Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Catherine Espaillat, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, performs multi-wavelength analysis of full disks, pre-transitional disks, and transitional disks with the goal of expanding our knowledge of planet-forming disks.
Description: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Research Biologist, Dr. Nucharin Songsasen, leads the Conservation of Rare Canids program to study and conserve wild canids in zoos and in their natural habitats in South America and Southeast Asia. #Groundbreaker
Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker