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Kelly Lepo standing in front of a radio dish at the VLA, wearing a large straw hat and holding a pair of big, black headphones up to my ears, imitating a scene from the movie Contact.

I am an Astronomer, science communicator, and Adult Lisa Simpson. I have a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Toronto, where I studied type Ia supernova progenitors (that is: corpses of stars like our sun that may one day blow up as supernovae).

Currently, I am an Education and Outreach Scientist at the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute where I support outreach efforts for JWST.

I was the first coordinator of the McGill Space Institute (now the Trottier Space Institute), where I handled outreach (talking to the public about the cool research that goes on that the MSI), in-reach (getting scientists to talk to one another), and some administrative stuff. I was also the staff facilitator for AstroMcGill, where I helped organize events like Public AstroNight and Astronomy on Tap MTL.

I love talking about space with the public. The Universe is so weird and wonderful that it would be a shame not to share it with as many people as possible. Want to talk about space? Contact me.