Jason Steffen

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Jason Steffen
Born
Jason Hyrum Steffen

(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49) [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]

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References

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