BIO
Dr Florence Raulin-Cerceau
Raulin-Cerceau is an associate professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, and is also on the board of directors for METI International. This organisation takes a more active approach than the SETI Institute. Her research primarily consists of the history of SETI and astrobiology.
What’s your role at METI International?
My research is focused on astrobiology and the pioneers of SETI, because there were pioneers at the end of the 19th century who had projects to send messages to the Moon, Mars and Venus. These projects were not put into practice – they were just theoretical – but it was interesting to see that even at this time, more than a century ago, some people thought it was possible to send a
