Emeriti
Joel Birnbaum
Trustee Emeritus
Joel Birnbaum served on the SETI Institute Board of Trustees from 2005 - 2010, and was Vice Chair in 2009. Birnbaum was named HP Vice President and Director of HP Labs in 1984, and served as the Senior Technical Advisor at HP from 1999 - 2007. more
Joel Birnbaum served on the SETI Institute Board of Trustees from 2005 - 2010, and was Vice Chair in 2009. Birnbaum was named HP Vice President and Director of HP Labs in 1984, and served as the Senior Technical Advisor at HP from 1999 - 2007. more
Charles Townes
Trustee Emeritus
Charles Townes is the 1964 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. He is the inventor of the maser and co-inventor of the laser. Townes was a professor of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley from 1965 - 1986 and is currently a Professor Emeritus. more
Charles Townes is the 1964 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. He is the inventor of the maser and co-inventor of the laser. Townes was a professor of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley from 1965 - 1986 and is currently a Professor Emeritus. more
Sandra Faber
Trustee Emeritus
Sandra Faber is University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, at the UC Observatories/Lick Observatory. Faber is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has served on the President's Advisory Panel there since 1993. more
Sandra Faber is University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, at the UC Observatories/Lick Observatory. Faber is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has served on the President's Advisory Panel there since 1993. more
David Nagel
Trustee Emeritus
David Nagel was the President and CEO, PalmSource Inc. from 2002 - 2005. Nagel has also held positions as Vice President of Apple Computers, President of AT&T Labs, and CTO of Concert. more
David Nagel was the President and CEO, PalmSource Inc. from 2002 - 2005. Nagel has also held positions as Vice President of Apple Computers, President of AT&T Labs, and CTO of Concert. more
Christopher Chyba
Trustee Emeritus
Christopher Chyba is Professor of Astrophysics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the Co-Director of the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Chyba was also Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe from 1998 - 2004. In 2001, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. more
Christopher Chyba is Professor of Astrophysics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the Co-Director of the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Chyba was also Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe from 1998 - 2004. In 2001, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. more