Sara Seager is an astrophysicist, author, and University of Toronto professor who studies distant planets and the possible signs of life in their atmospheres.
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Seager co-authored research showing that short peptides can remain stable and fold into defined shapes in concentrated sulfuric acid. The findings explore possible chemistry in Venus’s clouds, without establishing that life exists there.
news.mit.eduRead about the studyThe University of Toronto named Seager its Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair in Planetary and Molecular Sensing Technologies. The announcement set October 1 as her official arrival at CITA as North Star Distinguished Professor.
cita.utoronto.caRead the announcementOn TED’s ReThinking podcast, Seager explored how astronomers find exoplanets, what might count as evidence of life, and how her childhood curiosity shaped her career.
ted.comExplore the interviewCITA announced that Seager would return to the University of Toronto, bringing together exoplanet astronomy, organic chemistry, physics, and aerospace engineering. Her planned work included continuing the Morning Star Missions to Venus.
A study co-authored by Seager showed how sulfuric acid and nitrogen-containing organic compounds can form ionic liquids. The team proposed that these liquids could widen the kinds of rocky worlds considered potentially habitable.
news.mit.eduRead about the studyExplore her research, books, and conversations about other worlds.
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