A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University (B.A. ’22, M.A. ’22), Amir Siraj is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University’s Department of Astrophysical Sciences. Recently named one of Astronomy Magazine’s 25 Rising Stars, Siraj seeks to understand the solar system in the context of its cosmic environment through research topics including: interstellar objects, asteroids and comets, planetary system formation and evolution, black holes, dark matter, and the search for life in the universe. The youngest scientist named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021, Siraj is a recipient of the Institute for Theory and Computation Predoctoral Fellowship, Goldwater Scholarship, Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Leo Goldberg Prize (Senior & Junior), Origins of Life Summer Undergraduate Research Prize Award, Mirzakhani Scholarship, John Harvard Scholarship, Harvard College Scholarship, and the Harvard College Research Program Grant. Siraj’s research was featured as one of 2020’s Best Space Moments and two of the 10 Mind-Blowing Recent Astronomical Developments, including #1 for the latter. He discovered the first interstellar meteor, and initiated an ocean expedition to search for the first fragments from an interstellar meteor in summer 2023. Siraj believes in the intersectional power of the arts and sciences, recently having organized a panel discussion at the Aspen Center for Physics with composers and physicists in conversation. He is a former fellow of the Harvard College Observatory, a former president of Harvard SEDS, and a former Senior U.S. Editor of the Harvard Political Review.

Curriculum vitae (as of September 9, 2025)