Erin Macdonald

Astrophysicist

Birthday February 7

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Boulder, CO

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About

Astrophysicist who is the official science advisor for the Star Trek franchise. She has also voiced her fictional counterpart Lt. Cmdr. Erin Macdonald in Star Trek: Prodigy and the video game Star Trek Online. On her drerinmac Instagram page, she has 4,000 followers who can see posts about her career and lifestyle. 

Before Fame

She earned her bachelor's degrees in astrophysics and mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her Ph.D. was earned at the University of Glasgow, where she concentrated in general relativity.

Trivia

She has been called the "Julia Child of Science." Her company is called Spacetime Productions, where she writes and produces entertainment for traditionally under-represented genre stories.

Family Life

She is from Colorado, but lives in Los Angeles, California. She is married to Aaron. 

Associated With

She was a part of Trek the Vote, which was a fundraiser convention for Kamala Harris when she ran for president in 2024. Some of the people who were involved were Wil Wheaton and Jonathan Frakes