Thebe Medupe
Credit: North West University
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Occupation: Astrophysicist & Ethno-astronomer
Year born: 1973
Research Areas: Variable Stars
Nergis Mavalvala
Credit: Bryce Vickmark.
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Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1968
Research Areas: Astrophysics, Experimental Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Divya M Persaud
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Occupation: Planetary Scientist, writer, composer
Research Areas: Martian Geology, Remote Sensing, Geophysics
Jan Eldridge
Credit: inSCIght Magazine Photography.
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Occupation: Theoretical astrophysicist
Research Areas: Numerical Modelling, Stellar Evolution, Binary Stars
Norio Kaifu
Credit: IAU via Wikimedia Commons
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1943
Research Areas: Radio Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy
Lisa Harvey-Smith
Macarthur Astronomical Society
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Occupation: Astrophysicist, Author, TV Presenter, Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador
Year born: 1979
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Go Outside
Moon Diary
Counting Stars
The easiest and simplest way to get involved is to go outside and look up! If you live in the countryside and you have a dark sky - great! If you live in a city or well populated area, you might find you can’t see that many stars.
Teresa Anderson
Credit: Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre,
The University of Manchester
Occupation: Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
Year born: 1962
Research Areas: Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Public Engagement
Anu Ohja
Early Life
Anu grew up in the 1970's and was captivated by the early crewed missions to space. As a teenager he saved his pocket money and cash from his paper round to buy a telescope. His memory of seeing Saturn's rings for the first time still makes him feel emotional. Anu didn't know what he wanted to be when he grew up, but knew he wanted to keep on learning.
Research Areas: Education, Skills, Human Spaceflight, Exploration Science
"Space is a topic that captures the imagination, and I use it as a vehicle to deliver education."
Tana Joseph
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Occupation: Astronomer and Science Communicator
Year born: 1984
Research Areas: Extragalactic X-ray Binaries, Radio Astronomy
"Science isn’t done until it is communicated."