Derrick Pitts

NASA’s first Astrobiology Ambassador & Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director at the Franklin Institute.  His motto: Eat, breathe, do science. Sleep later.

  • He has made numerous television appearances, including  The Colbert Report, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Ed Show.
  • Co-host of a weekly radio discussion program called Skytalk on WHYY-FM.
  • Named fellow of The Wagner Free Institute of Science
  • Board Member of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, one of the nation’s leading astronomy advocate groups.
  • Pitts illustrates how imagination, innovation, and discovery intersect to create new realities and new opportunities, open to everyone across the planet.

Video: Pitts at UW-Madison’s Big Learning Event

 

Wow, memorable, great speaker. The audience rated him high for excellence. He has a terrific stage presence and the images he uses are incredible. He’s a great educator!

- Berea College, KY

Derrick was fantastic. He did a great job interacting with our students and his presentation was superb. It was a great pleasure hosting him on our campus.

- University of Nevada Reno