The grand-daughter of CQUniversity founder Bruce Hiskens was one of 40 budding scientists who attended the Science Experience in Rockhampton recently.

Morgan Parker, from Cooloola Christian College in Gympie, said that like her grandfather before her, she hopes to study engineering. She looks forward to the day she can enrol in the university he helped to found*.                                               LINK HERE for details on the MACKAY event

Morgan Parker in front of the Rockhampton Campus Library building, named after her grand-father"I really like to build things, and really enjoyed that aspect of the program here," Morgan said.

She said she also liked the pharmacology experiment which involved adding chemicals to a toad's heart to monitor responses.

"I really love the toad activity, but I wouldn't do that for a living."

Morgan was among 40 science, engineering and technology enthusiasts who attended the 3-day event on campus.

Students from Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Tannum Sands, Yeppoon, Maryborough, Blackwater and Mt Morgan attended the program.

The Science Experience enabled students to experience the ‘real world' of science with opportunities to take part in many hands-on workshops across a range of fields.

Front (l-r): Elizabeth Cuff (Gladstone), Alexander Chapman (Tannum), Jared Simper (Chanel College), Naysan Abood (Chanel College) and Back (l-r) Isaac Ashford (Tannum) and Rhys Sharry (Tannum).Workshops included motor construction, bridge construction, forensics, physiology, pharmacology, vermaculture, hydroponics and tone generation.

The Science Experience also enabled students to work with CQUniversity lecturers and chat with guest speakers.

* Bruce Hiskens was Chairman of the Council of CQUniversity predecessor, the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education (CIAE) and later Chancellor of the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ).

    
Enjoying the toad experience ... (l-r) Lucinda Jaques (St Ursula's), Ebony Rich (Yeppoon), Alyson English (Yeppoon) and Rojahne Bembridge (Yeppoon). 
Rocky students (front l-r) Melanie McAuliffe (Rockhampton Grammar School), Maddison Taylor (Rockhampton Grammar School), Helena Horton (Heights) and (back) Robert Gallehawk (home school), Breanna Semple (Glenmore) and Bridie Picton-Struik (Heights). 
Mt Morgan students Jonathon Stock and Casey Lennox enjoy the hands-on experiments at CQUniversity. 
Digging up some facts are Monica Linnane (Yeppoon), Charlotte Merrick (Rockhampton), Ryan Young (Tannum) and Hysen Stoneham (Tannum) 
Science enthusiast Jessica Brady took part in CQUniversity's Science Experience in Rockhampton before returning home to Maryborough to begin studying at a new school, Riverside Christian College (Maryborough). Jessica was keen to be involved in the hands-on science experiments during the 3-day event and hopes to one day study biology at university.