Professor Dr. Celine D Orgeville

Biography

Professor Celine d'Orgeville is the Director of the Advanced Instrumentation & Technology Centre at the Australian National University (ANU) and a translational fellow. She leads a team of 50 scientists and engineers dedicated to developing innovative and cutting-edge instrumentation in astronomy and space. Celine is recognized as a world-leading expert in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS AO) and serves as the Australian Principal Investigator for the ULTIMATE-Subaru Ground Layer AO and Giant Magellan Telescope Laser Tomography AO projects. Since joining ANU in 2012, she has contributed to the design and commissioning of facilities at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and Chile. Celine's work has resulted in significant advancements in adaptive optics technologies and ground-to-space laser communications. She is a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics and the Astronomical Society of Australia, and she actively promotes inclusion, diversity, and equity in astronomy. Celine has received recognition for her contributions, including an ANU College of Science Award for Service in the IDEA category and the 2021 SPIE Diversity Outreach Award. She is also a proud alumna of leadership programs aimed at advancing women in STEM fields.

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