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    146: Scoping Out Distant Stars and Their Orbiting Planets - Dr. Jason Wright

    146: Scoping Out Distant Stars and Their Orbiting Planets - Dr. Jason Wright

    FromPeople Behind the Science Podcast - Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers

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    146: Scoping Out Distant Stars and Their Orbiting Planets - Dr. Jason Wright

    FromPeople Behind the Science Podcast - Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers

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    Length:
    45 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 30, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Dr. Jason Wright is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Masters degree and PhD in Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. Afterward, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley and then a Research Associate at Cornell University before joining the faculty at Penn State. Jason has received a number of honors and awards during his career, including receipt of the Dean's Climate and Diversity Award from Penn State, being named a Rock Institute Ethics Fellow, and receipt of the NASA Group Achievement Award as part of the SIM Planet Finding Capability Study Team. Jason is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.
    Released:
    Aug 30, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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