Eva Villaver
Prof. Eva Villaver is a distinguished astrophysicist renowned for her groundbreaking research on the evolution of planetary systems around dying stars and her unwavering dedication to science outreach. Currently Deputy Director at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, she has made astronomy accessible to broad audiences through her popular science book Las mil caras de […]
Mario Livio
Mario Livio, born in 1945, in Bucharest, Romania, is an internationally renowned astrophysicist and best-selling author. He spent 24 years at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates the Hubble Space Telescope, contributing significantly to our understanding of cosmology, supernova explosions, black holes, and the emergence of life in the universe. Livio has published […]
Matt Mountain
Matt Mountain, a visionary astronomer and astrophysicist, has spent over three decades at the forefront of revolutionary space exploration and observational astronomy. A graduate and doctor of philosophy from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, Mountain’s career has been distinguished by a relentless pursuit of pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the cosmos. […]
Rafael Rebolo
Rafael Rebolo, born on September 12, 1961, in Cartagena, Spain, is a distinguished astrophysicist and the former director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Granada in 1984 and completed his Ph.D. in Astrophysics at the University of La Laguna in 1987. Rebolo has […]
Terry Virts
Colonel Terry Virts (USAF Retired) knew he wanted to be an astronaut as a kindergartener reading his first book about the Apollo missions while growing up in Columbia, Maryland. He excelled in school, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1989, and earned a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle. Terry was commissioned as […]
Nancy Knowlton
Nancy Knowlton is a coral reef biologist and is the Smithsonian Institution’s Sant Chair for Marine Science. She graduated from Harvard University, and from the University of California, Berkeley, with a PhD. She was a professor at Yale University, then joined the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. She is an adjunct professor of marine […]
Chris Rapley
Chris Rapley CBE is Professor of Climate Science at University College London. He is a Fellow of St Edmund’s College Cambridge, a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a member of the Academia Europaea, a Board member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Chairman of the European Space Agency Director General’s High Level […]
Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco, born on December 4, 1947, is an American environmental scientist and marine ecologist. She is a University Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University, where she focuses on the interactions between the environment and human well-being, biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable use of oceans. Lubchenco served as the Administrator of NOAA from 2009 to […]
Jim Bell
Jim Bell is a renowned planetary scientist, educator, author, and public speaker. He is a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University and has been heavily involved in NASA’s solar system exploration missions, including the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. Bell’s research focuses on the surface composition and […]
Maureen Raymo
Maureen Raymo is a climate scientist who works at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory where she is the G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Co-Founding Dean Emerita of the Columbia Climate School. Prof. Raymo’s research focuses on the history and causes of climate change in the past, including understanding the consequences […]