The Stars of Hidden Universe
Russell Scott (below centre)
Russell Scott (Director, Writer) earned his chops at the leading edge of 3D CGI animation, as lead animator on space films at Swinburne 3D
Productions, a leader in high definition 3D animation and visual recreations. He shifted gears to become director at Swinburne 3D Productions,
and brings extensive filmmaking knowledge, and a rare combination of analytical and creative skills, to Hidden Universe’s top tier 3D imagery
of awe-inspiring deep space phenomena.
Dr Greg Poole (below far left)
Dr. Gregory Poole, (astronomer), is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne, and a two-time recipient of a University of Victoria Fellowship,
R.M. Petrie Memorial Fellowship, and the Governor General’s Gold Medal. As a cosmologist, he uses supercomputer simulations and modern
statistical methods to understand the nature and evolution of the Universe’s largest structures. He has extensive experience in classroom
lecturing and public outreach, and has been invited to speak at numerous universities including Stanford and the University of Leiden.
He is on the steering committee of the Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, and is a member of the WiggleZ Dark Energy
Survey of 200,000 galaxies. Greg earned his PhD in astronomy at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Dr. Jonathan Whitmore (far right)
(astrophysicist), earned his PhD in physics from University of California, San Diego and is now a Postdoctoral
Research Associate in Extragalactic Fundamental Physics
at Swinburne University’s Centre for Astrophysics and
Supercomputing. He is a member of a European Southern Observatory Large Program, researching whether
universal constants, like the speed of light, are actually
constant. Whitmore is an expert on spectroscopy, and
has developed new algorithms and methods to analyze high precision astronomical data. He has observed
at world-class facilities like the Subaru Telescope at the
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the Keck
Telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory, and the Very
Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory.
Whitmore has given numerous talks on astrophysics at
conferences and universities including Caltech, UCSD,
USC, and Swinburne University.
SBN broadcasters Leah, Miani and Jack meet with the stars of Hidden Universe!
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