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Dr Alice Gorman

Associate Professor,
Flinders University

Bio

Dr Alice Gorman is an internationally recognised leader in the field of space archaeology. She is an Associate Professor in the College of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University, where she teaches traditional and space archaeology. Her research focuses on the archaeology and heritage of space exploration, including space junk, planetary landing sites, off-earth mining, rocket launch pads and antennas. She is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Since 2017 she has been a Director on the Board of the Space Industry Association of Australia. In 2017 she won the Bragg UNSW Prize in Science Writing. Alice's book Dr Space Junk vs the Universe: Archaeology and the Future (MIT Press, 2019) won the NIB People's Choice Award and the John Mulvaney Award. She tweets as @drspacejunk and blogs at Space Age Archaeology.

Industry
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  • Education (includes University Research Labs)

Education

University of New England
Armidale, Australia
PhD, 2001
Archaeology
1995 To 2000
Dissertation: The Archaeology of Body Modification
Advisor: Professor Iain Davidson

Honors and Awards

Bragg UNSW Prize for Science Writing
University of New South Wales/New South Books (UNSW)
2017

Industry

  • Education (includes University Research Labs)

Professional Interest

  • Atmospheric and Space Environments
  • General Aerospace Design & Structures
  • History
  • Life Sciences and Systems
  • Society and Aerospace Technology

University

  • University of Melbourne
  • University of New England

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Atmospheric and Space Environments
  • General Aerospace Design & Structures
  • History
  • Life Sciences and Systems
  • Society and Aerospace Technology

Other Professional Affiliations

Space Industry Association of Australia
2011 - Present