Jean Schneider

Jean Schneider

Jean Schneider
Senior Researcher in Astronomy, Univers et Théorie, Observatoire de Paris
Meudon, France

Biography

He is a Promoter of the exoplanet search with the CNES satellite CoRoT (1990-93) Co-discoverer of CoRoT-7 b, the first super-Earth with measured radius. Co-proposer of the Darwin proposal (ESA) PI of the Super-Earth Explorer (SEE-COAST) proposal (ESA). He has developed various aspects of the characterization of exoplanets: spectroscopy of transits (1993), search for satellites (1999), search for rings (2004), search for additional planets by timing of transits (2002). Has developed a new method to detect exo-moons by direct imaging (2007). He has introduced the concept of “cometary tails” of exoplanets (1998). He is editor of the website exoplanet.eu.

Research Interest

Astrobiology, Exoplanets, quantum physics, philosophy Creator