Amanda Bauer
American astronomer and science communicator · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1979 · age 47
Amanda Elaine Bauer is an American professional astronomer and science communicator. She is the Deputy Director and Head of Science and Education at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
Amanda Bauer is read about 4.5 times a day, in 9 languages.
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A galaxy's position within a cluster such as this (Abell 2261) affects how it can form new stars.
Amanda Bauer giving a public presentation in November 2014.
Amanda Bauer (on ukulele) and Fred Watson (on guitar) provide a musical interlude at the 2014 celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Anglo-Australian Telescope.About this person
She was previously based in Tucson, Arizona working as the Deputy Director of Vera C. Rubin Observatory Operations, which began observing in 2025 to capture the Legacy Survey of Space ad Time (LSST). Prior to that, she was the Head of Education and Public Outreach for Rubin Observatory.
