Our People
Our team of researchers, educators, and students are delivering exciting research, education, and community programs and sharing their passion with academic and public audiences around the world.
ACADEMICS
Duane Hamacher (Program Director)
Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy
School of Physics, University of Melbourne
Gerhard Wiesenfeldt (Program Co-Director)
Lecturer in the History & Philosophy of Science
School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Martin Bush
Senior Lecturer in the History of Science
School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Brent Davis
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology
School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Morgan Saletta
Honorary Senior Research Associate
School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
Rachel Morgain
Deputy Director, Melbourne Biodiversity Institute
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Tim Patston
Senior Fellow in Creative Education
Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Simon Cropper
Associate Professor of Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Daniel Little
Professor of Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Charles Kemp
Professor of Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Maurizio Toscano
Senior Lecturer in Science Education
Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Kirstine Wallis
Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
University of Melbourne and Wyndham City Council
Lynne Kelly
Honorary Fellow in Physics
Memory, Orality & Mnemonic Theory – University of Melbourne
Stephi Bernard
Teaching Assistant in Cultural Astronomy
University of Melbourne
AFFILIATES
Krystal De Napoli
Author and Aboriginal Astronomer
Monash University
Stacy Mader
Senior Experimental Scientist
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Robert Fuller
Adjunct Fellow in Cultural Astronomy
Western Sydney University
Ray Norris
Professor of Astrophysics
Western Sydney University / CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Tanya Hill
Honorary Fellow in Physics
Senior Curator/Director – Melbourne Planetarium
Anna Neumann
PhD Candidate
University of Southern Queensland
Jarita Holbrook
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow
School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Annette Lee
Lakota/Dakota Astrophysicist and Artist
Director – Native Skywatchers
Bon Mott _/\_
Artist, Curator, and Performance Artist
Second Space Projects, Melbourne
Emma Barnett
Astronomy Education Graduate
School of Physics, University of Melbourne
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Bridget Kelly
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Topic: Constellation grouping and visual perception
Amanda Goldfarb
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Topic: Astronomy of the eastern Kulin Nations
Jessica Heim
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Queensland
Topic: Light Pollution, Mega-constellations, and Ethics
Jamie Rooney
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Topic: Astronomy of the Northern Kulin Nation
Tobias Selkirk
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Topic: Environmental Hydrology & Cultural Astronomy
Trevor Leaman
Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Topic: Astronomy of the Wiradjuri people of New South Wales
Peter Swanton
Master of Philosophy, Australian National University
Topic: Aboriginal Astronomy, Education, and Dark Sky Studies
Elizabeth Brooker
Master of Arts, University of Oklahoma
Topic: Torres Strait Islander astronomy
Casey Domingo
Laby Scholar, University of Melbourne
Topic: Indigenous Astronomy
Harriet Hurley
Student Researcher, University of Melbourne
Topic: Anthropology and Sociology of Space