RECOGNITION FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
- 2023 Curtin University Research and Engagement Awards: Highest Readership of an Article on ‘The Conversation’
- 2022 Woman in Space awardee - promoting the diversity and inclusion in STEM fields
- 2021 Tall Poppy awardee
- 2021 Finalist for Premier's Science Awards - Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year
- A Curtin University Athena Swan STEMM Star
- 2020 Shortlisted as one of the top 10 candidates in ABC’s Top-5 Science award
- 2020 Shortlisted in Science & Technology Australia’s Superstars of STEM program
- Part of the incredible team that was awarded the Australian Museum Science Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science for our Fireballs in the Sky outreach program
Media Clips
Chatting on Space Connect about how I became a planetary scientist, STEM, the DFN and space missions
Commenting on observing the flyby of NASA's Lucy mission
Produced for WA's Premier's Science Awards 2021:
Wonderfully compiled by WiTWA for their Techtrails online:
ABC Behind the News : Mysterious Green Fireball Sighted Over WA (live interview for kids, 16/06/2020):
ABC Behind the News : Mysterious Green Fireball Sighted Over WA (live interview for kids, 16/06/2020):
Invited talk at the National Space Society meeting (Oct 2023)
Recently Featured
*I'm easing back into work after parental leave at the beginning of 2024. Updates are still incomplete from mid 2023 onwards. Check back soon for updates, or get in touch if you would like an expert to chat with. Thanks!
Television
• 05/05/2020 ABC Catalyst: Asteroid Hunters
• 30/07/2020 ABC, 7News, 9News, Channel 10: Press release: Researchers find two meteorites in two weeks
• 16/06/2020 ABC Behind the News: Mysterious Green Fireball Sighted Over WA
• BBC Stargazing Live Australia: Episode 1
Radio and Podcasts:
• 03/10/2023 ABC Queensland: an update on the May fireball
• 08/08/2023 CurtinFM: Supermoons and space junk
• 02/08/2023 RTRFM: Supermoons
• 31/05/2023 ABC Western QLD & Far North QLD on the superbolide over Queensland
• 04/05/2023 ABC Perth on upcoming meteor shower
• 03/05/2023 RTRFM on the Juice mission
• 14/04/2023 ABC Perth on the launch of the Juice mission
• 27/03/2023 ABC Darwin on Omuamua
• 19/03/2023 ABC Radio National: Ockham's Razor podcast (live recording at Boola Badip)
• 02/03/2023 ABC Perth: NASA's DART mission
• 02/03/2023 6PR: NASA's DART mission
• 02/03/2023 SpaceTime: NASA's DART mission
• 31/10/2022 ABC North and West SA: Fireball over SA and Southern Taurid meteor swarm
• 22/10/2022 Space Connect podcast: Tracking meteors and spacecraft with the Desert Fireball Network
• 26/09/2022 2GB: NASA's DART mission
• 16/09/2022 ABC North and West SA: Fireball over Scotland
• 29/07/2022 ABC News World Today: Triple Meteor Shower
• 22/07/2022 ABC Radio National: Holy great desert fireballs
• 06/05/2022 ABC sunshine coast: expert opinion on unidentified metal object through a family's roof.
• 12/06/2021 ABC Science Show segment: Asteroid sample lands in South Australian desert (10 mins)
• 14/05/2021 ABC North and West SA: expert opinion on interstellar nature of recent fireball, including answering several live questions from the public.
• 07/05/2021 ABC North and West SA: expert opinion on daytime fireball over the Riverlands.
• 20/04/2021 ABC Radio Perth: live interview on NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
• 20/04/2021 ABC North and West SA: live interview on NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
•19/02/2021 6PR: Interview with Tod Johnston on the Perseverance landing.
•19/02/2021 ABC North and West SA: live interview on the Perseverance landing.
• 19/02/2021 ABC Radio Perth: live interview on the Perseverance landing.
• 09/12/2020 6PR: live interview discussing the top 10 meteorite craters in WA
• 09/12/2020 ABC Riverland: live interview on the Hayabusa-2 capsule re-entry
• 08/12/2020 ABC North and West SA: live panel discussion on the re-entry of the Hayabusa-2 capsule with Narelle Graham
• 02/12/2020 6PR : live radio interview on the Hayabusa-2 capsule re-entry
• 02/12/2020 SBS radio Australia to play key role in space science first
• 19/09/2020 ABC Science Show segment: Meteorites bring information about the early solar system (7 mins)
• 12/09/2020 ABC The Science Show: radio preview (end of segment)
• 30/07/2020 6PR, ABC Perth, ABC Esperance, ABC Pilbara: live radio interviews on two meteorites recovered by the DFN
• 03/10/2023 ABC Queensland: an update on the May fireball
• 08/08/2023 CurtinFM: Supermoons and space junk
• 02/08/2023 RTRFM: Supermoons
• 31/05/2023 ABC Western QLD & Far North QLD on the superbolide over Queensland
• 04/05/2023 ABC Perth on upcoming meteor shower
• 03/05/2023 RTRFM on the Juice mission
• 14/04/2023 ABC Perth on the launch of the Juice mission
• 27/03/2023 ABC Darwin on Omuamua
• 19/03/2023 ABC Radio National: Ockham's Razor podcast (live recording at Boola Badip)
• 02/03/2023 ABC Perth: NASA's DART mission
• 02/03/2023 6PR: NASA's DART mission
• 02/03/2023 SpaceTime: NASA's DART mission
• 31/10/2022 ABC North and West SA: Fireball over SA and Southern Taurid meteor swarm
• 22/10/2022 Space Connect podcast: Tracking meteors and spacecraft with the Desert Fireball Network
• 26/09/2022 2GB: NASA's DART mission
• 16/09/2022 ABC North and West SA: Fireball over Scotland
• 29/07/2022 ABC News World Today: Triple Meteor Shower
• 22/07/2022 ABC Radio National: Holy great desert fireballs
• 06/05/2022 ABC sunshine coast: expert opinion on unidentified metal object through a family's roof.
• 12/06/2021 ABC Science Show segment: Asteroid sample lands in South Australian desert (10 mins)
• 14/05/2021 ABC North and West SA: expert opinion on interstellar nature of recent fireball, including answering several live questions from the public.
• 07/05/2021 ABC North and West SA: expert opinion on daytime fireball over the Riverlands.
• 20/04/2021 ABC Radio Perth: live interview on NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
• 20/04/2021 ABC North and West SA: live interview on NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
•19/02/2021 6PR: Interview with Tod Johnston on the Perseverance landing.
•19/02/2021 ABC North and West SA: live interview on the Perseverance landing.
• 19/02/2021 ABC Radio Perth: live interview on the Perseverance landing.
• 09/12/2020 6PR: live interview discussing the top 10 meteorite craters in WA
• 09/12/2020 ABC Riverland: live interview on the Hayabusa-2 capsule re-entry
• 08/12/2020 ABC North and West SA: live panel discussion on the re-entry of the Hayabusa-2 capsule with Narelle Graham
• 02/12/2020 6PR : live radio interview on the Hayabusa-2 capsule re-entry
• 02/12/2020 SBS radio Australia to play key role in space science first
• 19/09/2020 ABC Science Show segment: Meteorites bring information about the early solar system (7 mins)
• 12/09/2020 ABC The Science Show: radio preview (end of segment)
• 30/07/2020 6PR, ABC Perth, ABC Esperance, ABC Pilbara: live radio interviews on two meteorites recovered by the DFN
Articles:
•26/09/2023 The Conversation: NASA's OSIRIS REx mission
•31/07/2023 Space Connect: 2 meteor showers to peak on Sunday and Monday nights
• 02/06/2023 Australia in Space: Space and Defence magazine on the Juice mission
• 30/05/2023 ABC News: Fireball over Queensland
• 13/04/2023 The Conversation: on ESA/JAXA Juice mission
• 02/03/2023 The Conversation: on NASA's DART mission
• 16/11/2022 The Conversation: the Winchcombe meteorite
• 01/11/2022 ABC Online: fireball caught on dashcam
• 17/10/2022 Space connect online: NASA's Lucy Mission
• 30/05/2022 Particle magazine: drones and AI
• 09/03/2022 Physics.org on recovery of meteorites with drones
• 01/11/2021 Australian Wildlife Conservancy Wildlife Matters Magazine (#42)
• 08/03/2021 BBC online: Winchcombe meteorite recovered by GFO team, written based on joint NHM press release.
• 10/3/2021 Article Winchcombe meteorite, written based on press release
• 17/02/2021 Channel 7: Meteor lights up Melbourne skies
• 21/01/2021 New York Times: Listening for the landing (article based on co-authored publication)
• 21/01/2021 The Conversation: Mars InSight: why we’ll be listening to the landing of the Perseverance rover (article based on co-authored publication)
• 06/12/2020 Guardian article: Japan’s Hayabusa2 capsule carrying asteroid samples recovered in South Australian outback
• 05/12/2020 ABC online: Japan's Hayabusa2 space capsule to fall back to Earth after six-year asteroid mission
• 05/12/2020 The Australian article: Great balls of fire: space capsule back safely
• 14/12/2020 Space Connect: Curtin Uni researchers support tracking of Hayabusa2 capsule
• 10/12/2020 PerthNow: Curtin University researchers collect package from space
• 03/12/2020 Cosmos: Rolling out the red dirt carpet
• 01/12/2020 SciMEx News Briefing: Hayabusa2 capsule set to land on Aussie soil with space rocks on board
• 28/08/2020 ABC online (expert opinion) Earth's water came from space, but not in the way we thought
• 19/06/2020 Science Alert: A Spectacular Fireball Was Just Caught in Australia
• 18/06/2020 IFL Science: Spectacular Green Meteor Lights Up Western Australia's Skies
• 15/06/2020 ABC online: Fireball that lit up Pilbara sky 'something special'
•26/09/2023 The Conversation: NASA's OSIRIS REx mission
•31/07/2023 Space Connect: 2 meteor showers to peak on Sunday and Monday nights
• 02/06/2023 Australia in Space: Space and Defence magazine on the Juice mission
• 30/05/2023 ABC News: Fireball over Queensland
• 13/04/2023 The Conversation: on ESA/JAXA Juice mission
• 02/03/2023 The Conversation: on NASA's DART mission
• 16/11/2022 The Conversation: the Winchcombe meteorite
• 01/11/2022 ABC Online: fireball caught on dashcam
• 17/10/2022 Space connect online: NASA's Lucy Mission
• 30/05/2022 Particle magazine: drones and AI
• 09/03/2022 Physics.org on recovery of meteorites with drones
• 01/11/2021 Australian Wildlife Conservancy Wildlife Matters Magazine (#42)
• 08/03/2021 BBC online: Winchcombe meteorite recovered by GFO team, written based on joint NHM press release.
• 10/3/2021 Article Winchcombe meteorite, written based on press release
• 17/02/2021 Channel 7: Meteor lights up Melbourne skies
• 21/01/2021 New York Times: Listening for the landing (article based on co-authored publication)
• 21/01/2021 The Conversation: Mars InSight: why we’ll be listening to the landing of the Perseverance rover (article based on co-authored publication)
• 06/12/2020 Guardian article: Japan’s Hayabusa2 capsule carrying asteroid samples recovered in South Australian outback
• 05/12/2020 ABC online: Japan's Hayabusa2 space capsule to fall back to Earth after six-year asteroid mission
• 05/12/2020 The Australian article: Great balls of fire: space capsule back safely
• 14/12/2020 Space Connect: Curtin Uni researchers support tracking of Hayabusa2 capsule
• 10/12/2020 PerthNow: Curtin University researchers collect package from space
• 03/12/2020 Cosmos: Rolling out the red dirt carpet
• 01/12/2020 SciMEx News Briefing: Hayabusa2 capsule set to land on Aussie soil with space rocks on board
• 28/08/2020 ABC online (expert opinion) Earth's water came from space, but not in the way we thought
• 19/06/2020 Science Alert: A Spectacular Fireball Was Just Caught in Australia
• 18/06/2020 IFL Science: Spectacular Green Meteor Lights Up Western Australia's Skies
• 15/06/2020 ABC online: Fireball that lit up Pilbara sky 'something special'
Other:
• 28/09/2023 Natural History Museum of Geneva press release on a GFO meteorite recovery in Oman
• 08/08/2023 SciMEx Expert Reaction: Space junk light show over Melbourne
• 21/11/2022 Curtin media release on using defence satellites, weather radars and drones for meteorite recovery
• 12/11/2022 Press release with University of Western Ontario on rocky object coming from the Oort cloud
• 22/10/2022 Space Connect Podcast: tracking meteors and spacecraft with the DFN
• 10/03/2021 Joint press release with Natural History Museum, London and Curtin University
• 19/02/2021 SciMEx Expert Reaction: Seven minutes of terror – NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars
• 06/12/2020 JAXA twitted my picture!
• 28/09/2023 Natural History Museum of Geneva press release on a GFO meteorite recovery in Oman
• 08/08/2023 SciMEx Expert Reaction: Space junk light show over Melbourne
• 21/11/2022 Curtin media release on using defence satellites, weather radars and drones for meteorite recovery
• 12/11/2022 Press release with University of Western Ontario on rocky object coming from the Oort cloud
• 22/10/2022 Space Connect Podcast: tracking meteors and spacecraft with the DFN
• 10/03/2021 Joint press release with Natural History Museum, London and Curtin University
• 19/02/2021 SciMEx Expert Reaction: Seven minutes of terror – NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars
• 06/12/2020 JAXA twitted my picture!
Outreach / Engagement
As part of the award winning Fireballs in the Sky citizen science program, I regularly visit schools and other public events to get people excited in STEM fields. Although we have grown beyond this program, online resources are still available on the perpetual site.
2024:
• Boola Bardip MeteorLab (WA Museum).
• Royal Society of WA meeting speaker
• CSIRO invited speaker
2023:
• Quantum Victoria Tall Poppy Experience
• Resources Technology Showcase
• Deadly Science presentation for Mt Rogers Primary School
2022:
• Astrofest science cafe
• Empowering girls in maths
• UWA Defence and Security Program lightning talks
2021:
• Innovator's Expo - DISCOVER
• Invited lecture at Salvado Psychology
2020:
• Perth Indigenous Australian Engineering School presenter
• Shenton College invited presentation
• Innovator's Tea Party online panel discussion
• Science Rocks Albany online
• WiTWA Techtrails online
2019:
• Conoco Philips Science Experience presenter
• Mercedes College invited presentation and workshop
• Mission Discovery: Women (in STEM) working on Mars
• Murchison Meteorite public talk
• Science Cafe delegate
• Zonta/Scitech Cosmos Calling: invited presentation and panel discussion
• STAWA keynote speaker
• Astrofest public talk
• Girls in Science activity coordinator and presenter
2018:
• Towoomba Space Camp – Invited Speaker
• Manly State School, Brisbane – Invited science presentation to Year 4.
• The Science Experience, Perth – Guest speaker.
• Australian Institute of Physics, General Meeting Perth – Invited speaker.
2017:
• Techtrails – Invited STEM professional.
• Pawsey Friday – invited speaker
• Pawsey student engagement session
• SSERVI Nerding out with NASA panel speaker
