Brian P. Murphy
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Edinburgh
Entrepreneur, Oroff
IIAS Civilian Astronautics Trainee
Meet Brian
Brian Murphy is an award-winning early-career Planetary Scientist and Astronomer, and currently holds a position as a final-year Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Edinburgh and Royal Observatory of Edinburgh.
He has led innovative Martian ice cap research at the Florida Institute of Technology, completed an internship with Cassini at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is researching bioastronautics at the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, is currently supporting the NASA DART and ESA HERA missions, and also researching the chemical parentage of 34 comet coma using the VLT MUSE instrument. He was awarded the Out Astronaut grant in 2021, which will fund, train, and fly him on a suborbital spaceflight while expanding his base in astronautics.
His perspective, academics, and boundless curiosity earned him further awards and distinctions, such as the renowned Astronaut Scholarship, Apollo Scholarship, Distinguished Student Awards, Student Leader Awards, 2022 Humanitarian of the Year Award, and honored Delegate at the United Nations Space Generations Advisory Council. At the age of 24, Brian aims to have a career in human space flight, planetary defense, solar system research, and social advocacy, and looks forward to a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive STEM field for all.
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