Bio
BioDr. Reza Ashtari is an astronomer and astrophysicist whose work focuses on exoplanet atmospheres and magnetospheres, space-based transmission spectroscopy, ground-based radio astronomy, planetary radio science, and technosignatures. He has worked on several NASA missions and concepts, including New Horizons, Dragonfly, and Interstellar Probe.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2022, 2023 | Description PI, APL Research Grant for “Detecting Magnetospheric Radio Emissions from Giant Exoplanets” – Ground-based measurements of planetary magnetic field strength, rotational velocity, and orbital obliquity |
| Year(s) 2022, 2023 | Description PI, APL Research Grant for “When Will We Make Contact?” – Analyzing the quantitative bounds for type 0 technosignatures and performing radio technosignature observations |
| Year(s) 2020 - 2021 | Description PI, New Horizons Extended Missions – VLBI & Bistatic Radar Using the New Horizons Radio Science Experiment Instrument (REX) |
| Year(s) 2018 - 2019 | Description Co-PI, APL Research Grant for “Active Noise Cancellation and Wavefront Correction Techniques for Ground-based Radio Observatories” |
