Kirsten Banks | |
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Born | Kirsten Alexandra Banks Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Education | Davidson High School |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales (BSc) |
Awards | CSIRO Indigenous STEM Award (2018) |
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Kirsten Alexandra Banks is an Indigenous Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of the Wiradjuri people, known for her work in promoting mainstream and Aboriginal astronomy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of New South Wales in 2018, and worked at the Sydney Observatory.