Xinnan Du, MS, PhD

"Don't question yourself when faced with setbacks. Failures don't define you, they only make you better."

Dr. Xinnan Du is the Outreach and Engagement Manager at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University. She got her PhD in astronomy in 2018 from UCLA, where she studied the physical properties of gas in distant star-forming galaxies. Before moving to Northern California, Dr. Du spent 3 years at UC Riverside as a postdoctoral scholar, outreach director, and program manager. She is very enthusiastic about public outreach. With a long-term career goal in informal science education, Xinnan hopes to inspire and engage everyone in learning astronomy through various outreach and training programs.