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Keivan Stassun

Director of Frist Center for Autism & Innovation

About Keivan Stassun

Keivan Stassun holds the Stevenson chair in astrophysics at Vanderbilt University, and is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, a Cottrell Scholar award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, an HHMI Professor award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and a Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship from the National Academies. An elected fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Astronomical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, his research on stars and exoplanets has appeared in more than five hundred peer-reviewed journal articles. Having trained more than fifty doctorate students and postdoctoral scholars from diverse backgrounds, Stassun is a leader and advocate for broadening participation in STEM, especially of underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities. He has served on NSF’s Committee for Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering, chaired the American Astronomical Society’s Committee on Minorities, is a recipient of the American Physical Society’s Nicholson Medal for Human Outreach, has been named Mentor of the Year by the AAAS, and has been honored with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Stassun currently serves as founding director of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering, focused on advancing science and engineering through the engagement and workforce development of autistic individuals and those with other forms of neurodiversity. Stassun was recently appointed to a six-year term on the National Science Board by President Joseph R. Biden.

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