Need a speaker?

Are you looking for an engaging speaker to talk to your group about astronomy and space? I’m a passionate science communicator based in Warsaw (PL) available to speak at schools, astronomy societies, science festivals, conferences and private events – virtually or in person!

You can get an idea of some of my past talks and public engagement work below. If you don’t see your particular topic of interest, get in touch and I’d be more than happy to chat about your ideas and create new material for your event!

Topics I can give talks on include but are not limited to:

Binary stars

Many stars form in pairs. In a lot of ways, binary stars are much more interesting than single stars because they interact. Some steal material from their companion star, some crash into each other, some explode. But other binaries are very quiet and well-behaved. These binaries can be studied and measured to a very high precision and accuracy, and are hugely important in calibrating theoretical stellar models.

• “Eclipsing Binary Stars and their Temperatures” – International Astronomical Youth Camp, St Andreasberg (2023)
• “Two Stars Are Better Than One” – International Astronomical Youth Camp Seminar Series, Online (2021), Keynote at Keele University Psychology Postgraduate Research Conference, Online (2021)
• “How can we measure accurate temperatures of stars?” – Keele University, Online (2021)

Planets and exoplanets

The first planet to be discovered orbiting around a Sun-like star was found in 1995 (and the discovery won the Nobel Prize in 2019!). Since then, over four thousand other exoplanets have been found; a vast menagerie of weird and wacky worlds, many that are completely different from the ones found in our solar system. Some exoplanets orbit so close to their stars that their atmospheres are evaporating.

• “The Search for Earth 2.0“ – Pint of Science, Stoke-on-Trent (2019), Stoking Curiosity, Stoke-on-Trent (2018)
• “Exoplanets and X-rays” – Kings High School, Warwick (2018), Warwick AstroSoc, Coventry (2018), Conference of Astronomy and Physics Students, Newcastle (2018), International Astronomical Youth Camp, Nettlecombe (2018)

Astronomy and space

I can speak about general concepts in astronomy, from ancient civilisations to current science. I have also given talks on women in astronomy and the history of space exploration.

• “A Career In Astrophysics” – Ardingly College, Online (2021)
• “NASA’s TESS Mission: 2 Years of Cutting Edge Astrophysics” – Women’s Engineering Society Merseyside, Online (2020)
• “Astronomy 101” – International Astronomical Youth Camp, Nettlecombe (2018), International Astronomical Youth Camp Hackathon, Online (2021), International Astronomical Youth Camp, St Andreasberg (2022)
• “Women of Astronomy: An Untold History” – Warwick AstroSoc, Coventry (2019)
• “The Space Race and Astronomy” – Warwick AstroSoc, Coventry (2018)

Outreach I’ve been involved in

The main outreach activity that takes up my time is volunteering as a leader at the International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC). You can read more about what I do at the IAYC here.

I have visited schools to chat about astronomy and share the wonderful Keele University Stardome and University of Warwick Planetarium. While at Keele, you could sometimes find me volunteering as a tour guide at Keele Observatory. I was also on the organising committee for Pint of Science Stoke-on-Trent, but we paused our activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I spoke on a panel about my experiences as a female astrophysicist at the International Day for Women and Girls in Science 2019 event at Keele University.