Dr. Aaron Tohuvavohu is a physicist, astronomer, and explorer designing the next generation of space telescopes. He has designed missions and experiments across the electromagnetic and multi-messenger spectrum, with expertise spanning black holes, relativistic explosions, UV and X-ray instrumentation, and space systems engineering. Most recently, he led an 11-month sprint from clean sheet to launch of the highest-performance UV detector in orbit, and drove major upgrades to NASA’s Swift Observatory, significantly expanding its scientific reach, impact, and efficiency.