Dr. Abraham "Avi" Loeb

Abraham “Avi” Loeb, Frank B. Baird Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University will speak on the potential for life on other bodies in the galaxy and beyond. 

Dr. Simon Radford

Simon Radford, Director of Hawai`i Operations at the Submillimeter Array (SMA) in Mauna Kea, Hawai`i will speak on the role of SMA in promoting advances in radio astronomy.

Dr. Kimberly Arcand

Kim Arcand, data visualization scientist at NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, will speak on her recent work in data sonification.

Dr. Wystan Benbow

Wystan Benbow, Director of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), will speak about current gamma-ray research and the future of gamma-ray science.

Dr. Antony "Tony" Stark

Tony Stark, Senior Astronomer for CfA at the South Pole Telescope (SPT) will speak on the role of the SPT in current and future cosmology projects.

Dr. Kelly Korreck

Kelly Korreck, solar physicist on a current two-year rotation to NASA headquarters, will speak about the current status of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP).

Dr. Andrea Dupree

Andrea Dupree, a senior astrophysicist at CfA, will speak about her now-famous research on the dimming of Betelgeuse.

Dr. Sheperd "Shep" Doeleman

Sheperd Doeleman, the Founding Director of the Black Hole Initiative (BHI), will speak about Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and its accomplishments since 2019’s famous black hole photo.