![]() The Gomeroi yinarr astrophysicist is currently doing a PhD in astronomy at the Australian National University.Ĭorey Tutt brought Deadly Science to the ABC Heywire summit as one of the 2020 Trailblazers. Karlie Alinta Noon went on to become the first Indigenous student to obtain a Masters of Astronomy and Advanced Astrophysics in Australia. ![]() It was a crushing moment for Karlie, who was working five jobs to support herself through university and already struggling to fit into a system built for others. Karlie says "Vegemite village" is a racial slur used to describe the Aboriginal community in Tamworth. "He said in front of the whole class, 'Oh… you went to that school … that's in Vegemite village,'" Karlie recalls. His enthusiasm quickly faded into disappointment. ![]() Karlie, feeling homesick, was relieved to meet someone from her hometown.īut things took a turn for the worse when the professor found out where she attended high school. She'd walked into a lecture theatre, and almost immediately the professor realised excitedly that like him, Karlie was also from Tamworth. Some of Karlie Noon's fondest memories as a budding scientist were at university - but it was also the scene of one of her most devastating moments. ![]()
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