Dr Simon Foster
pace scientist and Outreach specialist
Imperial College London
Dr Simon Foster is a Space scientist and Outreach specialist based at Imperial College London. Dr Foster has a PhD in Solar-terrestrial Physics and PGCE in Science education and has over 20 years’ experience in the fields of Space Science and STEM education. His area of specialism is solar variability and climate change, using sunspot records to investigate current and historic variations in the Sun’s energy output called the Total Solar Irradiance.
He is currently the Head of Outreach for the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engagement lead for the Imperial Space Lab, a multidisciplinary network of excellence at Imperial College London, that brings together scientists working on a broad range of space related topics, from space medicine to astrophysics. He is also the co-creator of the ‘I’m a Space person’ careers resources, which raises awareness of the diverse range of careers in the space industry
