Chad Bender

Chad Bender is a Professor at the College of Science, University of Arizona, affiliated with Steward Observatory. His research focuses on visible and near-infrared high-resolution spectrometers for exoplanet detection and atmospheric characterization.

• Co-Principal Investigator of the Large Fiber Array Spectroscopic Telescope (LFAST) project
• Co-Investigator and Instrument Scientist for HPF and NEID extreme precision radial-velocity spectrometers
• Lead software developer for data analysis algorithms in exoplanet research

His work bridges observational astrophysics and advanced instrumentation design.