Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles
Dakotah Tyler went from Division I college football at the University of Kentucky to studying the other worlds in our galaxy. After an injury, Dakotah transitioned to academia, starting at a community college and eventually becoming a graduate student at UCLA where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate. Dakotah's research focuses on exoplanets - planets that orbit stars other than our Sun. Dakotah studies how these planets come to be and how they evolve time. He is also a passionate science communicator and public educator that values fostering excitement about our universe to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
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