| Jason Steffen | |
| Birth Name: | Jason Hyrum Steffen |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1975[1] |
| Birth Place: | Fairfield, California |
| Fields: | Astrophysics |
| Workplaces: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Education: | Weber State University University of Washington |
| Thesis Title: | Detecting new planets in transiting systems |
| Thesis Url: | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609492 |
| Thesis Year: | 2006 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Eric Agol |
| Known For: | Research on exoplanets |
| Awards: | Fermilab Technology Award (2013)[2] |
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Jason Hyrum Steffen (born May 15, 1975)[1] is an American astrophysicist and assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He is also a member of the science team for NASA's Kepler mission. He worked at Fermilab and Northwestern University for a decade before joining the UNLV faculty. He is known for his work on the discoveries of several exoplanets.[3] [4] [5] He has also developed an alternative method for boarding passengers onto commercial aircraft, known as the Steffen Boarding Method. It has been found to be significantly faster than the "back-to-front" method used by most commercial airlines.[6] [7] He was inspired to begin research on the topic after waiting in an exceptionally long line to board a plane at an airport.[8]