Moderator: Hakeem M. Oluseyi

Hakeem Oluseyi is CEO of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and author of the award-winning memoir A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars. He is a multidisciplinary astrophysicist, multi-patented inventor, science journalist, and internationally recognized STEM educator, as well as a sought-after TV presenter, podcast host, voice actor, and speaker.
Oluseyi earned his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Tougaloo College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford. He’s published over 100 scientific papers, holds 11 patents, and has developed technologies now standard in astrophysics and semiconductor manufacturing.