Benjamin Pope

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I research extrasolar planets - planets around other stars - and focus on developing and applying new data science approaches for detecting and characterizing them.

I grew up in Sydney, New South Wales, and studied for my Honours and Masters at the University of Sydney. I studied abroad at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 2017 I completed my DPhil in Astrophysics at Balliol College, Oxford. I was then a NASA Sagan Fellow at New York University, before joining the University of Queensland as a Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics. I am now an associate professor at Macquarie University.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Associate professor, Macquarie University
  • 2021–2024
    ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Queensland
  • 2024–2024
    Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
  • 2021–2023
    Lecturer, University of Queensland
  • 2017–2020
    NASA Sagan Fellow, New York University

Education

  • 2017 
    University of Oxford, DPhil in Astrophysics
  • 2013 
    University of Sydney, MSc, Astrophysics
  • 2012 
    University of Sydney, BSc Hons I, Astrophysics
  • 2010 
    University of California, Berkeley, Study Abroad

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Discovery Early Career Research Award
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2017
    NASA Sagan Fellowship
    Role:
    NASA Sagan Fellow
    Funding Source:
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 2013
    Clarendon Scholarship
    Role:
    DPhil Student
    Funding Source:
    Clarendon Fund
  • 2013
    Jowett Scholarship
    Role:
    DPhil Student
    Funding Source:
    Balliol College, Oxford
  • 2013
    Australian Postgraduate Award
    Role:
    PhD Student
    Funding Source:
    Australian Government

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Institute of Physics
  • Astronomical Society of Australia

Honours

Queensland Tall Poppy, University Challenge Champion 2017, Best Australian Science Writing 2021

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