Olivier Guyon's webpage

Dr. Olivier Guyon

Email: oliv.guyon@gmail.com
Phone: 818 293 8826

Center for astronomical Adaptive Optics Steward Observatory University of Arizona 933 N Cherry Ave. Tucson AZ 85721	Subaru Telescope National Observatory of Japan National Institutes of Natural Sciences 650 N. A'ohoku Place Hilo, HI 96720 (USA)
Astrobiology Center National Institutes of Natural Sciences 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, JAPAN

Education:

Ph. D., Astronomy. "Wide Field Interferometric imaging and applications" 2002, Univ. Paris 6. Under the direction of Pierre Lena (Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France) and Francois Roddier (University of Hawaii, USA)
Graduate studies, University of Paris / Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 1998-1999
Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris, France) 1996-2000

Honors and Awards:

2012 MacArthur fellowship
2006 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Office of the President of the United States
2003 Daniel GUINIER Award (young Researcher Award), French Society of Physics

Professional Employment / Appointments:

2016-present: Astrobiology Center, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan
2014-present: Associate Astronomer, Associate Professor of Optical Sciences, Univ. of Arizona
Nov 2008-2013: Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
2011-present: JPL Affiliate
2009-2013: Extreme-AO project scientist, Subaru Telescope/Research Corp. of Univ. of Hawaii
2002-2008: Adaptive Optics Scientist, Subaru Telescope/Research Corp. of Univ. of Hawaii
2006-Oct 2008: University Associate, University of Arizona
1999-2002: Junior Research Assistant, University of Hawaii, Adaptive Optics group

Outreach

Founder of project PANOPTES
Member of Journey through the Universe (http://journeythroughtheuniverse.org/) local science team: classroom visits (yearly since 2008)
Member of the Hilo Astronomy Club
Astroday (http://www.astroday.net/) participant (yearly since 2007)

Committees, Service

2016-present: Breakthrough Watch scientific advisory committee chair
2016-2019: member of the NASA Large UV/Optical/IR Surveyor (LUVOIR) Science and Technology Definition Team (STDT)
2016-2019: member of the NASA Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission (HabEx) Science and Technology Definition Team (STDT)
2014-present: Associate Editor, The Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS)
2013-2015 : NASA Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Science Definition Team (NASA)
2013-2014 : From Cosmic Dust to Living Earths, The future of UVOIR Space Astronomy (AURA)
2013 : 30yr astrophysics roadmap: Enduring Quests Daring Visions (NASA)

Research

Dr Guyon develops and validates innovative techniques for detecting and characterizing Extrasolar planets. Dr Guyon's research includes coronagraphy, wavefront sensing techniques for Adaptive Optics, and astrometry. Dr Guyon developed the Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization (PIAA) coronagraph, a highly efficient optical device to mask light from a star while preserving light from planets around it.
Dr Guyon is currently leading the Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics (SCExAO) group at the Subaru Telescope to use these new techniques on the Subaru telescope for exoplanet detection and characterization. Dr Guyon also works for the University of Arizona, where he is developing high contrast imaging techniques for current and future ground and space-based telescopes.