During her PhD studies she started sharing her research about how the brains of astronauts adapt to space. Since then, she has won several awards for science communication, amongst which the PhD Cup in 2018. In 2019 Forbes put her on their ‘30 under 30’ list as one of the most promising young researchers in the world. She writes articles for Flemish magazines such as Eos Wetenschap and Knack, and is a successful author of a number of books about science for children and adults. You may even have met her at one of the events of the Dag van de Wetenschap as she is an enthusiastic ambassador for science and technology in Flanders. Her name is Angelique Van Ombergen, and she tells us more about her motivations and challenges as a science communicator, how it’s part of her job as the Chief Exploration Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA), and why she thinks it is very important to stay true to yourself.
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