Kim Arcand has, literally, an out-of-this-world job as a visualisation scientist and technologist for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Massachusetts. Kim is an innovator in storytelling about space and stars, (specifically astronomy data visualisation, 3D printing and virtual reality), creating a sensory understanding of the universe for everyone from children to those with low vision. Kim talks about her work, her Otago PhD, and never leaving home without a star in her handbag!

Kim Arcand has, literally, an out-of-this-world job as a visualisation scientist and technologist for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Massachusetts. Kim is an innovator in storytelling about space and stars, (specifically astronomy data visualisation, 3D printing and virtual reality), creating a sensory understanding of the universe for everyone from children to those with low vision. Kim talks about her work, her Otago PhD, and never leaving home without a star in her handbag!

A star in my handbag

from the Alumni team at the University of Otago.Join us as we explore some of the out-of-the-ordinary day jobs of our inspirational, global alumni community.

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from the Alumni team at the University of Otago. Join us as we explore some of the out-of-the-ordinary day jobs of our inspirational, global alumni community.

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