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Megan Donahue

Megan Donahue

Professor of AstronomyMichigan State University

Megan Donahue is an expert on AGN feedback in clusters and circumgalactic gas and is now president of the American Astronomical Society.

Galaxy FormationGalaxiesStars
Tabetha Boyajian

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
Manasvi Lingam, Ph.D.

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
Colin Turley

Colin Turley

InstructorLouisiana State University

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

Gamma Ray BurstsMagnetar Giant FlaresNeutrino StarsAstrophyicsTransients
Sara Seager

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
Simon DeDeo

Simon DeDeo

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Simon DeDeo conducts empirical investigations, and builds mathematical theories, of both historical and contemporary phenomena.

Theoretical PhysicsSocial and Decision SciencesArtificial IntelligenceAstrophysicsApplied Mathematics
Rachel Mandelbaum

Rachel Mandelbaum

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Rachel Mandelbaum's research interests are predominantly in the areas of observational cosmology and galaxy studies.

Galaxy StudiesObservational CosmologyAstronomical SurveysSpace
Keivan Stassun

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics and AstronomyVanderbilt University

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Star FormationPlanet FormationAstronomyPlanetary SystemsAstronomical Phenomena
Paul Sutter

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
David Weintraub

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