Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

About Ewine van Dishoeck

Ewine van Dishoeck is professor of molecular astrophysics at Leiden
University, the Netherlands, and is currently the president of the
International Astronomical Union (IAU). Her research focuses on the
formation of new stars and planets and the building blocks for life
elsewhere in the universe, a topic she enjoys teaching to students,
general public and school children. She has received many awards,
including the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics, as well as membership
of several international academies.