The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 85 - Jason Wright
Jason Wright uses telescopes and other high-tech equipment to search for exoplanets. And he's director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, looking for life on those exoplanets.
Jason Wright uses telescopes and other high-tech equipment to search for exoplanets. And he's director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, looking for life on those exoplanets. (Maybe his high-tech stuff will find Santa on Christmas Eve!)
Jason Wright
I am a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State, a member of the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, and director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center.
I work on a variety of problems related to stars, their planets, and life in the universe. My work in SETI includes searches for signs of extraterrestrial industry via waste heat (e.g. Dyson Spheres), and the development of curricula in the field. I also study stars, their atmospheres, their activity, and their planets. I am an Instrument Team Project Scientist for NEID, a PI of NExSS, a co-PI of MINERVA, and a member of the Habitable Zone Planet Finder team.
I teach at the University Park campus, and have an active research group of students and postdocs.
Listen On
