The Sexiest Scientists Alive!

It’s hard to make microbes, telescopes, and math calculations appear sexy. But we found 50 scientists who pull it off fabulously.

These aren’t your typical lab coat-wearing, messy-haired brainiacs — with the exception that they’re all pretty brain-y.

Some of the people who made our list are rising stars. Others are already well-established in their field. All of them are making a difference (or on their way to) by improving our lives through research and new discoveries.

We thought this was important, to highlight the brains along with the beauty. But, they’re not bad to look at, either.
Bobak Ferdowsi :

Age: 33

Position: Systems engineer and flight director for the Mars Curiosity rover

Institution: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Education: M.S. from MIT; B.S. from University of Washington
Ferdowsi gained international fame when the Mars Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars last August. Since then, the space hunk has become an Internet sensation, gaining more than 50,000 followers on Twitter,

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