SR 143: SETI with Dr. Jason Wright, Penn State University

This week I had a fascinating chat about all things SETI with Dr. Jason Wright, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University.

As a member of the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds and director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, Jason works on a variety of problems related to stars, their planets, and life in the universe. His work in SETI includes searches for signs of extraterrestrial industry via waste heat (e.g., Dyson Spheres,) and the development of curricula in the field. He also studies stars, their atmospheres, their activity, and their planets. Jason is an Instrument Team Project Scientist for NEID, a PI of NExSS, a co-PI of MINERVA, and a member of the Habitable Zone Planet Finder.

Jason teach at the University Park campus, and has an active research group of students and postdocs.

You can learn more about Jason and his research on his blog, his research page, and by following him on Twitter (@Astro_Wright). And don’t forget to follow the Twitter feed for the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center!

Want more information about SETI research? Be sure to also check out the Berkeley SETI Research Center / Breakthrough Listen as well as the SETI Institute.

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