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Dr. Ryan French - author headshot

About Me

I am a solar physicist, science communicator and author, currently working at the Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. I work to pursue the mysteries of the Sun at the forefront of solar physics research, using cutting-edge telescopes on the ground and in space. 

 

In addition to my scientific work, I strive to share the wonders of the Sun and space with the public, through social media (85k+ followers), museums and observatories, and on television and radio. My second book, 'Space Hazards', published worldwide in 2025. I am also an expert on astronomical events, including eclipses and solar storms.

 

I am also an avid hiker, nature photographer, and skier, perhaps because the mountains take me closer to the Sun.

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Ryan French holding a copy of his book, 'The Sun'
Solar Orbiter launch, Cape Canaveral, USA, (by Dr. Ryan French)
Ryan French in an interview about the aurora at the University of Colorado Boulder
Moments before Annular Solar Eclipse, Texas, USA (by Dr. Ryan French)
Ryan French discussing the northern lights on CNN news
Ryan French in front of the Sun
Ryan French in a planetatrium
Ryan French and his wife silhouetted by the aurora
Total lunar eclipse (by Ryan French)

Some astrophotography and media highlights (top left - bottom right): finding my first book in an independent bookstore (Tasmania, Australia), lecturing at Fiske planetarium (Boulder, USA), moments before Annular Solar Eclipse (Texas, USA), Solar Orbiter launch (Cape Canaveral, USA), Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon (Holmbury St Mary, UK), witnessing an extreme geomagnetic storm (Colorado, USA), presenting in front of the Sun (Colorado, USA), interviewing for the Associated Press (CU Boulder, USA), discussing the aurora with CNN (Colorado, USA).

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