The Scholars podcast is a show featuring scholars from the General Sir John Monash Foundation. Hosted by Head of Media & Capital Partners, Justin Kelly, he interviews the best, brightest, boldest and bravest across all fields of academia, business, science, humanities, and the arts. In this episode, Justin speaks to Master of Mathematical Modelling , Alex Makarowsky - 2019 Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholar. Alex Makarowsky is an analysts and software engineer who aims to solve some of the worlds most pressing problems through mathematical modelling. With an MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing at the University of Oxford Alex has worked for the AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator) where his equations have been crucial to finding sustainable power sources to combat climate change in Australia. In this episode, Justin speaks with Alex about his academic journey, life at Oxford during the pandemic and work in sustainable energy modelling.