Lia Halloran
Lia is an artist who integrates science and nature into her work, drawing from scientific materials and historical influences. She has collaborated with scientists and architects, including Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is part of collections like the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Halloran has received numerous awards, including an […]
Martin Rees
Lord Martin Rees is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and also Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and at Leicester University. After studying at the University of Cambridge, he held post-doctoral positions in the UK […]
Garik Israelian
Dr. Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (Spain), is the creative director and spiritual father of the STARMUS Festival. In 1999 he led a collaboration reported in the journal Nature that found the first observational evidence that supernova explosions are responsible for the formation of black holes. His research has led […]
Carole Mundell
Prof. Carole Mundell – ESA Director of Science Prof. Mundell is an internationally renowned scientist with extensive experience in inclusive leadership, operational management, strategy and international science policy development. Carole Mundell She joined ESA from the University of Bath where she held the Hiroko Sherwin Chair in Extragalactic Astronomy, was founding Head of Astrophysics, and […]
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal
Ronald Jay Blumenthal better known by his stage name Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal or just simply as Bumblefoot, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He adopted his nickname from the bacterial infection of the same name, which he learned about while helping his wife study for her veterinary exams. The name went from being just […]
