Sara Seager
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Not to be confused with Sarah Seager.
Sara Seager OC (born 21 July 1971) is a Canadian–American astronomer and planetary scientist.[2] She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is known for her work on extrasolar planets and their atmospheres. She is the author of two textbooks on these topics,[5][6] and has been recognized for her research by Popular Science,[7] Discover Magazine,[8] Nature,[9] and TIME Magazine.[10] Seager was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013 citing her theoretical work on detecting chemical signatures on exoplanet atmospheres and developing low-cost space observatories to observe planetary transits.[11]
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Sara Seager | |
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Born | (1971-07-21) 21 July 1971 (age 52)[1] |
Nationality | Canadian–American |
Citizenship | Canada–United States[1] |
Alma mater | Harvard University PhD University of Toronto BSc |
Known for | Search for extrasolar planets |
Spouse | Charles Darrow |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Order of Canada (2020, Officer) MacArthur Fellowship (2013) Helen B. Warner Prize (2007) Harvard Book Prize in Astronomy (2004) NSERC Science and Technology Fellowship (1990–1994) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, Planetary science |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007–) Carnegie Institution of Washington (2002–2006) Institute for Advanced Study (1999–2002) |
Thesis | Extrasolar giant planets under strong stellar irradiation (1999) |
Doctoral advisor | Dimitar Sasselov[3][4] |
Website | seagerexoplanets |
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Sara Seager, “The search for planets beyond our solar system”, TED2015 | |
“Space Experts Discuss the Search for Life in the Universe at NASA”, NASA 2014 | |
“Sara Seager ”, Origins 2011 |
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