Public Lecture: Out of this World and into the Next

You are cordially invited to a pubic talk titled "Out of This World and Into The Next" by Dr Adriana Marais.

Marais is an award-winning theoretical physicist and internationally renowned advocate for off-world exploration. Her PhD and postdoctoral work in quantum biology on photosynthesis and the origins of the building blocks of life in space was published in top physics journals including Physical Review Letters, and won awards from L'Oreal-UNESCO and the Royal Society of South Africa among others.

She is currently a Director at the Foundation for Space Development Africa. Between 2017 and 2019, she was the head of Innovation at SAP Africa. In 2020, she was among 5 global finalists for Women in Tech's the Most Disruptive Woman in Tech Award. She will also launch her book on 20 September at Wits, same venue.

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