**Jason Wright **is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State, a member of the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, and director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center. His work in SETI includes searches for signs of extraterrestrial industry via waste heat, and the development of curricula in the field. He won the Drake Award in 2019 for his contributions to the studies of exoplanets and SETI.