Sarafina Nance
Sarafina Nance | |
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Sarafina Nance in 2020 | |
| Born | Sarafina El-Badry Nance 1992 or 1993 (age 31–32) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | St. Stephen's Episcopal School |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | A Theoretical Investigation of Supernovae Progenitors (2016) |
| Website | starafina |
Sarafina El-Badry Nance is an Egyptian-American astrophysicist and science communicator in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research investigates supernovae and their applications to cosmology. Nance is known for her use of social media, in particular Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn where she discusses astrophysics and activism. She is also an advocate for women's health and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Her memoir Starstruck was published in 2023.