| Matt O'Dowd | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Melbourne (BSc, PhD) |
| Occupation: | Astrophysicist |
Matthew John O'Dowd is an Australian astrophysicist. He is an associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the Lehman College of the City University of New York[1] [2] and writer and host of PBS Space Time on YouTube.[3] He is a frequent guest on Science Goes to the Movies on CUNY TV and on StarTalk radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson.[4]
O’Dowd attended the University of Melbourne, beginning his Bachelor's in Science in 1992 and concluding in 1994 with a major in physics. In 1995, he completed his First Class Honours in physics. In 2003, he completed his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics with his thesis, titled: 'The Host Galaxies of Radio-loud AGN'.[5]
O'Dowd is an associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the Lehman College of the City University of New York. He is a staff scientist at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2015, he has been the writer and host of PBS Space Time, a video series by PBS Digital Studios.[6] O'Dowd is a crew member of Black Rock Observatory, a mobile observatory that debuted at Burning Man in 2012.[7]