Astrophysicist and University of Arizona professor Dr. Erika Hamden joins Shawn to talk about her lifelong passion for space, her path from Harvard and Columbia to leading cutting-edge telescope missions, and why resilience is key in science. She shares stories from balloon-powered telescope missions like Fireball, her upcoming NASA Pioneer mission Aspera, and her work training the next generation of scientists. Erika also discusses science funding challenges, the every day impact of space research, and her science communication efforts from hosting AZPM’s New Frontiers to her new book, Weird Universe.

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Where to find Erika:

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www.ehamden.org/

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Hosted by Shawn Linam
Produced and edited by Sicily Seitz

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Supported by Qwaltec

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