Date
23/11/09
24/11/09
Programme of Science &Technology Festival 2009 Fora
Time
Title
Speaker
16:30 - 17:30
A - ‘Malta Qualifications Council Function, Services & Projects’
Dr James Calleja, Mr Richard Curmi
& Ms Doris Mangion, MQC
16:30 - 17:15
B - 'Runtime verification in a nutshell
– from research to industry'
Ms Claudia Borg,
Prochrony Systems Ltd.
17:00 - 18:00
C - 'Looking at bio-ethics from a
scientific point of view'
Chamber of Scientists Youths
16:30 - 17:00
D - 'What is Systems and Control
Engineering?
Mr Kenneth Scerri,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM
17:00 - 17:30
E - 'Using systems and control
engineering to create intelligent
machines'
Mr Kenneth Scerri,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM
17:00 –18:00
F - ‘Careers in waste management’
Ms Maria Mallia,
WasteServ
15:00 - 17:00
G - Open clinic sessions for hearing,
writing & communication skills
Communication Therapy Clinic
(intended for 4th, 5th & 6th Formers)
Dr Helen Grech,
Communication Therapy Clinic,
Mater Dei Hospital
16:00 - 17:00
H - ‘The importance of insects in
everyday life!’
Dr David Mifsud,
Department of Biology, UoM College
& Entomologist
17:00 - 18:00
I - 'Production of water with dew and
its utilisation'
Dr Daniel Beysen,
guest foreign expert
17:00 - 18:00
J - 'An introduction to materials
engineering'
Dr John Betts,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM
(intended for 6th Formers)
17:00 - 17:30
K - 'Aquaculture – Marine finfish
breeding management'
Dr Robert Vassallo Agius, Veterinary
Affairs and Fisheries Division
17:30 - 18:00
L - ‘Sharks & rays research’
Ms Francesca Gravino,
Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries
Division
16:30 - 17:15
M - 'Weather observation and
forecasting- space technologies and
the service of weather forecasting’
Dr Charles Galdies,
Meteorological Office, MIA
16:30 - 17:30
N - 'Landscaping and gardening:
The process of re-potting of plants
and trees'
Mr Charles Scerri,
Nursery Foreman, ELC
17:00 - 18:00
O - 'How do medicines work?'
Dr Janet Mifsud,
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
and Therapeutics, UoM
25/11/09
26/11/09
17:30 - 19:30
P - 'The importance of science in the
conservation of works of art and
cultural heritage’
Dr Claire Baluci, Arch Ruben Abela,
Mr Joseph Schiro, Mr Daniel Vella,
Mr Mario Galea, Mr John J Borg,
Heritage Malta
18:00 - 19:00
Q - ‘Healthy eating'
Dr Suzanne Piscopo,
Faculty of Education: Nutrition,
Family & Consumer Studies, Home
Economics, UoM & by Home
Economists in Action (HEA)
16:30 - 17:45
R - 'An exciting career in
engineering'
Dr Duncan Camilleri & industry
experts, Faculty of Engineering, UoM
(intended for 4th, 5th & 6th Formers)
17:55 - 20:00
S - Tour around Faculty of
Engineering Labs
Dr Duncan Camilleri & industry
experts, Faculty of Engineering, UoM
(intended for 4th, 5th & 6th Formers)
T - 'Pocket-friendly green living’
Ms Claire Cordina Borg,
M.Sc.Env.Ping & Mgt., B. Sc. Chem
& Biol (organised by Soroptimists
International Malta)
18:15 - 19:15
U - 'Stem cell research'
Dr Renald Blundell, B.Sc., M.Phil.,
Ph.D.(Edin.), M.I.Biol., C.Biol.,
EurProBiol., M.I.B.M.S.,
F.R.S.H.(Lond) (organised by
Soroptimists International Malta)
17:00 - 17:30
V - ‘Sustainable fisheries'
Dr Mark Dimech,
Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries
Division
17:30 - 18:00
W - 'Education and its impact on
sustainable fisheries'
Mr Ray Caruana, Veterinary Affairs
and Fisheries Division
18:00 - 18:45
X - 'Studying the brain – IT research
in neurosciences'
Mr Adrian Attard Trevisan,
St Martin’s Institute of IT
21:00 - 22:00
Y - Night sky observation
Astronomy Society Malta
11:00 - 11:30
Z - 'Bird migration and trapping in
malta'
Mr Geoffrey Saliba, Campaigns
Coordinator, BirdLife Malta
14:00 – 16:30
Aa - Robot Wars – presentations by
competitors explaining robot
functions and features,
knock-out tournament, semi-final,
final & award ceremony
IEEE
16:00 - 17:00
Bb - 'An introduction to materials
engineering'
(intended for 6th Formers)
Dr Joseph Buhagiar,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM
21:00 - 23:00
Cc - Night sky observation
Astronomy Society Malta
17:00 - 18:00
27/11/09
28/11/09
29/11/09
11:00 - 11:30
Dd - 'Science of aquarium
maintenance'
Mr Ray Caruana,
Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries
Division
11:00 - 11:30
Ee - 'Seabird research in Malta'
Mr Nicholas Barbara,
Project Manager, BirdLife Malta
11:00 - 12:00
Ff - 'An introduction to Systems and
Control Engineering' followed by a
Systems & Control Lab Tour
Prof. Kenneth Camilleri,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM
16:00 - 17:00
Gg - 'Post-graduate studies in
materials engineering'
(intended for post-graduate
students)
Dr Bertram Mallia,
Faculty of Engineering, UoM