Jason Steffen

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Jason Steffen
Born
Jason Hyrum Steffen

(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 50) [1]
Fairfield, California [1]
Education Weber State University
University of Washington
Known forResearch on exoplanets
Awards Fermilab Technology Award (2013) [2]
Scientific career
Fields Astrophysics
Institutions University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Thesis Detecting new planets in transiting systems  (2006)
Doctoral advisor Eric Agol

Jason Hyrum Steffen (born May 15, 1975) [1] 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steffen, Jason (2006). Detecting New Planets in Transiting Systems (Ph.D.). University of Washington. p. 107. arXiv: astro-ph/0609492 .
  2. ↑ "Jason Steffen CV" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  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.[ dead link ]
  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.


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