# Kirsten Banks

> Kirsten Alexandra Banks is an Aboriginal Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of the Wiradjuri people, known for her work in promoting mainstream and Aboriginal astronomy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of New South Wales in 2018, and a Ph.D in June 2024, and worked at the Sydney Observatory.

*Australian astrophysicist and science communicator*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kirsten-banks

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1993-05-30
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 14.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Kirsten Banks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Banks)
- [Kirsten Banks](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Banks)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65934944)

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