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'''Marc Kuchner''' (born August 7, 1972) is an American astrophysicist, a staff member at [[NASA| NASA's]] [[Goddard Space Flight Center]]. Together with Wesley Traub, he invented the band-limited [[coronagraph]],<ref>Kuchner, M. & Traub, W.A. (2002). "A Coronagraph with a Band-limited Mask for Finding Terrestrial Planets". "The Astrophysical Journal" '''570''', 900-908. ([http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v570n2/54598/brief/54598.abstract.html Abstract])</ref> a design for the proposed [[Terrestrial Planet Finder]] telescope, also to be used on the [[JWST|James Webb Space Telescope]]. He helped popularize the ideas of [[ocean planet]]s,<ref>Kuchner, M. (2003). "Volatile-rich Earth-Mass Planets in the Habitable Zone". "The Astrophysical Journal" '''596''', L105-L108. ([http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJL/v596n1/17182/brief/17182.abstract.html Abstract])</ref> [[carbon planet]]s, and [[Helium planet]]s<ref>Seager, S.; M. Kuchner, C. Hier-Majumder, B. Militzer (2007). "Mass-Radius Relationships for Solid Exoplanets". ApJ 669: 1279</ref> and made some of the first observations of a [[debris disk]] orbiting [[G29-38]], a metal-rich [[White Dwarf]]. Kuchner received his bachelor's degree in physics from [[Harvard]] in 1994 and his Ph.D. in astronomy from [[Caltech]] in 2000. [http://spie.org/x34850.xml Kuchner was awarded] the 2009 [[SPIE]] early career achievement award for his work on coronagraphy. Kuchner appears as an expert commentator in the [http://www.emmys.com/nominations?tid=1170 emmy nominated] National Geographic television show [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/alien-earths-3637/Overview "Alien Earths"] and frequently answers the "Ask Astro" questions in [http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx Astronomy Magazine].
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'''Marc Kuchner''' (born August 7, 1972) is an American astrophysicist, and the Citizen Science Officer at [[NASA| NASA]] [[NASA_Headquarters|Headquarters]]. He is known for his work on citizen science, and imaging of disks and exoplanets. Together with Wesley Traub, he invented the band-limited [[coronagraph]],<ref>Kuchner, M. & Traub, W.A. (2002). "A Coronagraph with a Band-limited Mask for Finding Terrestrial Planets". "The Astrophysical Journal" '''570''', 900-908. ([http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v570n2/54598/brief/54598.abstract.html Abstract])</ref> used on the [[James Webb Space Telescope|James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)]], originally designed for the proposed [[Terrestrial Planet Finder|Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)]] telescope. He is also known for his novel supercomputer models of planet-disk interactions<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Catharine|title=NASA Dust Model Presents Alien's View Of Our Solar System|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/aliens-view-solar-system_n_740574.html|website=Huffington Post|date=28 September 2010}}</ref> and for developing the ideas of [[ocean planet]]s,<ref>Kuchner, M. (2003). "Volatile-rich Earth-Mass Planets in the Habitable Zone". "The Astrophysical Journal" '''596''', L105-L108. ([http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJL/v596n1/17182/brief/17182.abstract.html Abstract])</ref> [[carbon planet]]s, and [[helium planet]]s.<ref>Seager, S.; M. Kuchner, C. Hier-Majumder, B. Militzer (2007). "Mass-Radius Relationships for Solid Exoplanets". ApJ 669: 1279</ref> Kuchner appears as an expert commentator in the National Geographic television show "Alien Earths" and frequently answers the "Ask Astro" questions in [[Astronomy Magazine]]. Kuchner helped found several [[citizen science]] projects, including [[Disk Detective]] and [[Backyard Worlds]].
==See also==

*[[Vega]]
==Background==
*[[Epsilon Eridani]]
Kuchner was born in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from [[Harvard]] in 1994 and his Ph.D. in astronomy from [[California Institute of Technology|California Institute of Technology (Caltech)]] in 2000. His doctoral thesis advisor was [[Michael E. Brown]]. After he earned his Ph.D., Kuchner studied at the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics|Center for Astrophysics {{!}} Harvard & Smithsonian]] as a Michelson Fellow, and then at [[Princeton University]] as a Hubble Fellow.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goddard Space Flight Center Directory|url=http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/index.cfm?fuseAction=people.jumpBio&&iPhonebookId=12680}}</ref>
*[[Exozodiacal dust]]

*[[RS Ophiuchi]]
Kuchner's parents are neurosurgeon Eugene Kuchner and psychologist Joan Kuchner. His wife is epidemiologist [[Jennifer Nuzzo]].
*[[Sirius]]

*[[61 Cygni]]
==''Marketing for Scientists''==
*[[RS Canum Venaticorum variable]]
Kuchner is the author of a book, ''Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times'' (2011, [[Island Press]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kuchner|first1=Marc|title=Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine In Tough Times|date=November 15, 2011|publisher=[[Island Press]]|pages=248|url=http://islandpress.org/ip/books/book/islandpress/M/bo8074505.html}}</ref>
*[[Kuiper belt|Kuiper Belt]]
The book provides career and communication advice for scientists using the language of marketing, with chapters on "business", "how to sell something," "branding" and so on. This approach struck some reviewers as cynical about human nature.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Madsen|first1=Lynnette|title=Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times|url=http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/article/65/10/10.1063/PT.3.1755|journal=Physics Today|date=October 2012|volume=65 |issue=10 |pages=58–59 |doi=10.1063/PT.3.1755|bibcode=2012PhT....65j..58M }}</ref> But readers from a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines praised the book's unique angle and breadth of research. [[Ecology (journal)|Ecology]] described it as "a must-read for ecologists and, indeed, for all scientists, mathematicians, and engineers at all career stages." Astrophysicist [[Neil Tyson|Neil deGrasse Tyson]] called it, "the first of its kind".

==''Cosmic Collisions''==
Kuchner is the author of a series of books for children about astrophysics. The first is ''Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet'' (2024, [[MIT Kids Press]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kuchner|first1=Marc|title=Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet|date=April 23, 2024|publisher=[[MIT Kids Press]]|pages=48|url=
https://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=1536236632}}</ref>

==Prizes==

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NASA Agency Honor Award, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Medal, 2024
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Robert H. Goddard Award, Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Team, 2021
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Robert H. Goddard Award, Disk Detective Team, 2016
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Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner, 2012
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[[SPIE]] early career achievement award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spie.org/x34850.xml|title = Marc J. Kuchner honored with SPIE Early Career Achievement Award}}, 2009</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.marckuchner.com www.marckuchner.com]
* [http://www.marckuchner.com www.marckuchner.com]
* [http://www.diskdetective.org www.diskdetective.org]
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*NASA webpage. http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Marc.Kuchner/home.html
* NASA webpage. http://eud.gsfc.nasa.gov/Marc.Kuchner/home.html
*[http://www.marketingforscientists.com Marketing For Scientists]
* [http://www.marketingforscientists.com Marketing For Scientists]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/aliens-view-solar-system_n_740574.html NASA Dust Model Presents Alien's View Of Our Solar System, Huffington Post, 9-28-10]

*[http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=3064519322075926590 American Physical Society Podcast]
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*[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-large-lump-of-coal "Earth-Like Planets May Be Made of Carbon" Scientific American, January 2010]
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*NPR's Morning Edition [http://www.npr.org/2010/12/29/132403232/sci-fi-to-fact-planet-hunters-find-worlds-like-earth "Sci-Fi To Fact: Planet Hunters Find Worlds Like Earth"]
*NPR's All Things Considered [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121508335 "Newly Discovered Planet Could Be A Watery World"]
*NPR's All Things Considered [http://www.npr.org/2011/12/05/143142279/found-earth-like-planet-that-might-be-right-for-life "Found: Earth-Like Planet That Might Be Right For Life"]
*Maryland Public Television [http://video.mpt.tv/video/2176639964 Direct Connection, December 12, 2011, starts at 13:40]
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Marc Kuchner
Born (1972-08-07) August 7, 1972 (age 52)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University, California Institute of Technology
Known forDetection of exoplanetary systems, Theory of formation of circumstellar disks and planets, citizen science and science communication.
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary astronomy
Websiteeud.gsfc.nasa.gov/Marc.Kuchner/home.html

Marc Kuchner (born August 7, 1972) is an American astrophysicist, and the Citizen Science Officer at NASA Headquarters. He is known for his work on citizen science, and imaging of disks and exoplanets. Together with Wesley Traub, he invented the band-limited coronagraph,[1] used on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), originally designed for the proposed Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) telescope. He is also known for his novel supercomputer models of planet-disk interactions[2] and for developing the ideas of ocean planets,[3] carbon planets, and helium planets.[4] Kuchner appears as an expert commentator in the National Geographic television show "Alien Earths" and frequently answers the "Ask Astro" questions in Astronomy Magazine. Kuchner helped found several citizen science projects, including Disk Detective and Backyard Worlds.

Background

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Kuchner was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard in 1994 and his Ph.D. in astronomy from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2000. His doctoral thesis advisor was Michael E. Brown. After he earned his Ph.D., Kuchner studied at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian as a Michelson Fellow, and then at Princeton University as a Hubble Fellow.[5]

Kuchner's parents are neurosurgeon Eugene Kuchner and psychologist Joan Kuchner. His wife is epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo.

Marketing for Scientists

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Kuchner is the author of a book, Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times (2011, Island Press).[6] The book provides career and communication advice for scientists using the language of marketing, with chapters on "business", "how to sell something," "branding" and so on. This approach struck some reviewers as cynical about human nature.[7] But readers from a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines praised the book's unique angle and breadth of research. Ecology described it as "a must-read for ecologists and, indeed, for all scientists, mathematicians, and engineers at all career stages." Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson called it, "the first of its kind".

Cosmic Collisions

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Kuchner is the author of a series of books for children about astrophysics. The first is Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet (2024, MIT Kids Press).[8]

Prizes

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  • NASA Agency Honor Award, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Medal, 2024
  • Robert H. Goddard Award, Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Team, 2021
  • Robert H. Goddard Award, Disk Detective Team, 2016
  • Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner, 2012
  • SPIE early career achievement award.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Kuchner, M. & Traub, W.A. (2002). "A Coronagraph with a Band-limited Mask for Finding Terrestrial Planets". "The Astrophysical Journal" 570, 900-908. (Abstract)
  2. ^ Smith, Catharine (28 September 2010). "NASA Dust Model Presents Alien's View Of Our Solar System". Huffington Post.
  3. ^ Kuchner, M. (2003). "Volatile-rich Earth-Mass Planets in the Habitable Zone". "The Astrophysical Journal" 596, L105-L108. (Abstract)
  4. ^ Seager, S.; M. Kuchner, C. Hier-Majumder, B. Militzer (2007). "Mass-Radius Relationships for Solid Exoplanets". ApJ 669: 1279
  5. ^ "Goddard Space Flight Center Directory".
  6. ^ Kuchner, Marc (November 15, 2011). Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine In Tough Times. Island Press. p. 248.
  7. ^ Madsen, Lynnette (October 2012). "Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times". Physics Today. 65 (10): 58–59. Bibcode:2012PhT....65j..58M. doi:10.1063/PT.3.1755.
  8. ^ Kuchner, Marc (April 23, 2024). Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet. MIT Kids Press. p. 48.
  9. ^ "Marc J. Kuchner honored with SPIE Early Career Achievement Award"., 2009
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