Angela Speck
Named after the iconic Angela Davis, Angela Speck likes bright colors, is a nerd at heart, and has wanted to be an
astronaut since she was 5 years old. Originally from England she went to college in London where she
was able to pursue her childhood dreams by majoring in astrophysics. After a brief stint as a r&d
technician in a Lancashire company run by crazy new-age hippies, she returned to London and
completed a PhD in astronomy. After a postdoc at the University of Illinois, and 17 years on the faculty
at the University of Missouri, she is now the Chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department at UT San
Antonio. She has also been the co-chair of a national task force on solar eclipses since 2014. Throughout
her career she has pursued research and teaching of astrophysics and continues to share her passion for
all things extra-terrestrial.
