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ANU InSpace has been honoured to have Ute serve as Board Member, and she has been a supporter and enthusiast of all our endeavours. Thank you for everything, Ute, and here's to continued collaborations between ARC and ANU InSpace.</p></div></div></div><div class="col-lg-4 d-flex mb-3"><div class="bg-white"><img loading="lazy" src="/files/styles/block_hero_image_1441_x_700_/public/2025-01/Alan%20Chan_iALuNCH.jpeg?h=bc4be136&itok=Hk8AnOu5" width="1441" height="800" alt="Alan Chan AROSE participant" /><div class="p-3 "><small>15-01-2025</small><h3 class="mt-1"><a href="/media-centre/news/anu-researcher-alan-chan-participates-arose-space-workforce-training" hreflang="en">ANU researcher Alan Chan participates with AROSE space workforce training</a></h3><p>We want to highlight the wonderful experiences of The Australian National University's researcher Alan Chan who is embracing the opportunities he had to participate with AROSE in internationally recognised space workforce training. Please read about his time at the Australian Milo Mission Academy for Lunar Exploration and get inspired!</p></div></div></div><div class="col-lg-4 d-flex mb-3"><div class="bg-white"><img loading="lazy" src="/files/styles/block_hero_image_1441_x_700_/public/2025-01/Jackson-Gwilt%20Medal_Anna.jpeg?h=a0a34bac&itok=p9s8O8Ej" width="1441" height="800" alt="Jackson-Gwilt Medal awarded to Anna Moore" /><div class="p-3 "><small>13-01-2025</small><h3 class="mt-1"><a href="/media-centre/news/prestigious-jackson-gwilt-medal-awarded-anu-inspace-director-professor-anna-moore" hreflang="en">Prestigious Jackson-Gwilt Medal awarded to ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore</a></h3><p>We are so proud of our Director Anna Moore FTSE who has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Jackson-Gwilt Medal, recognising outstanding invention, improvement, or development of astronomical or geophysical instrumentation or techniques.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div id="block-webstyle-footericons" class="block-template-default"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center py-4"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/anu-inspace/" aria-label="InSpace LinkedIn Link"><i class="fa-brands fa-linkedin-in footer-icons"></i></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/anuinspace" aria-label="InSpace Facebook Link"><i class="fa-brands fa-facebook-f footer-icons-facebook"></i></a><a target="_blank" href="https://vimeo.com/anuinspace" aria-label="InSpace Vimeo Link"><i class="fa-brands fa-vimeo-v footer-icons"></i></a></div></div></div></div></main><div role="region" class="anu-wf-social-banner"></div><footer role="contentinfo" class="anu-wf-footer react-none" aria-label="Footer banner" data-tracker='anu' ></footer></div></div><script src="/sites/inspace.anu.edu.au/files/optimized/js/js_wH1XcDkTsVO6z3lsKaa83dXF57kJBarTdwxzlHCoeKI.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=webstyle&include=eJwrT00qLqnMSY0vyEksScsvytVPTMnNzNMtzdQph0rpwxi6BUX5KQDuJROS"></script> <script src="https://webstyle.anu.edu.au/widgets/bundle.js"></script> <script src="https://webstyle.anu.edu.au/styles/js/dist/export.js"></script> </body></html>