I'm an Astronomer Now!

Keivan曾是一個像是你我一樣的孩子，但長大後他是一名天文學家！Keivan從小就對圍繞著恆星運轉的行星充滿興趣，這樣的興趣把他帶向了星空！他是如何參與太空任務？讓我們一起從書中了解他如何參與太空任務，並研究系外行星的奧秘。

Who Me? 系列是由科學家本人和范德比大學 (Vanderbilt University)的合著者一同撰寫。透過科學家們鼓舞人心的的傳記，讓小讀者了解到，科學家都是像我們一樣的普通人，因為對學習和發現新事物的熱愛，一路上努力學習，並為自己創造機會並爭取成為科學家的機會，在了解科學家的成長故事的過程中，讀者除了能從中認識基本的科學概念，也能認識科學家現在所從事的尖端研究。

What is an astronomer? What does he or she do?

Meet Keivan, a kid like you and me, who grew up and became an astronomer! As a child, Keivan was always interested in learning about planets orbiting other stars and this interest has taken him to the stars! Learn more about how he became involved in a space mission, as part of his research about exoplanets.

The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists who young readers will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to help young readers understand that scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new things and who decided to work hard in school in order to create for themselves the opportunity to become scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists, readers will also learn some basic science ideas, that are well-explained and easily understood, and be introduced to the cutting-edge science these scientists are working on today.

Kevin B Johnson博士是范德比大學醫學中心的首席資訊學家、生物醫學資訊學院長、兒科教授。他是國際知名的健康資訊技術開發者和評鑑人員。同時擅長於創意表達和教育，他的創意作品清單上有一個成功的Podcast節目（全面資訊學Informatics in the Round）和一部電影（無論在哪裡No Matter Where）。

Kevin B Johnson, MD, MS is Informatician-in-Chief, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics, and Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an internationally respected developer and evaluator of health information technology. Johnson also specializes in creative expression and education, with a successful podcast (Informatics in the Round) and a feature film (No Matter Where) on his list of creative works.

• I Want to Become an Astronomer
• Goals and Gravity
• The Key: Binary Star Systems
• Doing Science and Making Discoveries
• Glossary
• Discussion Questions and Additional Resources