Natalie Starkey

My background is in geology and space science. I have a PhD in geochemistry, which led me to explore active volcanoes in Iceland and the Caribbean before moving into cosmochemistry research where I analysed samples of comets and asteroids.

After leaving the lab bench, I wrote two popular science books, Catching Stardust (2018) and Fire & Ice (2021) and in 2019 I was invited to write the space show for the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

I joined Chemistry World in 2022 as Science Media Producer, curating the popular webinars programme. In 2025 I took on a new challenge at JMP Statistical Discovery as Science and Technology Editor, helping users of the analytical software share their science.