Susan Murabana Owen is a Kenyan astronomer.
Susan Murabana Owen adalah seorang astronom asal Kenya.
The co-founder of Travelling Telescope, she is known for her efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Africa, particularly among girls.
Ia merupakan salah satu pendiri Travelling Telescope dan dikenal karena usahanya dalam mempromosikan sains, teknologi, rekayasa, dan matematika (STEM) di Afrika, khususnya di kalangan anak perempuan.
Murabana grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, and studied sociology and economics at the city's Catholic University of Eastern Africa.
Murabana dibesarkan di Nairobi, Kenya, dan menempuh pendidikan di Universitas Katolik Afrika Timur, di mana ia mempelajari sosiologi dan ekonomi.
In 2011, she graduated with a master's degree in astronomy from James Cook University in Australia, having studied online.
Pada tahun 2011, ia meraih gelar magister astronomi dari Universitas James Cook di Australia melalui pembelajaran daring.
Murabana has cited African American astronaut Mae Jemison and Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai as her heroes.
Murabana menyebut Mae Jemison, astronot Afrika-Amerika, dan Wangari Maathai, aktivis lingkungan asal Kenya, sebagai tokoh yang menginspirasinya.
She subsequently became a volunteer for the organisation, and later went on to work with the International Astronomical Union's Global Hands-on Universe programme.
Sejak itu, ia bergabung sebagai relawan di organisasi tersebut dan kemudian terlibat dalam program Global Hands-on Universe milik International Astronomical Union.
In 2013, Murabana met her future husband, Daniel "Chu" Owen, at the November 2013 solar eclipse at Lake Turkana in the Kenyan Rift Valley.
Pada tahun 2013, Murabana bertemu dengan suaminya, Daniel "Chu" Owen, saat menyaksikan gerhana matahari November 2013 di Danau Turkana, Lembah Rift Kenya.
Owen had previously established Travelling Telescope, in which he had travelled around his home country, the United Kingdom, allowing the public to look at space through his telescope.
Owen sebelumnya telah mendirikan Travelling Telescope di Britania Raya, di mana ia berkeliling membawa teleskop agar masyarakat umum bisa mengamati luar angkasa.
In 2014 and 2015, Travelling Telescope was relaunched in Kenya as a social enterprise aiming to educate poor and remote communities about science and astronomy.
Pada tahun 2014 dan 2015, Travelling Telescope dihidupkan kembali di Kenya sebagai perusahaan sosial yang bertujuan mendidik komunitas miskin dan terpencil tentang sains dan astronomi.
The money is subsequently used to provide free outreach work to state schools and remote communities throughout Kenya.
Dana yang terkumpul digunakan untuk mengadakan edukasi gratis bagi sekolah negeri dan komunitas terpencil di Kenya.
The organisation has an inflatable planetarium, and in 2020 established the Nairobi Planetarium, East Africa's first permanent planetarium, constructed out of bamboo.
Organisasi ini memiliki planetarium tiup, dan pada tahun 2020 mendirikan Planetarium Nairobi, planetarium permanen pertama di Afrika Timur, yang dibangun dari bambu.
Murabana has served as a national advisor for Kenya at Universe Awareness; the African representative on the International Planetarium Association; and as a board member for World Space Week.
Murabana juga menjabat sebagai penasihat nasional Kenya di Universe Awareness, perwakilan Afrika di International Planetarium Association, serta anggota dewan World Space Week.
She is also the president of the African Planetarium Association, which aims to establish more permanent planetariums around the continent.
Ia juga merupakan presiden African Planetarium Association, yang bertujuan membangun lebih banyak planetarium permanen di seluruh benua.
In 2021, Murabana was named as a Space4Women mentor, as part of the United Nations' women in STEM programming.
Pada tahun 2021, ia diangkat sebagai mentor Space4Women dalam program PBB yang mendukung perempuan di bidang STEM.
In 2020, Murabana and Travelling Telescope was awarded the Europlanet Award for Science Engagement.
Pada tahun 2020, Murabana dan Travelling Telescope menerima Europlanet Award for Science Engagement.