Clare Higgs

After completing her undergraduate studies in Physics at Queen’s University in Ontario, Clare pursued a Masters and PhD in Astronomy at the University of Victoria, supervised by Alan McConnachie. She studied the resolved stars in nearby, isolated dwarf galaxies to better understand how environment affects the structure of dwarf galaxies. She is now an astronomer on the Education & Public Outreach team at NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The EPO team works to bring Rubin Observatory and its data to the public, as it embarks on a decade of exciting science and discovery.

Clare has a passion for astronomy, particularly observational astronomy in the optical wavelengths and is looking forward to continuing to study dwarf galaxies in the era of Rubin. She lives in Fort Collins, CO with her partner Kyle, dog Poe and horse Aero.

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