Yaël Nazé is a Belgian astrophysicist, author and professor at the University of Liège. She specializes in massive stars and their interactions with their surroundings. In her research, she has worked with images and data collected from various space telescopes and has worked on creating new observation satellites. Nazé is also engaged in outreach to educate the general public about space, notably planetary science. She has written several books and articles that connect astronomy to other aspects of human culture, such as archaeology and art (painting, music). Her efforts in science communication as well as research have been recognized with awards by several organizations. Source: Wikipedia (en)