Aki Roberge
Aki Roberge | |
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Dr Aki Roberge lecturing at the National Air and Space Museum in 2016. | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 51–52) Kyoto, Japan |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Debris disks, LUVOIR |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Carnegie Institution for Science, NASA |
| Thesis | [ProQuest 305315892 Ultraviolet spectroscopy of circumstellar disks] (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul D. Feldman |
| Other academic advisors | Jim Elliot, Alycia J. Weinberger |
Dr Aki Roberge (born c. 1973) is a research astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where she is currently the Associate Director for Technology and Strategy. Her research focuses on observational studies of debris disks and planet formation around nearby young stars, with an aim to be able to characterize planets around other stars, perhaps even to find signs of life on them. She is particularly known for her research on the debris disk around Beta Pictoris.