#  John Johnson 

Professor of Astronomy

 

 

 



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 email <jjohnson@cfa.harvard.edu> 

 



 

I received my BS in physics from the Missouri University for Science and Technology, and my PhD in astrophysics from UC Berkeley. As a professor of astronomy at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, my research is focused on the detection and characterization of planets around other stars. I am also the director of the Banneker Institute, a summer graduate school preparatory program for undergraduate students of color interested in careers in astronomy.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Interests
    
     [Astronomy](/interests/astronomy) [Physics](/interests/physics)
- ## Role
    
     [Senior Common Room](/role/senior-common-room)