Hi, I’m Laurane!
Astrophysicist & Climate Advocate
I am currently working on a documentary project on dark sky preservation and open to new professional opportunities in astronomy and sustainability in 2027!
What I do
Sustainability of astronomical research infrastructures
I led the environmental sustainability analysis of the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope.
Research on globular clusters
I worked on the puzzle of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters.
Teaching
I created and taught the interdisciplinary course “Sustainability in academia” at the University of Vienna.
Astronomers for planet Earth (A4E)
I am a member of the executive board of the grassroots movement A4E, aiming to use our position as astronomers to act in the climate crisis.
Biography
I was born in Nantes, France, but I grew up in the Reunion Island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, where three of my passions started: astronomy, hiking, and surfing. At the age of 8, I observed for the first time the rings around Saturn and the spot on Jupiter from the Mâques observatory. That’s when I knew I would like to study astronomy.
Projects
I am combining my expertise in engineering and astronomy to advance sustainability in astronomy, with a focus on astronomical research infrastructures.
My PhD Thesis focused on Globular Clusters and their multiple stellar populations.
Blog
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In January and February, I travelled to Canary Islands by trains and boats to run the Transgrancanaria marathon. More than 8200km through Austria, France, and Spain. This journey, while way longer than catching an airplane, was a beautiful experience, the opportunity to visit friends, and stop in places that I would not have visited in…
Contacts
laurane.freour[at]univie.ac.at
Address
Based in Vienna, Austria