Elizabeth Tasker

(エリザベスタスカー)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Degree: D.Phil (Astrophysics)(University of Oxford, UK)
M.Sci (Theoretical Physics)(Durham University, UK)

Researcher number: 40620373
J-GLOBAL ID: 201301090743837223
researchmap Member ID: B000228219

External link: http://www.elizabethtasker.com

Astrophysicist and science communicator. Research focusses on star and planet formation using hydrodynamical simulations and machine learning, and exploring the use of virtual spaces to improve ways to work together online.

Research Interests

Research Areas

Natural sciences / Space and planetary science /

Committee Memberships

Sep, 2024 - Present

CAPjournal Editorial Board, International Astronomical Union

Major Papers

Estimating Exoplanet Mass using Machine Learning on Incomplete Datasets

Florian Lalande, Elizabeth Tasker, Kenji Doya

The Open Journal of Astrophysics, Oct 10, 2024 Peer-reviewed

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Think outside the booth: An immersive virtual exhibit for discussing science and technology with an audience from around the world

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Vanessa A. Moss, Glen A. Rees, Aidan W. Hotan, Ronald D. Ekers, Rika Kobayashi, Emily F. Kerrison, Katrina V. Amos

CAP Journal: Communicating Astronomy with the Public, (35) 30-38, Jul, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author

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Books and Other Publications

Climate Change for Astronomers: Causes, consequences, and communication

Travis A. Rector (Role: Contributor, Joint author of Chapter 19: The Future of Meetings)

Institute of Physics Publishing, Apr, 2024 (ISBN: 9780750337274)
Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return mission : technological innovations and advances

Hirabayashi, Masatoshi, Tsuda, Yuichi (Role: Contributor, Chapter 26: Public relations and outreach from the Hayabusa2 project)

Elsevier, 2022 (ISBN: 9780323997317)
Sample Return Missions: The Last Frontier of Solar System Exploration

Andrea Longobardo (Role: Contributor, contributing author)

Elsevier, May, 2021
Planetary Diversity: Rocky planet processes and their observational signatures

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Cayman Unterborn, Matthieu Laneuville, Yuka Fujii, Steven J. Desch, Hilairy E. Hartnett (Role: Joint editor, Senior editor and contributing author)

IOP, Dec, 2020
The planet factory : exoplanets and the search for a second Earth

Tasker, Elizabeth

Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017 (ISBN: 9781472917720)

Presentations

A Fragment from the Start of Our World

Elizabeth Tasker

Public talk at NARIT (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand), Sep 30, 2025 Invited
From building universes to sharing the Universe: a career in science and science communication

The 2nd IReNA-Ukakuren Joint Workshop “Advancing Nuclear Astrophysics and Beyond”, Jul 16, 2025 Invited
Solar System and Exoplanets

International Space University Space Studies Program, Jul 9, 2025 Invited
The Moon and Mars

Elizabeth Tasker

International Space University Space Studies Program, Jul 8, 2025 Invited
A Fragment from the Start of Our World

From Stars to Life: Celebrating the Scientific Career of Ralph Pudritz, Jun 27, 2025
Future of Meetings in the digital age

Elizabeth Tasker

Digital Transformation for Empowered Communities, Feb 3, 2025 Invited
A glimpse of the start of the world

Elizabeth Tasker, Masaki Fujimoto, Tomohiro Usui, Kate Kitagawa

30th Asia Pacific Region Space Agency Forum (Diversity and Inclusion for Space Education), Nov 27, 2024
The Metaverse Mission: teaching space science in virtual reality

Elizabeth Tasker, Jim Green, Trudi Hoogenboom, Wasim Ahmed

30th Asia Pacific Region Space Agency Forum (Diversity and Inclusion for Space Education), Nov 27, 2024
Ready Player One: Virtual spaces for extraordinary experiences

Elizabeth Tasker

Nerd Nite Tokyo, Oct 18, 2024
From the Moon to Mars: JAXA missions

Elizabeth Tasker

School Mhuire Strokestown (Ireland), Oct 9, 2024 Invited
Challenging Fear: The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to Phobos and Deimos

Elizabeth Tasker

National Space Society (USA) - Mumbai, Oct 7, 2024 Invited
A Glimpse of the Start of the World

Elizabeth Tasker

UK in Space Festival (National Space Centre), Sep 15, 2024 Invited
Virtual spaces for real connections

Elizabeth Tasker, Vanessa Moss, Glen Rees, Aidan Hotan, Ronald Ekers, Rika Kobayashi, Emily Kerrison, Katrina Amos

Europlanet Science Congress, Sep 13, 2024

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A Glimpse of the Start of the Earth

Elizabeth Tasker, Masaki Fujimoto, Kate Kitagawa, Tomohiro Usui

Europlanet Science Congress, Sep 12, 2024

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The Future of Meetings: How can we adjust our practices to meet sustainably yet meaningfully?

Vanessa Moss, Glen Rees, Aidan Hotan, Emily Kerrison, Elizabeth Tasker, Rika Kobayashi, Claire Trenham, Ron Ekers, Travis Rector

Europlanet Science Congress, Sep 11, 2024

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Sharing a fragment from the start of our world: international exhibits of grains collected from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Masaki Fujimoto, Kate Kitagawa, Tomohiro Usui

International Astronomical Union General Assembly, Aug 6, 2024
Communicating Astronomy Across Languages: Experience Among Nations

Saeed Jafari, Mike Simmons, Rosa Doran, Elizabeth Tasker, Shirin Zandian, Nicolas Bonne, Tshiamiso Makwala

IAU Communicating Astronomy for the Public, Jun 27, 2024
Reeling in the Martian moons through art

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Kentaro Yaji, Ayumu Tokaji, Iori Kajitani, Risa Miyazaki, Hajime Baba

IAU Communicating Astronomy for the Public, Jun 24, 2024
A glimpse of the start of the world: international exhibits of grains collected from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Masaki Fujimoto, Tomohiro Usui, Kate Kitagawa

IAU Communicating Astronomy for the Public, Jun 24, 2024
The Moon and Mars

Elizabeth J. Tasker

International Space University Space Studies Program, Jun 18, 2024 Invited
Solar System and Exoplanets

Elizabeth J. Tasker

International Space University Space Studies Program, Jun 18, 2024 Invited
From the Moon to Mars

Elizabeth J. Tasker

Yokohama International School, May 15, 2024 Invited

Research Projects

Magrathea

PEPR Origins Grant for Outreach, Origins Priority Research Program and Equipment (PEPR), Jun, 2023 - May, 2025

Sean Raymond, Elizabeth J. Tasker, Sarah Joire
Can planetesimal accretion break planet resonance?

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2020

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Study of massive star formation by cloud cloud collision

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2019

Habe Asao, Fukui Yasuo, Torii Kazufumi, Greg Bryan, Christoph Federrath

Media Coverage

JAXA Sample Return Missions: Hayabusa2 and MMX

Astrophiz Podcast, https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/astrophiz210elizabethtasker, Mar, 2025 Internet
Japan is sending a spacecraft to Mars's moons and returning a sample for study back on Earth

BBC, Sky at Night Magazine, https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/apple-news/jaxa-martian-moons-exploration, Aug, 2024 Newspaper, magazine
Journey to JAXA: Why I skipped Mount Fuji and went straight to the Japanese space agency

space.com, https://www.space.com/jaxa-isas-walkthrough-japan-tourism, Jul, 2024 Internet
Jumping on an asteroid: How VR is being used to visit worlds we can never reach

space.com, https://www.space.com/asteroid-ryugu-virtual-reality-exploration, Jul, 2024 Internet
One small step for a JAXA spacecraft, one giant leap for exploration

The Japan Times, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/21/japan/jaxa-slim-moon-mission/, Dec, 2023 Newspaper, magazine

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