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Tyson, Neil deGrasse
Neil deGrasse Tyson is the fifth head of the world-renowned Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is also a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Tyson's professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. (source: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/profile/about-neil-degrasse-tyson) Tyson became affiliated with the museum in July 1994 as a staff astronomer and has served as director of the Planetarium since July 1995