Australia is home to many world class researchers in Space Science. These amazing individuals are key to inspiring the next generation of Scientists, Astronomers, Astronauts, Engineers and more. We select current University researchers, industry leaders and expert science communicators to come to Canberra to present at Space Academy. Contact Us to find out who is presenting next!
Current Presenters
Professor Tara Murphy
Prof. Tara Murphy is an Australian Astrophysicist and CAASTRO (the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics) chief investigator working in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney.
Professor Tim Bedding
Timothy R. Bedding FAA (born 21 July 1966) is an Australian astronomer known for his work on asteroseismology, the study of stellar oscillations. In particular, he contributed to the first detections of solar-like oscillations in stars such as eta Bootis, beta Hydri and alpha Centauri.
Professor Jonti Horner
Jonti Horner is an astronomer and astrobiologist and Professor of Astrophysics based at the University of Southern Queensland. He first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as a result of viewing an accidentally recorded episode of the Sky at Night.
Dr.Abigail Fraeman
Dr Abigail Fraeman (NASA/JPL) is broadly interested in the origin and evolution of terrestrial bodies in our solar system, and her work has concentrated on investigating how the complex geologic histories of Mars and its moons are preserved in their rock record.
