Unfolding the Universe: Using Webb to Explore Exoplanets with Dr. Alex Lockwood!

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Our guest is Dr. Alex Lockwood, a former Project Scientist for NASA’s Webb Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD. She received bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Maryland and a Masters and PhD from Caltech in Planetary Sciences. Her research focused on understanding planetary systems and characterizing exoplanets. She discovered water on a planet – funnily named Tau Boo b. During graduate school Alex also starred in The PhD Movie, a live action film based off the popular webcomic . Before joining the Webb team, she worked on the NOAA/NASA Joint Polar Satellite System mission and at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Alex believes in maximizing both personal happiness and service to others. Outside of work she loves running, yoga, and laughing with her kids.



What is Ask An Astrobiologist?
Once a month, SAGANet () and the NASA Astrobiology Program host a program called "Ask an Astrobiologist", where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist, who replies to Twitter and YouTube comment questions live on video. Each session lasts about an hour.

Ask An Astrobiologist: Episode 51
Unfolding the Universe: Using Webb to Explore Exoplanets
Featuring Dr. Dr. Alex Lockwood (NASA)
Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)

Production Assistants:
Sarah Treadwell (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)
Anurup Mohanty (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)
Mariam Naseem (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)

Directed by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)
Illustrations by Aaron Gronstal (NASA Astrobiology Program)
Music & Animation by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)