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Dr Chee Seong Kua
Dr Chee Seong Kua is a prosthodontic dentist, a former UN Peacekeeper, and an aquarium plant enthusiast driven by a curiosity about the world and its people. His experience as a dental officer and paramedic during civil conflict in Timor-Leste helped shape his empathy and understanding, which he now applies to his work as a dental practitioner.
Harry Spurrier
Harry never expected he would be a PhD candidate or entrepreneur. He still doesn’t know the other, different career paths life might take him down later. Currently a 2023 Westpac Future Leaders Scholar pursuing a PhD, and a two-time business founder/ entrepreneur, Harry offers some personal advice for others who are still figuring it out.
Professor Andrew Abell and Percy Charles Blewett
Professor Andrew Abell studied a BSc and PhD at the University and is now a Professor in the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, as well as the Adelaide Node Director Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, and Group Leader of the Abell Group. More than a century ago, in 1908, his grandfather Percy Charles Blewett sat exams offered by the University of Adelaide Public Examinations Board, and went on to become a decorated WWI veteran.
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Dr Kelli Francis-Staite
Dr Kelli Francis-Staite is a mathematician, researcher and investment manager who is passionate about problem solving and mathematics. Kelli was a Rhodes Scholar, completed a DPhil at Oxford, and is now the Head of Investment Strategy for Hostplus.
