Jon Willis |
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I am a
Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at
the University of Victoria. As an astronomer I study the physical contents of the Universe and my research covers many aspects of cosmology and astrophysics. I am particularly interested in giant clusters of galaxies both for what they can tell us about the large-scale properties of the Universe and the astrophysics of galaxy evolution. In addition to my astronomy research I am fascinated by the science of astrobiology: The search for life in the Universe. My new book is called The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life. This is a popular astrobiology book and is published by Chicago University Press. I have previously published All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life (Yale, 2016). |
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