Dr Niraj (Nij) Lal is a researcher, writer and presenter based in Melbourne. He graduated with a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar in 2012, was named one of the ABCs Top 5 Scientists Under 40 in 2016, and his recent awards include the 2021 Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science and the 2022 Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Piasecki Prize for Outstanding Writing on Social Change. Hes currently a Visiting Fellow at the ANU and host of the ABC Kids Podcast Imagine This with over 13 million listens. He lives in Melbourne, Australia with his partner Sally and three kids Ash, Ella and Miles.
Henry the emu wanted to FLY! But flying fish, eagles and rubber band launchers cant seem to help. Its only after meeting Wallagoot Jean that Henry learns about the science of orbiting, and the importance of flying first with his mind. The book was a winner of a 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.