James Fraser Kasting | |
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| Born | 2 January 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geoscience |
| Institutions | Penn State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Tom Donahue[1] |
| Website | http://www.geosc.psu.edu/~kasting/PersonalPage/Kasting.htm |
| External videos | |
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 James Kasting, Origins 2011 congress |
James Fraser Kasting (born January 2, 1953) is an American geoscientist and Distinguished Professor of Geosciences at Penn State University. Kasting is active in NASA's search for habitable extrasolar planets.[2][3] He is considered a world leader in the field of planetary habitability, assessing habitable zones around stars.[4] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. Kasting also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
- ^ "Jim Kasting" (PDF). NASA Quest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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- ^ "Earth-like Planets Aren't Rare 10 Questions with... Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction". Seed Magazine. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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