Thrilled to announce that @unimelb will be hosting Latoka/Ojibwe astrophysicist & artist A/Prof Annette Lee as an Indigenous Scholar in Residence (jointly b/w @ArtsUnimelb & @SciMelb) to help us develop programs and a new Breadth subject on global Indigenous Astronomy!

Dr Annette Lee is a leading global expert on Indigenous Astronomy. She is Associate Professor of Astronomy & Physics @stcloudstate in Minnesota (USA), director of SCSU Planetarium, and Director of the & #39;Native Skywatchers& #39; program.

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Dr Lee earned a BSc in Applied Math from @UCBerkeley, a BFA in art from @Illinois_Alma, an MSc Astrophysics from @WUSTL, an MFA in painting from @Yale, and a PhD in physics from @UWConline. She& #39;s also an Adjunct A/Prof in Astrophysics at @usqedu

Dr Lee& #39;s MFA project was entitled "Star Medicine" and her PhD thesis was on integrating Indigenous perspectives into Astronomy 101 courses. She brings her lived experience, talent, and knowledge as a globally leading expert in Indigenous Astronomy.