
Suzanne Imber
Associate Professor of Planetary Science University of Leicester
British, living in the United Kingdom
Suzie is a planetary scientist specialising in understanding the interaction of the sun with the inner planets in our solar system. She is also interested in using satellite data to address global social, economic and scientific challenges. She wrote computer code to automatically identify all the mountains in the Andes and now spends several months a year tackling first ascents of mountains she discovered. She was the winner of the 2017 BBC series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?, and in her spare time enjoys running, rock climbing, baking, yoga and learning Portuguese!