- Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Sara Webb is an astrophysicist and Associate Dean of Innovation and Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. Her research focuses on using artificial intelligence to discover unusual objects in the universe and track space debris in astronomical surveys.
Sara also leads student-designed space experiments sent to the International Space Station and is passionate about opening pathways into space science for the next generation. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree and Superstar of STEM, she regularly appears in national and international media to explain the wonders — and occasional catastrophes — of our universe.
Experience
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2025–presentProgram Lead (Microgravity) , Swinburne Space Technology and Industry Institute
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2026–presentAssociate dean, Swinburne University of Technology
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2024–2026Course Director, Swinburne University of Technology
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2021–2024Postdoctoral research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
Education
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2021Swinburne University of Technology , PhD
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2017Queensland University of Technology, Honours In Physics
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2016Queensland University of Technology , Bachelors in Science
Contact Sara for
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- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Melbourne
- Website
- Instagram: sarawebbscience
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sarawebb-astro
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