1. Alice Gorman was born on 1964 and is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog.
13 Facts About Alice Gorman
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Alice Gorman is a founding member of the Archaeology, Science and Heritage Council of For All Moonkind, Inc.
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Alice Gorman returned to study in the late 1990s and obtained a Ph.
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Alice Gorman continues to work in the Indigenous heritage management sector on short-term contracts.
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From an early age, Alice Gorman wanted to be both an astrophysicist and an archaeologist.
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In 2013, Alice Gorman received recognition for her work on the archaeology of space when she was invited to present at TEDx Sydney.
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Alice Gorman is a member of the faculty of the International Space University, an assessor for the Australian Research Council, and a member of numerous space and archaeology organisations including the Space Industry Association of Australia.
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Alice Gorman writes regularly for The Conversation, where she details much of her space archaeology research for a general audience.
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Alice Gorman's work has been included in the 2013 Science Online anthology and the collection of Best Australian Science Writing from 2013 to 2017.
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In 2019, Alice Gorman published her first book on space archaeology entitled "Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the future" for which she was interviewed on the ABC's Conversations program.
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In 2016, Alice Gorman was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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In 2020, Alice Gorman was given a Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of New England.
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Alice Gorman was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2023.