Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Occupation	Space Scientist
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1968(1968-03-09)
Age	56
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Pisces

Maggie Aderin-Pocock Biography

Maggie Aderin-Pocock is one of the most popular and richest Space Scientist who was born on March 9, 1968 in London, United Kingdom. Aderin-Pocock was the daughter of Nigerian parents Caroline Philips (born 9 March 1968) and Justus Adebayo Aderin (b. Camden, London). Her name, Ebunoluwa, is derived from Yoruba words “Ebunoluwa” which means “gift” and “Oluwa” which mean “God”. This variant of “Oluwabunmi or “Olubunmi” also means “gift of God” in Yoruba. She was educated at La Sainte Union Convent School, North London. As a child she had dyslexia. When she said she wanted to become an astronaut, a teacher suggested that she study nursing because it is scientific too. She has four A-Levels in biology, maths, physics and chemistry.

Dr. Martin Pocock married her in 2002. They have one daughter, Lauren Pocock, who was born in 2010. They currently live in Guildford, Surrey.

Aderin-Pocock was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to science education. She also was awarded an honorary doctorate from Staffordshire University in 2009 for contributions to the field of science education.

Aderin-Pocock discussed her life on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in March 2010, and has been the subject of numerous biographical articles on women in science.

Aderin-Pocock worked on many projects in the private sector, academia, as well as in government. She worked as a researcher at the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (a division of the UK Ministry of Defence) from 1996 to 1999. In her first job, she was a systems scientist working on missile warning systems. From 1997 to 1999, she was a project manager, developing handheld instruments to detect landmines. Aderin-Pocock was awarded a fellowship by the Science and Technology Facilities Council in 1999 to help develop a high- resolution instrument for the Gemini telescope. The telescope analyzes starlight in order to better understand distant stars.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock Net Worth

Maggie Aderin-Pocock is one of the richest Space Scientist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maggie Aderin-Pocock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin Pocock MBE (nee Aderin) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an Honorary Research Associate of University College London’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. She has been co- presenting the long-running astronomy TV program The Sky at Night since February 2014.

She attended Imperial College London and graduated in 1990 with a B.Sc. in Physics. In 1994, she completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering under Hugh Spikes. Her research focused on the development of an ultra thin film measurement system that used spectroscopy, interferometry and spectroscopy to measure thickness down to 2.5 nm. This included improving optical performance, the mechanical design and development of control software and image processing software. Other methods at that time were limited to a micron resolution and could not operate at all. The instrument was sold by a spin-off company from Imperial College University (PCS Instruments) after this development.

Since 2006, Aderin-Pocock has served as a research fellow at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, supported by a Science in Society fellowship 2010-2013 funded by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). She previously held two other fellowships related to science communication, including science and society fellowships 2006–08 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) and 2008–10 (STFC). Also in 2006, she was one of six “Women of Outstanding Achievement” winners with GetSET Women.

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Facts & Trivia

Maggie Ranked on the list of most popular Space Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Maggie Aderin- Pocock celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

What was Maggie Aderin-Pocock famous for?

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist, science communicator and presenter of the BBC’s The Sky at Night. She completed a PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1994, after an undergraduate degree in Physics also at Imperial.

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What did Maggie Pocock overcome?

Diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of eight, young Maggie started out hating school. “It didn’t agree with me,” she tells a group of teens at the Royal Institute’s Unconference. “I used to sit at the back of the classroom and sort of skulk a bit. Because of my dyslexia, my reading and writing weren’t very good at all.”

Who is Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock husband?

Martin

Who presents sky at night?

Today The Sky at Night continues with its team of presenters, Professor Chris Lintott, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Dr Lucie Green and Pete Lawrence. The programme also involves the army of amateur astronomers who watch the programme in research projects.