Dr. Maria StoneWhen you gaze into the night sky on a clear night, it is enchanting, immense, and awe-inspiring – the universe outside, but right inside you, there is also an enchanting, immense, and awe-inspiring universe of your soul – let your light shine! (short video here)
Tune in to LIVE events
Tune in this summer 2025 to LIVE events with me. I hold weekly discussion chats about traveling in Helsinki on Fridays 11:00 EEST . I also hold occasional special events, such as LIVE poetry reading, special holiday occasions in Helsinki, and more.
Featured past event
Friday Lunch Weekly Tips on Helsinki Travel
My LIVE session stream was featured in the “Helsinki Day” celebrations in 2025.

Dr. Maria B. Stone
Helsinki writer and astronomer
Invite me to a virtual seminar (free)
My Goals
- My aspiration in astronomy is to make a ground-breaking discovery, which is largely a gift from God to pierce into the mystery of Universe and does not depend on anything else, but I can take reasonable steps to be ready.
- I hope to contribute meaningfully to the community.
- Financially, my goal is to have 2000$/month (estimate).
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I aim to be there for my family and not let the career steal from family time (aka work/life balance).

Research Interests
- Evolution of galaxies
- Environments around AGN-host galaxies
- SMBH-host galaxy correlations at different redshifts
PhD Thesis
Thesis can be downloaded here
One-minute video

CV and publication links


