Hasret Balcioglu is an economics professor, microbiology & immunology expert, certified Lunar Analog Astronaut, gold and silver medalist in sports, and an award-winning, self-taught digital artist.

She has worked on World Bank projects, Techno Parks, ICT-Energy Sectors, Scientific and Technological Research Councils.

Hasret Balcioglu joined Johns Hopkins University's Summer Institute on Innovative Scientific Approaches, completed Duke University's 'Space Medicine', the University of Arizona's 'Astrobiology' and 'Astronomy', and Harvard University's 'Epidemiology' courses. She has been chosen for BioTecNika India's AI & ML in Biology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Training Program.

She has certifications from the Texas State LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, NASA EPDC, NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative, and NASA Citizen Science Projects. She has also served as a reviewer for NASA-funded PhD projects and European Union projects.

Hasret Balcioglu obtained exceptional international research accolades, including a worldwide finalist award in the NASA, ESA, and JAXA-organized Global Earth Observation challenge, the REINFORCE challenge, and the EPS Citizen Science competitions.

She is a STEM Educator for Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut and a lecturer at UK Oxford Academy of Excellence's Cosmic Girls Program.

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