Tamara Davis
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Tamara Davis | |
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 Tamara Davis in 2015 | |
| Education | University of New South Wales |
| Known for | Dark energy, dark matter |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Queensland |
| Website | smp |
Tamara Maree Davis AM FAA is an Australian astrophysicist that studies cosmology and specialises in the dark energy that is accelerating our universe. Davis is a professor and laureate fellow in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland.[1][2][3]
The Australian Academy of Science awarded her their Nancy Millis Medal in 2015,[4] and she was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2018.[5] She received the Astronomical Society of Australia's Louise Webster Prize in 2009,[6][7] and their Robert Ellery Lectureship in 2021.[8] She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020, for "significant service to astrophysical science, to education, and to young astronomers".[9] She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in May 2025.[10]
As an athlete, Davis has competed for Australia at an international level in Ultimate Frisbee since the year 2000, in both Open's and Master's divisions.[11]
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