Hakeem Oluseyi

Hakeem Oluseyi
Born	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Residence	Washington DC, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Stanford University (PhD, 1999) Stanford University (MS, 1995) Tougaloo College (BS, 1991)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Electrical Engineering, Science Education
Institutions	Florida Institute of Technology Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Applied Materials, Inc. Stanford University
Thesis	Development of a Global Model of the Sun's Atmosphere with a Focus on the Solar Transition Region (2000)
Doctoral advisor	Arthur B. C. Walker Jr

Hakeem Muata Oluseyi (born James Edward Plummer, Jr. ) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, actor, and humanitarian. Since 2007, he has been a professor of Physics & Space Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology, currently holding the highest academic rank of Distinguished Research Professor. He is temporarily stationed at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC where he is the Space Sciences Education Manager for NASA's Science Mission Directorate via the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program.

Oluseyi is best known for hosting popular science television shows including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, and Strip the Cosmos, which all appear on Science Channel. He lent his voice and scientific expertise to the award-winning science education video game ExoTrex: A Space Science Adventure Game in collaboration with Dig-It! Games. He co-authored the children's popular science book Discovery Spaceopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Space. His best known scientific contributions are research on the transfer of mass and energy through the Sun's atmosphere, the development of space-borne observatories for studying astrophysical plasmas and dark energy, and the development of transformative technologies in ultraviolet optics,detectors,computer chips, and ion propulsion.

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