Dr Amanda Bauer is an Astronomer and Outreach Officer for the Australian Astronomical Observatory. Amanda uses Earth-based and orbiting space telescopes to explore variations in how galaxies formed, how they lived their lives, and how they evolved into the diverse array of galaxy species we see today. In 2015, she was named in the “Top 5 Under 40” among Australian Science Communicators and Researchers and received the Australian Institute of Physics NSW Community Outreach to Physics Award. You can find her online as @astropixie.