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Stephanie Campbell
12 Dec 2022
In this episode we speak with Stephanie Campbell, an astronomy PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We discuss their time at St Andrews, researching the use of dynamic models to study galaxies, as well as their work in diversity and outreach in astronomy. This includes coordinating the University of St Andrews Mobile Planetarium and being the Regional Liaison for the International Society of Non-binary Scientists. (Photo credit: Andrew Perry)
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!This interview was conducted in August 2021! Apologies for keeping it in the backlog for so long O:) Anyway, it's the JGT's (the largest telescope in the Observatory) 60th birthday this month, and we speak about it in the podcast, so there's a bit of up-to-date-ness. Also, did you know that Aleks has written several fiction books? Some of them are now donated to the student societies and you can find them in the Observatory! Enjoy listening (and reading! I recommend)!
