Tamara Davis

Tamara Davis
Citizenship Australian
Education University of New South Wales (2004)
Scientific career
Fields Astrophysics, cosmology
Institutions University of Queensland
Website smp.uq.edu.au/people/TamaraDavis/

Tamara Davis, Ph.D, is an Australian astrophysicist. As of 2016 she is a Professor, and is a Vice-Chancellor's Research and Teaching Fellow, at the University of Queensland,[1] where she has been employed since 2008.[2][3]

The Australian Academy of Science awarded her their Nancy Millis Medal in 2015.[4] She was Australian Institute of Physics Women in Science Lecturer in 2011.[5] She received the Astronomical Society of Australia's Louise Webster Prize in 2009.[6]

Tamara has also competed on an international level for Australia at Ultimate Frisbee.[7]

Education

Davis completed her Ph.D in astrophysics[3] at the University of New South Wales in 2004.[2] She also has a BSc in physics and a BA in philosophy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Tamara Davis". University of Queensland.
  2. 1 2 "Tamara Davis". The Conversation. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tamara Davis - VC Research and Teaching Fellowship". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Australian Academy of Science Nancy Millis Medal". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Williams, Robyn (29 October 2011). "Tamara Davis - tackling the big questions in physics". The Science Show. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National.
  6. ↑ "Astronomical Society of Australia Louise Webster Prize". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australian National Teams Ultimate Frisbee".


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