LUMEN Spring 2022 - Flipbook - Page 4
Disrupting
stereotypes
Meet our Distinguished Alumni
Award winner who is leading
the way for women in STEM
STORY BY MICHAELA MCGRATH
L
uisa Panuccio is intent on
disrupting stereotypes. In doing
so, she’s changing the face of
science, technology, engineering
and maths (STEM).
So it’s no surprise that the 2021 James
McWha Rising Star Award recipient is
paving the way for the next generation of
STEM professionals. After all, she credits
a string of personal and professional role
models for her own successes.
At just four years old, when a car crash
left her father “learning to do everything
again”, Luisa’s mother bore the family’s
financial weight overnight.
“I’ve never seen my mum work less than
two jobs at the same time. There were
points when she was working three jobs,”
said Luisa.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
