Brain Trust

The people who have shaped and continue to guide the .Astronomy series.

Robert Simpson
Robert Simpson
Spaceflux / Creator of .Astronomy

Astrophycist, Product Lead, xGoogler. Father to humans and animals. Creator of .Astronomy in 2008.

Chris Lintott
Chris Lintott
Oxford University

Astronomer, writer and zookeeper. Oxford, Gresham and the Zooniverse. The human half of the Dog Stars podcast.

Sarah Kendrew
Sarah Kendrew
European Space Agency

European Space Agency Astronomer at STScI in Baltimore. Team Lead for the MIRI instrument on JWST.

Amanda Bauer
Dr Amanda Bauer
Yerkes Observatory

Astronomer, Deputy Director of Yerkes Observatory, still willing to try...

Alasdair Allan
Alasdair Allan
Raspberry Pi, Ltd

Scientist, author, hacker, maker, and journalist. Writes, speaks, and builds. An accidental privacy advocate.

Dr Becky Smethurst
Dr Becky Smethurst
University of Oxford

Astrophysicist studying how supermassive black holes affect galaxies. Enthusiastic about space and cats on YouTube.

Arfon Smith
Arfon Smith
Schmidt Sciences

Senior Fellow, Schmidt Sciences. Previously founded the Data Science Mission Office at STScI. Editor-in-Chief of JOSS.

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