Dr. Gonzalez's Research Plans
In late 1995, Dr. Gonzalez began working on a long-term project to examine stars with planets in order to measure their properties. This has been a major part of Dr. Gonzalez’s scientific research, and he has published 15 articles in peer-reviewed science journals on the subject and continues to research new planets and systems. He discovered that stars are more like to host planets if they have more “metals” (elements heavier than Helium). Dr. Gonzalez’s research in this area led him (and his collaborators) to propose a concept called the Galactic Habitable Zone (GHZ). The GHZ defines the region of the Milky Way Galaxy that is most habitable to complex life. The inner boundary of the GHZ is set by the maximum level of threats that permit complex life, such as comet showers and radiation from nearby supernovae. Its outer boundary is set by the minimum amount of metals needed to build Earth-like planets. Life on our planet owes its existence to the delicate balance among these and other factors. His work on the GHZ were described in Science and Nature, two of the world’s premiere scientific publications. And he and his collaborators wrote a cover story about the GHZ in Scientific American.
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Your donation is fully tax-deductible to the amount allowed by law and will
go to the Guillermo Gonzalez Research Fund established by Discovery
Institute¹s Center for Science and Culture. This fund will be used to support Dr.
Gonzalez¹s research and his efforts to secure a new academic position.
Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan research and education
organization, recognized by the IRS under 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code.
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