Oliver James
Oliver James, Chief Scientist at Double Negative Visual Effects, studied physics at Oxford University followed by an apprenticeship in photography, before combining them with computing to develop the technology used to realize some of the most innovative effects in film. His work over the last 20 years has contributed to iconic images seen inThe Matrix […]
Brian Malow
Science Comedian Brian Malow is a stand-up comedian, producer, science communicator and public speaker whose unique blend of comedy and science has been entertaining audiences from TEDx Berkeley to Los Alamos National Lab to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Brian has appeared on Neil Tyson’s StarTalk Radio, Science Friday, the Science Channel, the Weather Channel, […]
Brian May
Brian May, CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist, and photographer. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include “We Will Rock You”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “I Want It All”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”, […]
Jill Tarter
Astrophysicist and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) pioneer. Tarter holds the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the California Academy of Sciences. She was named one of the 100 most influential people […]
Alan Stern
Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author. He leads NASA’s New Horizons mission to the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. In both 2007 and 2016, he was named to the Time 100. In 2007 he was appointed NASA’s chief of all science missions. Since 2009, he has been […]
Bob Smith
Robert Smith is an American business executive and aerospace engineer. Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Origin, LLC, a private company which develops rockets to enable human space exploration. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Smith was previously President of Mechanical Systems & Components and Chief Technology Officer at Honeywell […]
Chase Masterson
Best known for her breakout roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Flash, Doctor Who Big Finish and her title role in its spin-off, Vienna, Chase Masterson sees her career as one link in a more encompassing mission: using the phenomenal power of pop culture to mobilize empathy, resilience, and compassion. As seen in […]
Martin Rees
Lord Martin Rees is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and also Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and at Leicester University. After studying at the University of Cambridge, he held post-doctoral positions in the UK […]
Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian particle physicist, the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Director-General, and the first woman to hold this position. Her mandate began on 1 January 2016 and runs for a period of five years. Dr. Gianotti received a PhD in experimental particle physics from the University of Milan in 1989. Since […]
Adam Riess
Adam Riess is a Professor of Astronomy and Physics at the Johns Hopkins University and a Senior member of the Science Staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute, both in Baltimore, MD. His research involves measurements of the cosmological framework with supernovae (exploding stars) and Cepheids (pulsating stars). In 1998 Dr. Riess led a study […]