Dr. Priya Hasan did her Integrated Masters in Physics specialising in Astrophysics from the Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia in 1996. She did her PhD in Astronomy at Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2004. She did post-doctoral research in France and IUCAA, Pune. She was awarded the Women Scientist Award by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi in 2006. The US Consulate, Hyderabad selected her for the International Visitors Leadership Program in 2011 to visit and deliver lectures at select universities in the US like MIT, Harvard, CalTech, etc. She has presented her work in various conferences in India, Europe and US and in the United Nations, Vienna. Her research interests are in observational astronomy, star formation, star clusters and galaxies. At present she collaborates with groups in India, Europe, US and even Egypt! Priya recently visited The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA on a Summer Internship Program of the International Astronomical Union. She is a member of the International Science Driven Team of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Priya is actively involved in olympiads, public outreach and science popularization programs for children and adults. At present she is an Assistant Professor in Physics at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad. She is also the Secretary of the Public Outreach and Education Committee, Astronomical Society of India.