Summary
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 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]
Jason Steffen | |
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| Born | Jason Hyrum Steffen May 15, 1975[2] |
| Education | Weber State University University of Washington |
| Known for | Research on exoplanets |
| Awards | Fermilab Technology Award (2013)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Thesis | Detecting new planets in transiting systems (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eric Agol |
References edit
- ^ "Jason Steffen CV" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Steffen, Jason (2006). Detecting New Planets in Transiting Systems (Ph.D.). University of Washington. p. 107. arXiv:astro-ph/0609492.
- ^ "Jason Steffen". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Choi, Charles Q. (7 December 2015). "In Alien Solar Systems, Twin Planets Could Share Life". Space.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Bauman, Joe (28 August 2018). "Dramatic results may come from new planet-finder". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Stromberg, Joseph (25 April 2014). "The way we board airplanes makes no sense". Vox. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Stockton, Nick (4 November 2014). "What's Up With That: Boarding Airplanes Takes Forever". Wired. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Please be seated". The Economist. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External links edit
- Faculty page
- Jason Steffen publications indexed by Google Scholar