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Tabetha Boyajian

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Boyajian is active in the fields of stellar interferometry/spectroscopy, exoplanet research, and high angular resolution astronomy.

Stellar CharacterizationTime‑Domain AstrophysicsExoplanet Host StarsAstrophysicsAstronomy
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Tiziana Di Matteo

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Tiziana Di Matteo's research focuses on the study of black holes, encompassing a wide range of topics in high energy astrophysics.

High Energy AstrophysicsCosmologySpaceAstrophysicsBlack Holes
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Colin Turley

InstructorLouisiana State University

Dr. Turley’s research focuses on multimessenger high-energy astrophysics.

Gamma Ray BurstsMagnetar Giant FlaresNeutrino StarsAstrophyicsTransients
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Barbara Castanheira, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorBaylor University

Researches stellar evolution focused on white dwarf stars

White Dwarf StarsVariable StarsStructure of StarsSolar EclipsesStellar Objects
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Manasvi Lingam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Lingam's research interests are primarily within the transdisciplinary areas of astrobiology.

Planetary SciencePlasma PhysicsAstrobiologyAstrophysics
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Sara Seager

Professor of Planetary Science, Physics, and Aerospace EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist, and is an expert in theory, computation, and data analysis of exoplanets.

Exoplanet Habitable ZonesExoplanet AtmospheresExoplanet Interior Composition
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Simon DeDeo

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Simon DeDeo is a cognitive scientist who studies the nature of mathematics, how mathematicians think and reason, and how AI is changing it.

Theoretical PhysicsSocial and Decision SciencesArtificial IntelligenceAstrophysicsApplied Mathematics
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Paul Sutter

Professor of Astrophysics | Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle PhysicsThe Ohio State University

Astrophysics expert, specializing in the emptiest regions of the universe

AstrophysicsBig Bang TheorySpace ExplorationIntersections of Science and Art
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David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & TechnologyVanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Space colonizationExtraterrestrial lifeMars colonizationMarsSpace travel
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Heidi Jo Newberg

Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and AstronomyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies the formation and structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies

PhysicsColor Selection of QSOsSupernova PhenomenologyAstronomyGalaxy Photometry