Phillips Professor of Astronomy Director, Origins of Life Initiative
Research Interests: Professor Sasselov studies, among other things, extrasolar planets, and he's a co-investigator on NASA's Kepler mission... Read more about Dimitar Sasselov
Research Interests: Microlensing searches for exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and other objects, including detailed characterization using space-based... Read more about Jennifer Yee
Our scientists have varying roles and are employeed either by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) or Harvard University. SAO scientists are a mix of researcher positions including Research Associates, Federal Scientists, and Senior Federal Scientists. The Harvard scientists are a mix of Research Associates and Harvard Faculty.