Professor Virginia Kilborn, 2019

In 1986, Virginia Kilborn peered through her first telescope to watch Halley’s Comet – only visible from Earth about every 75 years. In the more than 30 years since, Professor Kilborn has become a respected radio astronomer, exploring the evolution of galaxies by tracing their gas content. She joined Swinburne’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing in 2003 and was appointed Dean of Science earlier this year. Photograph originally appeared in the Media Centre Release, 'New Dean of Science committed to creating opportunities' on Thursday 08 August 2019