LECTURE: 2015 Bayliss Youth Lecture -Chemistry in the Bush:Unlocking Nature�s Mysteries

Dr Gavin Flematti ARC Future Fellow, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia.

Join Gavin as he discusses his ground-breaking research on the identification of key compounds in bush-fire smoke that are responsible for promoting the growth of native plants following a fire event. He will also present some current research aimed at identifying how native WA orchids are pollinated by male wasps, who are attracted to chemicals released from these flowers, which mimic the sex pheromone of the flightless female wasp.

Dr Gavin Flematti is a Natural Product Chemist at the University of Western Australia specialising in the isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from a range of natural sources. Gavin completed his undergraduate and PhD studies at UWA. His thesis was awarded the 2005 Royal Australian Chemistry Institute Cornforth Medal for Best PhD Thesis in the Chemical Sciences.

University of Western Australia: Tuesday 10 March 2015 Wilsmore Lecture Theatre, Stirling Hwy, Crawley 7.00pm (please be seated by 6.45pm)

The Bayliss Youth Lecture is free but bookings are essential and places are limited. Booking will be via Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com.au), which will be available early in February