Maggie Turnbull

Maggie Turnbull is an astrobiologist with expertise in identifying planetary systems that may be capable of supporting life. She developed the Catalog of Habitable Stellar Systems with Jill Tarter at SETI. She currently leads teams to develop NASA missions to discover planets beyond our solar system. Turnbull continues to serve both science and the public through advocacy on Capitol Hill and as an elected official in her local community. She was a candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018.