Sara Seager | |
|---|---|
 Seager at a 2016 conference | |
| Born | 21 July 1971[3] |
| Nationality | Canadian–American |
| Citizenship | Canada–United States[3] |
| Education | University of Toronto (BSc) Harvard University (PhD) |
| 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[1][2] |
| Website | seagerexoplanets |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Sara Seager OC (born 21 July 1971) is a Canadian-American astronomer and planetary scientist.[4] 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]
- ^ Back to the thesis: Sara Seager on YouTube
- ^ Smith, Kerri; Baker, Noah (2016). "Back to the thesis: Late nights, typos, self-doubt and despair. Francis Collins, Sara Seager and Uta Frith dust off their theses, and reflect on what the PhD was like for them". Nature. 535 (7610): 22–25. Bibcode:2016Natur.535...22S. doi:10.1038/535022a. PMID 27383967.
- ^ a b "Curricula Vitae – Professor Sara Seager" (PDF). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b Jones, Chris (7 December 2016). "The Woman Who Might Find Us Another Earth". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Seager, Sara (2010). Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400835300.
- ^ Seager, Sara (2010). Exoplanets. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-2945-2.
- ^ "The Fifth Annual Brilliant 10: Worms, planets, extra dimensions: just a few of the things that inspire the most creative young scientists of the year". Popular Science. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Witman, Sarah; Grant, Andrew; Svoboda, Elizabeth (20 November 2008). "20 Best Brains Under 40: Young innovators are changing everything from theoretical mathematics to cancer therapy". Discover. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Hand, Eric (21 December 2011). "Sara Seager: Planet seeker". Nature. 480 (7378): 437–45. doi:10.1038/480437a. PMID 22193082.
- ^ Bjerklie, David (2012). "The 25 Most Influential People in Space" (PDF). Time. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013.
- ^ "MacArthur Fellows: Meet the Class of 2013: Sara Seager". MacArthur Foundation. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2013.