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'''Alan P. Boss''' (born 20 July 1951, in [[Lakewood, Ohio]]<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|date=2010|publisher=[[H. W. Wilson Company|H.W. Wilson]]|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=60–63|chapter=Boss, Alan P.}}</ref><!--CV on home page-->) is a [[United States]] [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]] and [[planetary scientist]].
'''Alan P. Boss''' (born in [[Lakewood, Ohio]]<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|date=2010|publisher=[[H. W. Wilson Company|H.W. Wilson]]|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/60 60–63]|chapter=Boss, Alan P.|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/60}}</ref><!--CV on home page-->) is a [[United States]] [[Astrophysics|theoretical astrophysicist]], [[astronomer]], and [[planetary scientist]] at the Earth and Planets Laboratory of the [[Carnegie Institution for Science]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://carnegiescience.edu/bio/dr-alan-p-boss | title=Dr. Alan P. Boss | date=16 August 2024 }}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Educated at the [[University of South Florida]] and the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], Boss is a prominent scientist in stellar and planetary system formation and the study of [[extrasolar planet]]s who has made highly cited contributions to the study of [[gas giant]] planet and [[binary star system formation]]. He has published hundreds of articles in these areas and related fields. He is currently a Staff Member at the [[Carnegie Institution for Science]] in the Department of [[Terrestrial Magnetism]].
Educated in the Physics Departments at the [[University of South Florida]] and the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], Boss is a prominent scientist in stellar and planetary system formation and the study of [[extrasolar planet]]s who has made highly cited contributions to the study of [[gas giant]] planet and [[binary star system formation]]. He has published hundreds of articles in these areas and related fields.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aboss.dtm.carnegiescience.edu/articles | title=Alan P. Boss - Articles }}</ref> He is currently a Staff Member at the [[Carnegie Institution for Science]] in the Earth and Planets Laboratory.<ref><https://carnegiescience.edu</ref>
He is married to Catherine Ann Starkie and has two children.


Boss was selected to join the [[NASA]] Science Working Group for the [[Kepler Mission]] and the NASA External Independent Readiness Board for the Exoplanet Exploration Program, both charged with the detection and characterization of nearby habitable [[Earth analog|Earth-like planets]]. Boss is a fellow of numerous scientific academies and societies and regularly chairs working groups in his field.
Boss was selected to join the [[NASA]] Science Working Group for the [[Kepler Mission]] and the NASA External Independent Readiness Board for the Exoplanet Exploration Program, both charged with the detection and characterization of nearby habitable [[Earth analog|Earth-like planets]]. He currently chairs the Technology Assessment Committee for NASA's Exoplanet Exoploration Program.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/technology/technology-overview/ | title=Exoplanet Program: Technology Overview }}</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
Boss received a [[NASA Group Achievement Award]] in 2008 for his role in the Astrobiology Roadmap.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/members/dr-alan-p-boss/ | title=NAC Science Committee | publisher=NASA Science | accessdate=April 18, 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330013800/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/members/dr-alan-p-boss/ | archivedate=March 30, 2012|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
Boss received a [[NASA Group Achievement Award]] in 2008 for his role in the Astrobiology Roadmap.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/members/dr-alan-p-boss/ | title=NAC Science Committee | publisher=NASA Science | access-date=April 18, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330013800/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/members/dr-alan-p-boss/ | archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Boss is a fellow of numerous scientific academies and societies, e.g., the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aboss.dtm.carnegiescience.edu/cv | title=Alan P. Boss - CV }}</ref> Minor Planet (29137) is named Alanboss (1987).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=29137 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book | last = Boss | first = Alan | title = Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems | location = New York | publisher = John Wiley & Sons | date = 1998 | isbn = 978-0-471-18421-8 }}
* {{cite book | last = Boss | first = Alan | title = Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems | location = New York | publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]] | date = 1998 | isbn = 978-0-471-18421-8 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/lookingforearths00boss }}
* {{cite book | last = Boss | first = Alan | title = The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets | publisher = Basic Books | date = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-465-00936-7 }}
* {{cite book | last = Boss | first = Alan | title = The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets | publisher = [[Basic Books]] | date = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-465-00936-7 }}
* {{cite book | last = Boss | first = Alan | title =
Universal Life: An Inside Look Behind the Race to Discover Life Beyond Earth | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | date = 2019 | isbn = 978-0-190-86405-7 }}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web | url = http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/boss/ | title = The Home Page of Alan P. Boss | publisher = Carnegie Institution for Science }}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/boss/ | title = The Home Page of Alan P. Boss | publisher = Carnegie Institution for Science }}
* {{cite web | url = http://discovermagazine.com/2008/whole-universe/12-man-who-made-stars-planets | title = The Man Who Made Stars and Planets | publisher = Discover Magazine}}
* {{cite web | url = http://discovermagazine.com/2008/whole-universe/12-man-who-made-stars-planets | title = The Man Who Made Stars and Planets | publisher = Discover Magazine}}
* [http://www.innovaxiom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169877 Talk of Alan Boss at the Origins 2011 congress]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120328162551/http://www.innovaxiom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169877 Talk of Alan Boss at the Origins 2011 congress]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 31 August 2024

Alan Boss in 2011

Alan P. Boss (born in Lakewood, Ohio[1]) is a United States theoretical astrophysicist, astronomer, and planetary scientist at the Earth and Planets Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science.[2]

Life and career

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Educated in the Physics Departments at the University of South Florida and the University of California, Santa Barbara, Boss is a prominent scientist in stellar and planetary system formation and the study of extrasolar planets who has made highly cited contributions to the study of gas giant planet and binary star system formation. He has published hundreds of articles in these areas and related fields.[3] He is currently a Staff Member at the Carnegie Institution for Science in the Earth and Planets Laboratory.[4]

Boss was selected to join the NASA Science Working Group for the Kepler Mission and the NASA External Independent Readiness Board for the Exoplanet Exploration Program, both charged with the detection and characterization of nearby habitable Earth-like planets. He currently chairs the Technology Assessment Committee for NASA's Exoplanet Exoploration Program.[5]

Achievements

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Boss received a NASA Group Achievement Award in 2008 for his role in the Astrobiology Roadmap.[6] Boss is a fellow of numerous scientific academies and societies, e.g., the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.[7] Minor Planet (29137) is named Alanboss (1987).[8]

Bibliography

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  • Boss, Alan (1998). Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-18421-8.
  • Boss, Alan (2009). The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-00936-7.
  • Boss, Alan (2019). Universal Life: An Inside Look Behind the Race to Discover Life Beyond Earth. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-190-86405-7.
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Sources

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  1. ^ "Boss, Alan P.". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 60–63. ISBN 9780824211134.
  2. ^ "Dr. Alan P. Boss". 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Alan P. Boss - Articles".
  4. ^ <https://carnegiescience.edu
  5. ^ "Exoplanet Program: Technology Overview".
  6. ^ "NAC Science Committee". NASA Science. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Alan P. Boss - CV".
  8. ^ "IAU Minor Planet Center".


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