Douglas Vakoch
Douglas Vakoch | |
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| Born | Douglas A. Vakoch June 16, 1961 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Known for | METI, SETI, Astrobiology |
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| Fields | SETI, Interstellar message composition, Psychology, Ecocriticism |
| Website | meti |
Douglas A. Vakoch (/ˈvɑːˌkoʊtʃ/ VAH-kohtch; born June 16, 1961) is an American astrobiologist, search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) researcher, psychologist, and president of METI International, a nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to transmitting intentional signals to extraterrestrial civilizations.