Julie Sage is an aspiring astrophysicist, science communicator, and the host of SuperNova Style Science News. At just 16-years-old, she’s been doing some real science with running a variety of different experiments on cubesats, including material testing.

But with her age comes obstacles, including issues with funding and a lack of access to materials. Regardless she perseveres, and with that, has a unique perspective on doing science.

In this episode we talk about her various cubesat experiments, the challenges she’s faced as a young scientist, as well as making science more accessible for young folks.