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Tamil woman scientist in Australia’s 60 ‘Superstars of STEM’

Dr Devika Kamath

Dr. Devika Kamath is an Astrophysicist and Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Macquarie University. She is internationally recognised for her work on observational studies of dying stars and their implications on the origin of elements in the Universe. Dr. Kamath has recently been awarded the prestigious Australian Research Council DECRA fellowship to further develop her research. She has produced over 50 scientific publications and won competitive access to telescopes around the world, for an in-kind value of more than a million AUD. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in student training and outreach programmes which benefit Australia's STEM community. Dr Kamath talks to our producer Selvi about her journey in Astrophysics.


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Dr. Devika Kamath is an Astrophysicist and Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Macquarie University. She is internationally recognised for her work on observational studies of dying stars and their implications on the origin of elements in the Universe. Dr. Kamath has recently been awarded the prestigious Australian Research Council DECRA fellowship to further develop her research. She has produced over 50 scientific publications and won competitive access to telescopes around the world, for an in-kind value of more than a million AUD. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in student training and outreach programmes which benefit Australia's STEM community. Dr Kamath talks to our producer Selvi about her journey in Astrophysics.



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