Dr. France’s research focuses on exoplanets and their host stars, protoplanetary disks and the development of instrumentation for space astrophysics. He is a regular guest observer with the Hubble Space Telescope, a member of the LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team and is the Principal Investigator of NASA-supported sounding rocket and small satellite programs to study exoplanet atmospheres and flight-test critical path hardware for a future missions like LUVOIR. Kevin received his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University in 2006. Following a postdoc at the Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics in Toronto and a NASA Roman Fellowship, he moved into his present position at the University of Colorado Boulder. To find out more, visit France's website.