Tamara Davis should not be confused with Tamra Davis.
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Citizenship: | Australian |
Fields: | Astrophysics, cosmology |
Workplaces: | University of Queensland |
Education: | University of New South Wales |
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Tamara Maree Davis is an Australian astrophysicist., she is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland,[1] where she has been employed since 2008.[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.[9]
As an athlete, Davis has competed for Australia at an international level in Ultimate Frisbee.[10]
Davis completed her Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of New South Wales in 2004.[2] She also has a BSc in physics and a BA in philosophy.