Elen Feuerriegel

Elen Feuerriegel
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Known forDiscovery of Homo naledi
Scientific career
FieldsPalaeoanthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
ThesisBiomechanics of the Hominoid Shoulder: Entheseal Development and Manual Manipulation (2016)
Doctoral advisorColin Groves

Elen Feuerriegel is an Australian palaeoanthropologist, known for being one of the "underground astronauts" of the Rising Star Expedition.[1][2][3] She is also a clinical research scientist at the University of Colorado Denver where she specialises in COVID-19 AND HIV clinical trials.[4]

  1. ^ "Meet the six female 'underground astronauts' who recovered our newest relative". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ Back, Alexandra (21 September 2015). "Homo naledi discovery: How ANU student Elen Feuerriegel joined the Rising Star expedition". Canberra Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ Weule, Genelle (26 August 2017). "The 'underground astronaut' and her search for ancient bones". ABC News. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Elen Feuerriegel". ResearchGate. Retrieved 11 October 2023.