Researcher • Artist • Communicator

Nicole Jenkins

Astrophysics PhD student • University of Southern Queensland

Researching merging galaxies and star formation at the University of Southern Queensland. Former motorsport journalist and wildlife carer, current pencil artist, and passionate science communicator.

Currently

Measuring how galaxy mergers shape where stars form using the SAMI Galaxy survey. On the side, working with narrowband data to create full-colour images (see the Colour Mapping tool).