Tessa Fisher is a post-doctoral researcher at the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, and possibly the world’s only openly trans lesbian astrobiologist. A member of the Alien Earths NASA NExSS team, her research is largely focused on using advanced mathematics to develop better ways of detecting the presence of life and/or technology on exoplanets, based on their atmospheric composition.
When she’s not doing science, her hobbies include burlesque dancing, singing in the Phoenix Women’s Chorus, yoga, and writing LGBTQ-positive science fiction and fantasy. Some of her short fiction has been published in Fireside Magazine, Analog, and Baffling, amongst other venues.
She resides with her wife in Tempe, AZ, along with a fairly aloof bearded dragon.
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