Discover the world of nanotechnology with Nanogirl, AKA University of Auckland's Dr Michelle Dickinson, as she explains how the manipulation of matter invisible to the naked eye is changing our lives.

Some of the most important technological advances in recent years have been made under powerful microscopes. These discoveries are fuelling progress in many aspects of our lives from medical breakthroughs to designing technology for a sustainable future.

Michelle is a senior lecturer in engineering at the University of Auckland, where she runs New Zealand’s only nanomechanical testing laboratory. Her combined interests in both biology and materials science give her a unique insight into how nature and science can combine in future technological developments.

The annual Pickering Lecture series is held ​to raise awareness of IPENZ and ​to promote the engineering profession to the public.

Michelle will give the IPENZ 2015 Pickering Lecture ‘Nanogirl and the Incredible World of Nanotechnology’ at the following centres:

• Greymouth: 25 November, Regent Theatre
• Invercargill: 26 November, SIT Centrestage Theatre
• Wellington: 30 November, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa Tongarewa
• Timaru: 1 December, Mountainview High School