Born Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin on March 9, 1968, in London to Nigerian parents, she was raised in Camden. She went to different schools growing up because she had dyslexia.
As a child, when she told a teacher she wanted to be an astronaut, it was suggested she try nursing,
She attended Imperial College London, obtaining a degree in Physics and then her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Aderin-Pocock is the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award amongst other notable achievements.
She married Martin Pocock in 2002 and they both have one daughter, Lauren.
