Steven Soter

Steven Soter is an astrophysicist currently holding the positions of scientist-in-residence for New York University's Environmental Studies Program and of Research Associate for the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. He is a proponent of the International Astronomical Union's definition of planet.

Steven Soter
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (Astronomy & physics)
Cornell University (Ph.D)
Known forCosmos: A Personal Voyage, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award (for writing of Cosmos)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical cosmology, astrophysics
Doctoral advisorsThomas Gold, Carl Sagan, Joseph Burns
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