Dame Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you “don’t need a brain the size of a small planet” to understand, participate in, and enjoy science. She studied at Imperial College, where she obtained her degree in physics and her PhD in mechanical engineering. In 2004, Dr. Aderin-Pocock founded Science Innovation Ltd. Through this company, she conducts public engagement activities, sharing her love of space and encouraging underrepresented communities to take up STEM. To date, she has directly spoken to well over 600,000 people around the world. Dr. Aderin-Pocock is cohost of the world’s longest-running science television program, The Sky at Night, and an accomplished author. Her recent children’s book Am I Made of Stardust? won a Royal Society book prize. She is the former president of the British Science Association and current chancellor of the University of Leicester, and was made a dame in the 2023. Based in London, freelance illustrator Claire Scully works in pen, ink, and digital. Her work explores a variety of themes, including nature and the environment. Her clients include Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, the National Maritime Museum, The New York Times, and Adidas. Her first children’s book, Nature Explained, sold in over 15 languages.
