Hakeem Oluseyi — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Emmy-nominated and Webby award-winning science journalist.
Chief Executive Officer at Astronomical Society of the Pacific, America's first and longest-standing national astronomy organization (since 2024).
Multi-patented inventor who helped design, build, calibrate, and launch the Multi-Spectral Solar Telescope Array (MSSTA).
Author with Penguin Random House (since 2018).
Co-Host of Roddenberry's "Does It Fly?" podcast (since 2024) and Host of PBS NOVA's "Particles of Thought" podcast (since 2025).
Holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University (1999).

Biography

Hakeem Oluseyi is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, and veteran. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, America's first and longest-standing national astronomy organization, a role he has held since 2024.