Thu, 06 Feb
|Main Stage - Planetarium
Keynote Speaker - Suzie Imber
An inspirational talk from Suzie Imber, Professor of Space Physics at the University of Leicester
Time & Location
06 Feb 2025, 10:30 – 11:15
Main Stage - Planetarium
About the event
Suzie will discuss her research in planetary science, and some of the interesting multi-disciplinary work that happens in the sector. She will also look forward to what the future of space exploration, exploitation, and technology might look like over the next 50 years.
Speaker Information
Suzie Imber is a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester. She specialises in understanding the impact of the Sun and the solar wind on the magnetised planets, a research area known as Space Weather. Suzie is a Co-Investigator on the X-ray spectrometer on board the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft which launched in October 2018 and will arrive at Mercury in 2025. She will use this data to characterise the unique X-ray aurora recently discovered at Mercury.
Suzie was also the winner of the recent BBC 2 series entitled ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?’ during which twelve candidates were put through…