Dr. Natasha Latouf, 26, a graduate research fellow and astrophysicist, is the real-life “Legally Blonde.”
Despite early doubts about her abilities as a woman in STEM, she persevered, working three jobs during her undergrad and securing prestigious funding, including from NASA.
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, she launched the B.A.R.B.I.E. project (Bayesian Analysis for Remote Biosignature Identification on ExoEarths) to develop tools for the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Natasha embraced the Barbie aesthetic, dressing in pink and creating themed visuals, symbolising that science is for everyone, not just for men in lab coats.
Despite early doubts about her abilities as a woman in STEM, she persevered, working three jobs during her undergrad and securing prestigious funding, including from NASA.
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, she launched the B.A.R.B.I.E. project (Bayesian Analysis for Remote Biosignature Identification on ExoEarths) to develop tools for the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Natasha embraced the Barbie aesthetic, dressing in pink and creating themed visuals, symbolising that science is for everyone, not just for men in lab coats.
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00:00Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce you to Dr. Natasha Latunfa.
00:30One, two, three!
00:44Hi Dr. Barbie!
00:47Hi Barbie!