Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan will be back in the hot seat and interviewed by Steve Sherman from Living Maths. They will be discussing all things related to Dinosaurs and what we know so far… Join us for this fascinating event in collaboration with Living Maths.
Date: Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Where: Cape Town Science Centre – SAP Auditorium
Cost: R50 per person
RSVP: info@ctsc.org.za or 021 300 3200
Refreshments will be available at iCafe – be sure to grab a hot chocolate and a yummy snack!
Keep an eye on the CTSC Facebook page for a chance to WIN some tickets!
Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a palaeobiologist based at the Zoology Department of the University of Cape Town. She is a global expert on the microscopic structure of the bones of extinct and extant vertebrates. Her work has been recognised by several highly acclaimed awards, in 2005 she won the South African Woman of the Year Award, which acknowledges her contribution to science both in terms of research and science communication. In 2005 she also won the “Distinguished Women Scientist Award” from the South African Department of Science and Technology. Professor Chinsamy-Turan has published extensively – both in international scientific journals (including 4 publications in Nature) and in the popular press. Prof. Chinsamy-Turan is President of the Association of South African Women in Science and Engineering (SA WISE), and she has also served as Director of Iziko Museums Natural History Collections (which includes the SA Museum) where she was able to actively pursue her interests in communicating science to the wider community. Prof. Chinsamy-Turan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of South African and Fellow of the University of Cape Town. She is the author of the first book entirely devoted to fossil bone microstructure: The Microstructure of Dinosaur Bone – Deciphering Biology Through Fine Scale Techniques (Johns Hopkins University Press, USA, 2005) which has been internationally acclaimed. Her latest book, published in 2008, is entitled “Famous Dinosaurs of Africa” (Struik) and is specifically written to excite children about our fabulous African heritage of dinosaurs.
This interview will be streamed live on livingmaths.com