aircraft.
Defence Scientists have developed a Filter Screening Tool (FST) which will become the primary tool for routine assessment.

DST book on MH370 launched

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L-R: Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss with Assistant Minister for Defence Darren Chester.
L-R: Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss with Assistant Minister for Defence Darren Chester.
Deputy PM Warren Truss has launched a book focusing on the work of Defence scientists to identify the search zone for the missing Malaysian flight MH370.

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