Daniel Apai

• Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona

Daniel is a Professor of Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, and Optical Sciences at The University of Arizona. His research focuses on extrasolar planet discovery and characterization, including studies of planetary atmospheres, planet formation, and planetary habitability. Daniel is Principal Investigator of the Alien Earths team, a large interdisciplinary NASA-funded research group exploring how habitable exoplanet form. He also leads Project EDEN, a search for habitable worlds around the closest stars; and the Nautilus Space Observatory concept, a project to develop a powerful new type of space telescopes to enable surveys of extrasolar planets for signatures of life. Apai's research website and blog is on and he tweets about exoplanets and astrobiology at @danielapai.

• 2021–present Professor, University of Arizona
• 2022–2025 Associate Dean for Research, University of Arizona
• 2017–2021 Associate Professor, University of Arizona
• 2008–2011 Assistant Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute

• 2004 University of Heidelberg, PhD Astronomy
• 2000 University of Szeged, MSc Physics

Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science; Fellow of The Explorers Club

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