Life on Other Planets
Is Earth unique in hosting life, or might the universe teem with it? A physicist explores how the search for extraterrestrial life intersects with faith.
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Bijan Nemati
Scholar | Former Visiting Scholar
Physics
Bijan Nemati received his PhD in high-energy physics at the University of Washington in 1990. During his graduate school years he converted from Islam to Christianity. He is currently a senior engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working on telescopes that directly image planets around other stars. His areas of expertise include high-precision metrology, stellar astrometry, and the modeling of advanced astronomical instruments.
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Fazale “Fuz” Rana
President & CEO
Fuz Rana is a biochemist, author, and Christian apologist specializing in human origins, genetics, and the scientific evidence for design. President, CEO, and senior scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), he formerly served as a senior scientist in research and development at Procter & Gamble. Rana earned a BS in chemistry with highest honors from West Virginia State College (now University) and a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. He pursued postdoctoral studies on cell membranes at the Universities of Virginia and Georgia. Read More
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Fazale “Fuz” Rana
President & CEO
Fuz Rana is a biochemist, author, and Christian apologist specializing in human origins, genetics, and the scientific evidence for design. President, CEO, and senior scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), he formerly served as a senior scientist in research and development at Procter & Gamble. Rana earned a BS in chemistry with highest honors from West Virginia State College (now University) and a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. He pursued postdoctoral studies on cell membranes at the Universities of Virginia and Georgia. Read More
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