Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith

Lisa Harvey-Smith is an astrophysicist and Professor of Practice at UNSW. From 2018-2024 she served as Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador, leading a team at UNSW conducting research and delivering public engagement, advocacy and education programs to drive systemic change towards greater inclusion in STEM. She is now the program ambassador for Future You - a national STEM careers program based at UNSW aimed at showing primary teachers and their parents, carers and teachers that STEM is for everyone.

Professor Harvey-Smith is an award-winning author of STEM books for adults and children. She was a presenter on the ABC's hit television series Stargazing Live and loves sharing her passion for astronomy with the world. She serves on the International Advisory Board for the Quad Fellowship, and previously served on the Boards of the Australian Space Agency and Questacon.