Nathalie Ouellette
Astrophysicist

Nathalie Ouellette is an astrophysicist, science communicator, and diehard space junkie! She earned a PhD in physics and astronomy at Queen’s University in 2016. Her research focuses on the formation and evolution of galaxies, particularly those found in clusters. She is a frequent contributor and analyst in the Canadian media on all things space. She also organizes and participates in science outreach events from the local to national level. Nathalie is currently the coordinator of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at Université de Montréal and is the outreach scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope in Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency.