On occasion, a senior scholar or scientist may be invited by the Director to spend an extended period in residence at the Center in Princeton to pursue research that will contribute to CTI’s longer term research goals. They are known as Senior Fellows.

Two Senior Fellows are currently in residence in support of the Center’s research partnership with Cambridge University’s Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe.

Andrew Davison

Andrew Davison is the Starbridge Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Davison was a resident Member of CTI’s Inquiry on the Societal Implications of Astrobiology in 2016-17, funded by the NASA Astrobiology Program.

Edwin L. Turner

Edwin L. Turner is Emeritus Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. Turner took part in CTI’s Inquiry on the Societal Implications of Astrobiology, 2015-18.