I co-created and co-lead Kilonova Seekers, a citizen science project on the Zooniverse where the public helps the GOTO collaboration discover transients that may have been otherwise missed or overlooked, participating in cutting-edge science in real-time.
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The project has been used for workshops for primary and secondary school children, and forms the basis of the IRIS pilot project Multi Messengers.
Surveying Transients with Amateur Researchers (STAR) was a Las Cumbres Observatory Global Sky Partner extension of Kilonova Seekers. Citizen scientists decided which transient discoveries to observe with the LCO telescope network, triggered observations, created light-curves, and produced colour images, guided by a lead observer from the project’s volunteers.
I co-lead the science communication working group for 4MOST. I coordinated all public-facing activities for 4MOST First Light, including international press coverage and social media strategy. I oversee a team of ~10 working on social media channels, newsletters, website content, and educational resources.