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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 29

#AINSE WISE School will run online from 1-3 dec with an ongoing #mentorship program that will continue online throughout 2026.
Students will also have opportunity to visit ANSTO 4-5 Dec 2025
Female students from all subject areas are welcome!

EOI by 30th September. For more info ainse.edu.au/wise/

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 29

We provide PhD scholarships for international student @sydney.edu.au!
Prospective applicants submit an Expression of interest and will be considered for the current regional scholarships as well as RTP and USYD.
Hurry up! We are waiting for you!
#PhDlife #academiclife

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ANSTO @ansto.bsky.social · Mar 12

International study estimates 130 teragrams of methane per year for the period 2003-2012 www.ansto.gov.au/news/ansto-s...

ANSTO scientists help refine estimates of global methane emissions

A groundbreaking international study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres has provided new insights into global fossil methane emissions, using innovative multi-isotopic atmos...

www.ansto.gov.au

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is my first lecture of Sem2/2025 - excited to see the new cohort of USYD engineers! On the way to the class I stop over to visits the Graffiti Tunnel Sydney...
Is kind of cool 😎 -don't you think! I wonder if #Banksy know about this space ;) Enjoy the semester! #academiclife

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚀 We’re officially ready for #MELD-ing!
Our team had the opportunity to train on this “big and beautiful beast” which is more than just impressive - it’s transformative! Capabilities: 3D friction stir #AdditiveManufacturing, friction stir welding & processing and machining. #SydneyManufacturingHub

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

🔬 New paper alert! Congratulation to Dr Y. Tsumura!
Laser cleaning is gaining traction as a precise, non-contact, and eco-friendly method for surface preparation.
In this study, we present a finite element model to predict residual stress formation advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Jul 27

‘We want women to have role models’: how Sydney University is enticing more female academics to engineering

A mass recruitment campaign with roles reserved solely for women has been launched at a faculty where fewer than one in five academics are female * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When Dr Jacqueline Thomas started her academic career in civil engineering a decade ago, she was one of just two full-time women in the school. Thomas had returned to Australia after a stint in Africa to teach a new humanitarian engineering major at the University of Sydney, the first of its kind in the country. “It was crazy, it really took me by surprise,” she said. “When I started, I just thought, ‘great, I got the job, perfect’. And then I realised.” Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Feb 28

New paper alert!
Congrats to Dr Houman Alipooramirabad who lead this international collaboration between Birmingham City Uni, ANSTO @sydneyuni.bsky.social & Uni of Adelaide. Must see if you into #residualstress & #welding!
#neutrons4industry #AusNeutrons www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Post weld heat treatment of bisalloy 80 steel: Mechanics and industry safety code compatibility

The present study utilized both in-situ and ex-situ neutron diffraction to evaluate the evolution of residual strains/stresses before, during and afte…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Feb 28

We recently say goodbye to visiting fellow A/Prof Marta Lipińska from the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.
She was our first international visiting fellow @sydneyuni.bsky.social Node of the #ACMCRC. It was great hosting you Marta! Good luck in your next scientific adventure! #womeninSTEM

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is my first lecture of Sem2/2025 - excited to see the new cohort of USYD engineers! On the way to the class I stop over to visits the Graffiti Tunnel Sydney...
Is kind of cool 😎 -don't you think! I wonder if #Banksy know about this space ;) Enjoy the semester! #academiclife

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚀 We’re officially ready for #MELD-ing!
Our team had the opportunity to train on this “big and beautiful beast” which is more than just impressive - it’s transformative! Capabilities: 3D friction stir #AdditiveManufacturing, friction stir welding & processing and machining. #SydneyManufacturingHub

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 7

🔬 New paper alert! Congratulation to Dr Y. Tsumura!
Laser cleaning is gaining traction as a precise, non-contact, and eco-friendly method for surface preparation.
In this study, we present a finite element model to predict residual stress formation advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Feb 21

Hi #Bluesky community! I'm a Prof @sydneyuni.bsky.social engineer/scientist who loves playing with neutrons at ANSTO! I'm passionate about helping academia & industry getting access to large scale facilities & novel technology with the goal to improve structure integrity of #AdvanceManufacturing

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Mar 25

New paper from my team led by Dr V Yakubov
on materials properties & residual stress in Al6000 solid-state #AdditiveManufacturing.
Collaboration @sydney.edu.au @ansto.bsky.social
#AMRC #HERA
#ACMCRC Pls check it out: mdpi.com/1996-1944/17... #AFSD #neutrons4industry #SDGs♻️

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Mar 25

We’re so excited to start our first
@sydney.edu.au #ACMCRC project with industry partner #LaserBond. We’re looking forward to exploring materials challenges and automation in metal matrix composites for extreme environments. #LeadershipForGood #lasercladding

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Mar 26

🔊 Paper update from our team! Led by Phd 👨🏻‍🎓 Boyang Wan @sydney.edu.au On effect of residual stress on fracture behaviour of mandibular reconstruction plates in Engineering Fracture Mechanics. This is an international collaboration led by Prof Qing Li
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'd the pleasure of joining the panel with S. Sturdy, CSM (#RoyalAustralianNavy) & K Leonard (#ADM) at CAE Defence & Security – Indo-Pacific Women in Defence & National Security Breakfast. "Women in STEM: The Funnel & the Leaky Pipeline", focus on how we can attract, support & retain #womeninSTEM

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 2

Recently we celebrated 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

But this global icon might never have existed without the vision of a USYD alum.

And the connection between the University of Sydney and the Bridge didn’t end there…
www.linkedin.com/posts/univer...

Today marks 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. | University of Sydney

Today marks 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this global icon might never have existed without the vision of a USYD alum. And the connection between the Universit...

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Jul 4

One of my favourite moments each semester - final thesis presentations for 2025 Master Projects in Civil Engineering at @sydney.edu.au !
🎓 Congrats to Josh Chen & Junqi Wang on completing your engineering theses focusing on Laser Powder Bed Fusion #LPBF) & Additive Friction Stir Deposition #AFSD

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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · Jul 31

Congratulations to the nine researchers and teams placed among the finalists in the 2025 @eurekaprizes.bsky.social 👏

The Prize is among the top science awards in Australia, honouring the calibre of research and innovation, celebrating leaders in their field.

Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/2l5jnZ

Collage of the nine researchers placed among the finalists for the 2025 Eureka Prizes.

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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · Jul 29

Coronaviruses in bats are almost never harmful to humans.

New study led by Dr Alison Peel @alibat.bsky.social looks at co-infections in young bats - and how they might shape how viruses evolve in nature. go.sydney.edu.au/CneWYt

📷 Photo credits to Kathleen Flynn, Pat Jones, Remy Brooks.

A collage of three bat-related scenes: researchers handle bats in the dark, bats hang and fly among forest branches, and a bat is examined on a table by a person in protective gear. Photo credits to Kathleen Flynn, Pat Jones, Remy Brooks.

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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · Jul 25

Dr Jasmine Fardouly was among the first researchers to examine how platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter affect body image.

As a Sydney Horizon Fellow, she’s advanced her research and was named in Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Learn more: go.sydney.edu.au/rYKcz6

The Sydney researcher making social media better for body image

Sydney Horizon Fellow Dr Jasmine Fardouly is on a mission to make social media better for our body image. Read more

go.sydney.edu.au

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'd the pleasure of joining the panel with S. Sturdy, CSM (#RoyalAustralianNavy) & K Leonard (#ADM) at CAE Defence & Security – Indo-Pacific Women in Defence & National Security Breakfast. "Women in STEM: The Funnel & the Leaky Pipeline", focus on how we can attract, support & retain #womeninSTEM

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Aug 2

Recently we celebrated 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

But this global icon might never have existed without the vision of a USYD alum.

And the connection between the University of Sydney and the Bridge didn’t end there…
www.linkedin.com/posts/univer...

Today marks 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. | University of Sydney

Today marks 102 years since construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this global icon might never have existed without the vision of a USYD alum. And the connection between the Universit...

www.linkedin.com

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Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social · Jul 4

Come & join my team at @sydney.edu.au!
Full engineering PhD scholarship opportunity in Hydrogen Storage. This project is part of the CRC-P16 Industry Project with Rux Energy.
If you like seeing your ideas become reality, then this project is perfect for you! #PhDLife
For any questions contact me

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