Heather A.Knutson masanin ilmin taurari ne kuma farfesa a Cibiyar Fasaha ta California a Sashen Kimiyyar Geological da Planetary.[1] Binciken ta yana mayar da hankali ne akan nazarin exoplanets,abubuwan da suke da su da kuma samuwar su.Ta lashe lambar yabo ta Newton Lacy Pierce Prize na American Astronomical Society a cikin ilimin taurari saboda aikinta a cikin sararin samaniya. [2]
Shahararriyar Kimiyya ta kira ta " mafi ilimin yanayi na farko na exoplanet,ƙayyade yawan zafin jiki na gida,yanayi,har ma da abun da ke cikin yanayi".[3]