Emily Calandrelli

Emily Calandrelli is a much-loved science communicator and Daytime Emmy-nominated television host and producer. A former MIT engineer, she won her nomination for her work hosting Xploration Outer Space on Fox. She also hosted Emily’s Wonder Lab for Netflix and was featured in several episodes of Bill Nye Saves the World. Away from the screen, she is the author of various books, including Stay Curious and Keep Exploring, Reach for the Stars, and a mystery book series for kids called Ada Lace On the Case. She is particularly popular on Instagram where she has over 199,000 followers.

Calandrelli hails from West Virginia. She was a brilliant student, winning many academic prizes during school and her time at West Virginia University. She later obtained a Master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. During her time at college, she had the distinction of interning with NASA, helping with work on simulations for testing soil on Mars among other things.

Calandrelli’s first taste of wider fame came in 2014 when she began hosting Xploration Outer Space. The show eventually ran for 79 episodes and was nominated for two Daytime Emmys, including an Outstanding Host Award. The show’s success in bringing the wonders of space to a young audience helped to place Calandrelli at the forefront of today’s science communicators. However, she hasn’t let celebrity go to her head, and she has become a much in-demand public speaker, talking to enthusiastic audiences all over America about her work to gender visibility in STEM industries.