Rate My Professor Laurence Orlando

In recognition of her contributions to education, Orlando received the Employability Award at the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards in 2024 for the Pharmaceutical Sciences Employability Program. She also earned the Vice-Chancellor Award for Industry Education Programs and a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. As Chief Investigator, she led the project 'Inviting Industry In: Embedding Industry-Relevant Work-Integrated Learning Projects across Monash Curricula' from 2017 to 2019, and contributed to 'An Australian Centre of Pharmaceutical Innovation to Design and Develop Next Generation Formulation Platforms and Products' from 2010 to 2017. Her peer-reviewed publications include 'Let’s talk business: The language recruiters use to attract STEM graduates' (2020, Industry and Higher Education), 'Thinking about critical thinking: An industry perspective' (2019, Industry and Higher Education), 'An insight into powder entrainment and drug delivery mechanisms from a modified Rotahaler' (2014, International Journal of Pharmaceutics), 'Investigating the interactions of amino acid components on a mannitol-based spray-dried powder formulation for pulmonary delivery: A design of experiment approach' (2011, International Journal of Pharmaceutics), and 'Particle engineering of a mannitol-based powder formulation for delivery of biomolecules to the lung' (2011). Through these efforts, Orlando bridges academia and industry, shaping the next generation of pharmaceutical scientists with practical expertise and strong career prospects.