Jason Steffen

Jason Steffen
Born
Jason Hyrum Steffen

(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49)[2]
Fairfield, California[2]
EducationWeber State University
University of Washington
Known forResearch on exoplanets
AwardsFermilab Technology Award (2013)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
ThesisDetecting new planets in transiting systems (2006)
Doctoral advisorEric Agol

Jason Hyrum Steffen (born May 15, 1975)[2] is an American astrophysicist and assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He is also a member of the science team for NASA's Kepler space telescope mission. He worked at Fermilab and Northwestern University for a decade before joining the UNLV faculty. He is known for his work on the discoveries of several exoplanets.[3][4][5] He has also developed an alternative method for boarding passengers onto commercial aircraft, known as the Steffen Boarding Method. It has been found to be significantly faster than the "back-to-front" method used by most commercial airlines.[6][7] He was inspired to begin research on the topic after waiting in an exceptionally long line to board a plane at an airport.[8]

  1. ^ "Jason Steffen CV" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Steffen, Jason (2006). Detecting New Planets in Transiting Systems (Ph.D.). University of Washington. p. 107. arXiv:astro-ph/0609492.
  3. ^ "Jason Steffen". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ Choi, Charles Q. (7 December 2015). "In Alien Solar Systems, Twin Planets Could Share Life". Space.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ Bauman, Joe (28 August 2018). "Dramatic results may come from new planet-finder". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ Stromberg, Joseph (25 April 2014). "The way we board airplanes makes no sense". Vox. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ Stockton, Nick (4 November 2014). "What's Up With That: Boarding Airplanes Takes Forever". Wired. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Please be seated". The Economist. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.