Jason Steffen

Jason Hyrum Steffen (born May 15, 1975)[1] 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 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] He also hosts a stream on the streaming service, Twitch, by the name of horizonSci.

Jason Steffen
Born
Jason Hyrum Steffen

(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975[1]
Fairfield, California[1]
NationalityUnited States
EducationWeber State University
University of Washington
Known forResearch on exoplanets
AwardsFermilab Technology Award (2013)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
ThesisDetecting new planets in transiting systems (2006)
Doctoral advisorEric Agol

References
  1. Steffen, Jason (2006). Detecting New Planets in Transiting Systems (Ph.D.). University of Washington. p. 107. arXiv:astro-ph/0609492.
  2. "Jason Steffen CV" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Jason Steffen". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. Choi, Charles Q. (7 December 2015). "In Alien Solar Systems, Twin Planets Could Share Life". Space.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. Bauman, Joe (28 August 2018). "Dramatic results may come from new planet-finder". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. Stromberg, Joseph (25 April 2014). "The way we board airplanes makes no sense". Vox. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. Stockton, Nick (4 November 2014). "What's Up With That: Boarding Airplanes Takes Forever". Wired. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "Please be seated". The Economist. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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