Tamara Davis
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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, for "significant service to astrophysical science, to education, and to young astronomers".[9] She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in May 2025.[10]
As an athlete, Davis has competed for Australia at an international level in Ultimate Frisbee since the year 2000, in both Open's and Master's divisions.[11]
Education
Davis completed her PhD in astrophysics at the University of New South Wales in 2004.[2][3] She also has a BSc in physics and a BA in philosophy.[3]
Research
Professor Davis is an expert in dark energy and dark matter, and her research includes an array of topics in cosmology such as black holes, supernova, and galaxy expansions.[1][12]
Davis is also an award-winning lecturer, teaching both first year physics and third year astrophysics at The University of Queensland.[1] Additionally, she is an advocate for engaging and welcoming women and people from diverse backgrounds into science, and particularly in the field of physics.[13]
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External links
- Tamara Davis on Twitter.
- Interview with Martine Harte about Ruby Payne-Scott for Engaging Women.
- Cool Jobs: Astrophysics video for the World Science Festival Brisbane (2024).