Paul A. Scowen

Paul Scowen is a Research Professor in the School of Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State University. He currently works on astrophysics space mission development as well as imaging, optomechanical and optoelectronic solutions for image stabilization and detectors, as well as next generation mirror coating technologies especially in the ultraviolet. His science focus is on star and planet formation in massive stellar environments as well as variations in the efficiency of such formation as a function of environment and local star formation history. He has worked intimately with the Hubble Space Telescope during his 25 year career and was co-author on the iconic Eagle Nebula images and the papers that resulted. He currently serves on several NASA advisory committees and is a member of the STDT for the HabEx large mission concept study in process at NASA.