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  [### Avi Loeb, Head of "Galileo Project"

 ](/people/avi-loeb) <aloeb@cfa.harvard.edu>Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard Astronomy Department

Director, Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Founding Director, Black Hole Initiative (BHI), Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

 

 

 

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   [### Steven Africk

 ](/people/steven-africk)PhD, physics, Brown University

 

 

 

      ![Steven Africk](/sites/g/files/omnuum6371/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/image.png?itok=TOvByiyl) 

 

 

 

   [### Ankit Biswas

 ](/people/ankit-biswas)Student Researcher, NCMNS Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics Research Lab

CEO and Co-founder, Youth Research Initiative

 

 

 

      ![Ankit Biswas](/sites/g/files/omnuum6371/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/ankit_biswas_for_galileo_0.jpeg?itok=JNhtqY5S) 

 

 

 

   [### Phillip Brigham

 ](/people/phillip-brigham)Cognitive Software, Technical Fellow Northrop Grumman | Mission Systems

 

 

 Dr. Phillip Bridgham is a Technical Fellow and researcher for Northrop Grumman and applies AI, Machine Learning, and Information Fusion techniques to create unique solutions to the most challenging of mission critical hard problems. Dr. Bridgham brings 25... 

 

 

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   [### Richard Cloete

 ](/people/richard-cloete) <richard.cloete@cfa.harvard.edu>PhD, computer science

Laukien-Oumuamua Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University

 

 

 Richard is a computer scientist and a Laukien-Oumuamua Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University. He is a member of the Galileo Project working under the supervision of Professor Avi, having recently held a... 

 

 

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   [### Alex Delacroix

 ](/people/alex-delacroix) <alex.delacroix@cfa.harvard.edu>Mechanical Engineer, Caltech Optical Observatory

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Commercial airplane pilot, Airframe mechanic

Mechanical Design and installation of the Gattini IR and UV telescopes and the ZTF Cryostat.

 

 

 

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   [### Steven Dick

 ](/people/steven-dick)PhD, History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University

Former NASA Chief Historian

Former Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology

 

 

 

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   [### Laura Domine

 ](/people/laura-domine) <laura.domine@cfa.harvard.edu>Keto-Galileo Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

PhD in Physics, Stanford University

 

 

 

      ![laura domine](/sites/g/files/omnuum6371/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/galileo/files/laura_domine_headshot_small.jpg?itok=m9oRiChw) 

 

 

 

   [### Natasha Donahue

 ](/people/natasha-donahue)Bachelor of Science, Athabasca University, Canada

Experience in science outreach, communication, and education at the University of Alberta, Canada

 

 

 

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   [### Michael Hercz

 ](/people/michael-hercz)Senior Vice President &amp; General Counsel, Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.

Managing Director, Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP

Vice President, Law &amp; Chief Compliance Officer, Victory Pharma

 

 

 

      ![Michael Hercz](/sites/g/files/omnuum6371/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/galileo/files/mhercz.jpg?itok=KJW5c-Af) 

 

 

 

   [### Ezra Kelderman

 ](/people/ezra-kelderman)Project Manager &amp; Hardware Engineer

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University

Music Production

 

 

 

      ![Ezra Kelderman](/sites/g/files/omnuum6371/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/galileo/files/ezra.png?itok=OxG96vin) 

 

 

 

   [### Eric Keto

 ](/people/eric-keto)Astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Project Scientist for the Submillimeter Array

Associate Senior Member at Harvard's Institute for Theory and Computation

 

 

 

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