Launch pad for TESS. Photo credit: Michelle Gabutti

Natalia Guerrero

cazaplanetas/planet-hunter:
Graduate student, science communicator, and TESS Science consultant
Former TESS Objects of Interest (TOI) Manager and
​MIT-TESS Communications Lead

 I am an astronomer, artist, and science communicator. I study exoplanets as a graduate student in the Ballard research group at the University of Florida. I also support operations and communications from the TESS Science Office at MIT.

Previously, I worked at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research on the NASA TESS mission. I managed the team that identifies potential exoplanets among the hundreds of thousands of stars in the TESS images. I studied physics and creative writing at MIT and graduated in 2014.

​In addition to planet-hunting, I write pieces for theater and radio and make multi-media art inspired by my experiences in astronomy and particle physics. I am always searching for new ways to pursue my artistic and scientific interests in parallel. 

Artistic projects

Ongoing:

• Avant podcast series - Women in the Arts, Inc.
• Catalyze Playwriting Group - Central Square Theater via Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT​​

ACADEMIC CV →

social media

Watch my public talks on YouTube

​Other places I'm online:
​ Community School of the Arts \\ 
     Women in the Arts, Inc. \\ Orlando, FL
Voice Box + Charles River Variety 
     WMBR Radio \\ Boston, MA
​Exploding Wire \\
     MIT K-12 Videos