23rd – 27th January 2023
Albany, Western Australia
The Inaugural Blue Economy CRC PhD Summer School was held in Albany, Western Australia in the week of 23rd to 27th January 2023.
Our current PhD students were invited to attend a week-long Summer School this January along with academics and fellow students with opportunities to present their work, learn from keynote lectures, participate in workshop/group activities and expand their professional networks.
In addition to traditional learning in a classroom environment, each day had an interactive outdoors component with fieldwork and site visits.
Albany is a coastal regional town in SW Western Australia, about 500km from Perth. It is located in a stunning natural environment – a perfect place for our students to immerse themselves into all things ocean. The summer school was organised by UWA’s Marine Energy Research Australia, Oceans Graduate School, and Oceans Institute, with the financial support of the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre and the Great Southern Development Commission.
“The summer school is a unique opportunity for our PhD Scholars and young engineers and scientists from our industry partner organisations to immerse themselves in blue economy themes.”
Dr Jana Orszaghova
Summer School Coordinator
Student Testimonials
“The best thing about the Summer School was about how it unified different kind of Researches, Studies, Thoughts, Experiences, Languages, Nations and most importantly different kind of Humans to create a Better Future”
“Participating in the Summer School allowed me to develop new research ideas, think about career opportunities and learn so much.”
“What a great activity to inspire the next generation to be passionate about offshore wind technology.”
“It was great to have some hands-on experience!”
“Every hands-on immersion uniquely worked its magic – from the funky wave converter demo, to sifting sands for microplastics, to tossing in rolly seas to retrieve sensors, to building model turbines – brilliant, and we got to see the breath-taking beauty of the area at the same time.”
“Looking around the renewable resources such close and the trip via boat for sensor retrieval were amazing!”
“Totally amazing and gained so much valuable information out of the sessions.”
“Every tour was 10/10 – all was covered and so well: culture, industry, extravagantly stunning nature, and history.”
“Overall I thought it was a fantastic week! I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. I loved meeting all the other students and had some really nice discussions and experiences with them.”
“Thoroughly enjoyed and working with such amazing people was a great experience.”
2023 PhD Summer School
documentaries
As part of the event, student groups captured a documentary of the week’s activities.
Wave Energy
Food from the Ocean
Wind Energy
Monitoring and Innovation
Working with Nature
Promoting the Blue Economy
As part of the #PhDSummerSchool, students entered a photography competition to capture the essence of this week-long event. Congratulations to our winners and special mentions.
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