Branch News

Find out the latest news from the branches and learn about the new staff in Kelly Scientific Resources:

Western Australia
Science Week 2008
The Perth branch of Kelly Scientific Resources celebrated Science Week by hosting a “Brain Break” Morning Tea in the Perth office of Kelly Services.  “We were happy to share the wonders of science with our Kelly Services colleagues”, according to David Udy, Manager Professional & Technical Division in Perth.  “They were also appreciative of the wonderful morning tea supplied”, he said.

A series of experiments were set up to allow some interaction and appreciation of the scientific method.  One of the fun activities was designed to determine whether it was possible to extract iron from breakfast cereal.  Cereals are usually fortified with iron and it is supposedly a simple process to remove it using a magnet.  The cereal is crushed in water and then the magnet attracts the iron particles from the bottom.

“We tried Weet Bix and Corn Flakes with limited success”, David said.  “Maybe we should have tried Nutri Grain, as it is supposed to be Iron Man Food.”  There was also a science quiz during the event and this was won by Maria Themistocleous, who happens to be an Intern for Kelly Scientific Resources.

New South Wales
Kelly Scientific Resources Sydney would like to welcome our new Scientific Recruitment Consultant, Fiona Kerney MSc. BSc. (Hons) who started with us on 17 September. 

Fiona has recently arrived in Australia and comes to Kelly Scientific Resources with over 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry as an Analytical Chemist and Formulation Scientist.

Hailing from Galway, Ireland, Fiona now doubles the number of Galwegians in the Sydney team!

South Australia
The Adelaide Kelly Scientific Resources Branch recently held a Sausage Sizzle for Amdel and Kelly Scientific Resources staff at its new Wingfield site.

As you can see, John Karlis was savouring his new role as the BBQ consultant.

 

From left, John, Peter Mihalopoulos (Kelly Industrial) and Paula Angerstein, SA Branch Manager.

Queensland
We would like to welcome Prascilla Tagore as a new Scientific Recruitment Consultant to our Brisbane branch. Prascilla holds a Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Microbiology, as well as an Honours in Microbiology from the University of Queensland.

Prascilla has joined us this year having previously worked in a number of laboratory positions, including undertaking her Honours project at CSIRO Food Science Australia, working as a Scientist with Sullivan and Nicolaides Pathology and as a Chemistry Research Assistant with the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at UQ.

Victoria

The Melbourne Team
From top left: Karla Eldridge, Cheryl Falzon and Sandra Kerr (Branch Manager)
Bottom from Left: Aphrodite Anastasiadis-Pool, Lidia Konkol and Sharlene Lo