Lynn Cominsky is a Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Sonoma State University (SSU), where she has been on the faculty for over 35 years. She is an author on over 225 research papers in refereed journals, and the Principal or Co-Investigator on over $35 million of grants to SSU. Prof. Cominsky is […]
I work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I run Exoplanet Watch, a NASA’s Universe of Learning citizen science project enabling students, professional astronomers, and amateur astronomers to observe transiting exoplanets to improve transit timing. We’re seeking participants (anyone can join, novices through experts welcome!) and we want to increase the diversity of our project. I […]
My areas of interest include the physics of accretion disks and jets, multi-channel studies of X-ray binaries and planetary nebulae. In particular I am working on an efficient means for determining the nature (whether black hole, pulsing or non-pulsing neutron star) of the compact object in X-ray binaries, and on generating images of the binary […]
Deborah Berebichez is the first Mexican woman to graduate from Stanford University with a Ph.D. in Physics. Deborah co-hosts Discovery Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science TV show and also appears as an expert on the Travel Channel, the History Channel, PBS NOVA, CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets. Deborah is the Chief Data Scientist and […]
