Education and career
Webb joined Swinburne University of Technology in Australia as a PhD candidate in 2018, which she completed in 2021. [1]
She is an astrophysicist and science communicator and best known for her various media appearances around astronomy and space science topics. She leads Swinburne's high school space programs, including the Swinburne Haileybury International Space Station Experiment (SHINE) and the Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge. [2] Annually she responsible for Australian student designed payloads to the International Space Station. [3] [4]
Her research focuses on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse large and complex astrophysical data sets, such as identifying sources of gravitational waves and fast radio bursts. [5] Her early work in machine learning for anomalous source detection allowed her to discover a sub-population of ulta fast flares on M-dwarf stars within the Milky Way. [6] [7]
Webb is a prolific science communicator, appearing as an expert correspondent to discuss space and astronomy. [8] [9] Webb is a go-to expert in radio, [10] [11] TV [12] [13] and print media. [14] [15] Her articles have appeared in The Conversation, COSMOS and BBC Science Focus, and been including in the Australian Anthology Best in Science Writing. [16] Her doubt book "The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes" was released worldwide October 2024. [17]
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