The SETI Institute's Science Council supports the Director of the Carl Sagan Center by advising on science and technology research topics to ensure our work advances the SETI Institute's mission, fosters innovation and keeps the SETI Institute at the forefront of the search for life beyond Earth.
![Nathalie Cabrol](/sites/default/files/science-council/cabrol-400px.png)
Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research
Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research
Science Council members are recognized experts in their fields and major contributors to the scientific communities they represent.
Astrobiology
![Kimberley Warren-Rhodes](/sites/default/files/science-council/warren-400px.png)
Kim Warren-Rhodes
Astronomy / Astrophysics
![Uma Gorti](/sites/default/files/2023-11/gorti-uma-2023-400x400.jpg)
Uma Gorti
Data Science
![Jeff Smith](/sites/default/files/2018-04/smith-jeff-400x400.png)
Jeff Smith
Exoplanets
![Douglas Caldwell](/sites/default/files/science-council/caldwell-400px.png)
Douglas Caldwell
Planetary Exploration
![Janice Bishop](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Janice-Bishop-440px.jpg)
Janice Bishop
SETI
![Wael Farah](/sites/default/files/2020-05/Wael_Farah_440px.jpg)
Wael Farah
Affiliates
![Marina Walther-Antonio](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-09/Marina-Walther-Antonio-thumbnail.jpg)
Marina Walther-Antonio
Early Career Scientists
![Uma Gayathri](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-09/Uma-Gayathri-Kamakolanu-thumbnail.jpg)
Uma Gayathri