Tamara Davis | |
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![]() Tamara Davis in 2015 | |
Citizenship | Australian |
Education | University of New South Wales |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics, cosmology |
Institutions | University of Queensland |
Website |
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Tamara Maree Davis AM is an Australian astrophysicist. As of 2020 [update], she is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics 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] and she was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2018,. [5] She received the Astronomical Society of Australia's Louise Webster Prize in 2009, [6] [7] and their Robert Ellery Lectureship in 2021. [8] She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020. [9]
As an athlete, Davis has competed for Australia at an international level in Ultimate Frisbee. [10]
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]
Tamara Davis | |
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![]() Tamara Davis in 2015 | |
Citizenship | Australian |
Education | University of New South Wales |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics, cosmology |
Institutions | University of Queensland |
Website |
smp |
Tamara Maree Davis AM is an Australian astrophysicist. As of 2020 [update], she is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics 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] and she was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2018,. [5] She received the Astronomical Society of Australia's Louise Webster Prize in 2009, [6] [7] and their Robert Ellery Lectureship in 2021. [8] She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020. [9]
As an athlete, Davis has competed for Australia at an international level in Ultimate Frisbee. [10]
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]