Name: Kat Ross (she/her)
Field: Galaxy Evolution and Black Hole Variability
Bio: I am a PhD candidate at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research based at Curtin University. I study baby black holes in the centres of distant galaxies and try to understand their role in galaxy evolution. In 2018, I founded the IncludeHer movement to correct the biased representation of scientists in courses around Australia and am an advocate for women in STEM.
Likes: Indoor plants, reading (particularly fantasy books with dragons), Netball (GK of course)
Fun fact: I have never broken a bone and I’m terrified one day I’ll fall over and break all my limbs in one go.
Contributions to Science: Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) based in Western Australia, I have conducted the largest survey of spectral variability to date. The aim of this survey to detect and classify types of variability in radio sources based on their spectral information.