Desal Discovery Centre

Capturing imagination with the science and engineering of desalination

The Desal Discovery Centre (DDC) provides education and community engagement for the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCEDA).

The Desal Discovery Centre offers tailored visits for schools and other interested groups.

The two main areas of the DDC are the Edulab and Multi Media Room.

Download the DDC flyer (0.1 MB PDF).

Edulab

Showcasing the many real benefits and opportunities desalination offers Australia, this new science education laboratory engages students and visitors in the science of desalination.

The first of its kind in Australia, the Edulab:

  • Gives visitors hands on experience in scientific enquiry and discovery, exploring water and desalination technologies in a way typically inaccessible to schools
  • Promotes the latest developments of Australia’s desalination industry and the work of the NCEDA
  • Offers age appropriate ‘experiments’, all of which highlight different aspects of desalination
  • Offers a range of demonstrations and small group activities, suitable for all ages of schooling
  • Accommodates up to 36 students, with content linked to the national curriculum
  • Has a flexible configuration to accommodate different ages and group sizes

This room is equipped with data loggers including conductivity and temperature probes, microscopes, membrane samples, distillation and reverse osmosis models, PX model and all the other laboratory essentials.

Multi Media Room

This state-of-the-art room:

  • Allows the presentation of a variety of topics catering to different age groups and points of interest
  • Enables remote participation from industry specialists as well as live seminars to other venues
  • Will take visitors on an animated 3D journey through the desalination process and highlight the role of desalination in securing Australia’s water future
  • Contains 50 tiered seats in front of a 3.5m rear projection screen, 3D enabled with 5.1 surround sound
  • Is a flexible facility which can be hired for training sessions, seminars, presentations and meetings
  • Offers video conferencing with capacity for multiple participants, desktop and screen sharing and teleconferencing

Other resources

The Desal Discovery Centre will:

  • Loan desalination kits to schools
  • Present mobile workshops for groups unable to visit the Centre
  • Provide a library of resources, all available online, for schools and other interested groups
  • Link senior science students with researchers and industry

For more information, or to get involved, please contact:

Warren Hays, DDC Manager
0431 666 534
w.hays@murdoch.edu.au

Gold Industry Sponsors

The NCEDA is grateful for the generous support of our Gold Industry Sponsors, who help to fund the Desal Discovery Centre.

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