Malmi Pasandi Kiriwandalage is an astronomer, space science educator and aspiring Astrobiologist from Sri Lanka. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy & Planetary Sciences from Stony Brook State University of New York. She is an Advanced Space Academy graduate at the Space Camp, U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She is currently in the process of enrolling with graduate school to obtain her PhD in Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences.