{"id":46,"date":"2021-11-15T20:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/news\/adam-frank\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:35:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/news\/adam-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER","display_title":"Adam Frank","subtitle":"Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular author","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":842,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"mb-0 pb-0","title":"","content":"<p class=\"u-text-lead\">Adam Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester. A self-described \u201cevangelist of science,\u201d Adam regularly <a href=\"#books-and-papers\">writes<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>and <a href=\"#media-appearances\">speaks<\/a>\u00a0about subjects like intelligent life forms in the universe, high-energy-density physics, space exploration and missions, climate change, and more.<\/p>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/P713hCgxWLw?si=7OU34blyIB6dKYUj[\/embed]","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"accolades-and-highlights","css_class":"mt-0 pb-0 mb-0","title":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Accolades and highlights<\/h2>","description":"","background_color":"#FFFFFF","width":"width-large","columns":"3","cards":[{"card_title":"<strong>2024 Winner of Berggruen Prize Essay Competition<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/berggruen.org\/news\/berggruen-prize-essay-competition-announces-inaugural-winners","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>2021 Carl Sagan Medal winner for excellence in public communication<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/dps.aas.org\/prizes\/2021#sagan_frank","target":"_blank"},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>Science advisor for Marvel\u2019s <em>Doctor Strange<\/em><\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rTQezMvSvrU","target":"_blank"},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>Featured in Netflix\u2019s <em>Alien Worlds<\/em><\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80221410","target":"_blank"},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>Author of several books and many academic papers<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#books-and-papers","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>Cofounder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/what-is-13-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Think\u2019s 13.8 blog<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/13.7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR\u2019s 13.7 Cosmos and Culture blog<\/a><\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"mt-0 pt-0","title":"","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button ghost-button--blue\" href=\"#requests-for-interviews\">Request to interview Adam Frank<\/a><\/p>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"career-in-higher-education","css_class":"","title":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Career in higher education<\/strong><\/h2>","content":"Adam Frank received his PhD in physics (1992) from the University of Washington and held postdoctoral and visiting scientist positions at Leiden University and the University of Minnesota.\r\n\r\nAdam joined the University of Rochester in 1996. Serving as the Helen F. &amp; Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Adam studies star formation and evolution, as well as develops tools for simulating the cosmos. Through his research, Adam has written numerous academic papers and books, as well as shared his knowledge in a variety of <a href=\"#media-appearances\">media appearances<\/a>.\r\n\r\nLearn more about Adam Frank\u2019s academic career on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pas.rochester.edu\/people\/faculty\/frank_adam\/index.html\">faculty departmental profile page<\/a>.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"media-appearances","css_class":"","title":"","description":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Media appearances<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAdam Frank is a frequent on-air commentator for live interviews and segments on outlets such as CNN and NPR. Adam also regularly contributes to written publications, including\u00a0<em>The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New York Times<\/em>, and<em>\u00a0Scientific American. <\/em>\r\n\r\nAdam also served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rTQezMvSvrU\">science advisor for Marvel\u2019s\u00a0<em>Doctor Strange,\u00a0<\/em><\/a>and has appeared on numerous science documentaries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80221410\">Netflix\u2019s\u00a0<em>Alien Worlds<\/em><\/a>.\r\n\r\nMembers of the media can <a href=\"#requests-for-interviews\">request an interview<\/a> with Adam Frank\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Selection of recent media appearances<\/strong><\/h3>","background_color":"#FFFFFF","width":"width-large","columns":"3","cards":[{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HBxdyvF6Azo?si=Dm7a4GEzmss2ZQyL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>Asteroid Flies By Earth<\/strong>\r\nCNN, June 1, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ujqp1PPQsew?si=Dm7a4GEzmss2ZQyL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>\"Booms\" Over New England<\/strong>\r\nCNN, June 1, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ujqp1PPQsew?si=Dm7a4GEzmss2ZQyL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>Exploding Meteor<\/strong>\r\nCNN, May 31, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cx_XGK78RuA?si=Dm7a4GEzmss2ZQyL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>Second batch of UFO files are released by the Pentagon<\/strong>\r\nCNN, May 22, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwGS8102cik?si=Dm7a4GEzmss2ZQyL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong><b>Discussing the Artemis II Impact<\/b><\/strong>\r\nCNN, April 3, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBhIR2zC--0?si=s_cQ4A5OTzC7b-3Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong><b>Discussing the Artemis II Live Launch<\/b><\/strong>\r\nCNN, April 1, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NICXjzHQ170?si=_ec7-mbH5uG8go4m\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong><b>Discussing the Artemis II Live Launch<\/b><\/strong>\r\nMS Now, April 1, 2026","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>[icon name=\"newspaper\" prefix=\"fas\"] NASA Releases New Images of Mysterious Interstellar Object<\/strong>","card_text":"CNN, November 20, 2025","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPU36-0dAT8","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<strong>[icon name=\"newspaper\" prefix=\"fas\"] <b>Why Young Men Are Losing Faith in Science<\/b><\/strong>","card_text":"New York Times, October 3, 2025","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/16\/opinion\/black-holes-science-imagination.html","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zwjChQFtew?si=CzHAfVfWOYJoL4mX\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong><b>Discussing the Space X splashdown<\/b><\/strong>\r\nMSNBC, March 14, 2025","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; 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Vast oceans could be on Uranus and Neptune<\/b>\r\nMSNBC, Nov. 26, 2024","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/O71cS2FJ-Ys\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>NASA Spacecraft on Mission to Jupiter\u2019s Ice-Covered Moon\r\n<\/strong>CNN, Oct. 14, 2024","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDrpAh1e2NQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>What To Expect During the Total Solar Eclipse<\/strong>\r\nMSNBC, April 5, 2024","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_NUyliJg3c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>Artemis Mission Returning Humans to the Moon<\/strong>\r\nCNN, January 1, 2024","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/3NvM1o258xc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>Congressional hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena<\/strong>\r\nCNN, July 27, 2023","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80P5FyXpbyg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>","card_text":"<strong>The Race to Mars<\/strong>\r\nMeet the Press, May 2023","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text_new","anchor":"","class":"","overline":"Newsletter","title":"<h2 class=\"v3sg6r0 v3sg6r1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"_11r14xt0\"><span class=\"_11r14xt1\">Everyman's Universe<\/span><\/span><\/h2>","content":"Join Adam Frank as he explores and explains the cosmos! From black holes and Mars, to technology and superheroes, you're sure to learn something with the Everyman's Universe newsletter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everymansuniverse.com\">Explore the story archive<\/a> to see previous articles and don't forget to subscribe!","cta":{"title":"Subscribe to the newsletter","url":"https:\/\/www.everymansuniverse.com\/subscribe","target":""},"bg":"#00205b","type":"image","image":1172,"embed":"","video":"","layout":"right","animation":"animation-false"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"books-and-papers","css_class":"","title":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Books<\/h2>","description":"Adam has authored five popular books arguing for the beauty of science and against science denial.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium","columns":"1","cards":[{"card_title":"<h3 class=\"u-card-title\">The Blind Spot<\/h3>","card_text":"Adam Frank says science has lost its way. In <em>The Blind Spot<\/em>, Adam and his coauthors explain why science cannot afford to ignore the human experience. Having done so over the years, he explains, has led to a host of problems, which includes supporting a mindset that has led to ignoring climate change.","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blind-Spot-Science-Cannot-Experience\/dp\/0262048809\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gK7X7cGY_vKzSS0f4lccZ7aZC0vtQNPSvu1WHf5frmA-gMglXZ5KVdReEDxBRU4ZBNRhvqLAN7bsOLEFFf7Tf14X33cG7N0vUKuClyy4kmg.AkpiRVa1RYqQRi83HMe9RiiLQZot2UMzishuTh-KWec&dib_tag=se&gad_source=1&hvadid=694353241679&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1023315&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2728377089776565928&hvtargid=kwd-2281314879321&hydadcr=22565_13493330&keywords=adam+frank+the+blind+spot&qid=1718674577&sr=8-1","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":962,"card_image_size":"image_thumbnail","card_image_placement":"image_left","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<h3 class=\"u-card-title\">The Little Book of Aliens<\/h3>","card_text":"In his upcoming book,\u00a0<i>The Little Book of Aliens<\/i>\u00a0(Harper Collins, 2023), he details what we know and what we need to know in our search for extraterrestrials. 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