Founder, Junior Einsteins Science Club | Dublin, Ireland | traceyjanecassidy@gmail.com
Tracey-Jane Cassidy MA MSc is a scientist and the founder of Junior Einsteins Science Club, which she began in Dublin in 2012 as a single mother of three, determined that every child should experience real, hands-on science. Since then, over 900,000 children across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Canada and Saudi Arabia have taken part in her screen-free investigations, delivered through schools, camps and a network of local educators. She holds an MA in Natural Science from Trinity College Dublin and an MSc in Medical Microbiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She spoke at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for International Women and Girls in Science Day in 2020, has delivered STEM webinars to girls worldwide with RASIT, and is invited to speak at CERN in November 2026. She was named one of Ireland's 21 Outstanding Women 2025 by the Department of Foreign Affairs, STEM Educator of the Year 2025, and winner of Richard Branson's international VOOM award in 2018. She is Engagement Lead in Civic Engagement at Trinity College Dublin and co-founder of Terra Mater Biochar, a regenerative climate venture.