Amir Siraj is a concert pianist (New England Conservatory of Music, M.M. '23) and theoretical astrophysicist (Harvard University A.M. '22, A.B. '22). He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Princeton University's Department of Astrophysical Sciences and serves as the Director of Interstellar Object Studies for the Galileo Project. CNN called his work one of ten “extraordinary cosmic revelations” in 2022.

Siraj believes in the intersectional power of the arts and sciences, recently having organized a panel discussion at the Aspen Center for Physics with composers John Luther Adams and Christopher Theofanidis, and physicists Lisa Randall and Vijay Balasubramanian. He also collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Imany, Matthias Maurer, Josef Aschbacher, and Gabriela Ramos on an event at UNESCO headquarters in Paris exploring how space and music can inspire humanistic ideals. Siraj will be performing with Yo-Yo Ma for the UN General Assembly this fall to encourage world leaders to recommit to the Sustainable Development Goals.

A U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Siraj holds currently pursuing a Master's degree in piano at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied under the guidance of Professor Wha Kyung Byun. Siraj has been featured as a guest soloist with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, and has played for luminaries such as Moon Jae-in, Justin Trudeau, and Queen Rania of Jordan. He is a Steinway Young Artist and an alumnus of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation Young Scholars Program. Siraj has performed at venues including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Wigmore Hall in London, and Millenium Park in Chicago. He appeared at the GRAMMY Salute to Classical Music at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Swiss Alps Classics in Vitznau, and JBLFest in Las Vegas. Siraj is passionate about using music for social good and has collaborated with organizations including the National Park Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Music For Food, and the Leeds International Piano Competition on such efforts, most recently by founding the Music For The Parks initiative with the support of NPR's From The Top. He served as Assistant Music Director of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theater group in the United States, and was a member of the Harvard Krokodiloes, Harvard University's oldest a cappella group.

Recently named one of Astronomy Magazine's 25 Rising Stars, Siraj seeks to understand the solar system in the context of its cosmic environment through research topics including: interstellar objects, asteroids and comets, planetary system formation and evolution, supernovae, black holes, dark matter, and the search for life in the universe. The youngest scientist named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021, Siraj is a recipient of the Institute for Theory and Computation Predoctoral Fellowship, Goldwater Scholarship, Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Leo Goldberg Prize (Senior & Junior), Origins of Life Summer Undergraduate Research Prize Award, Mirzakhani Scholarship, John Harvard Scholarship, Harvard College Scholarship, and the Harvard College Research Program Grant. Siraj's research was featured as one of 2020's Best Space Moments and two of the 10 Mind-Blowing Recent Astronomical Developments, including #1 for the latter. He discovered the first interstellar meteor, and initiated an ocean expedition to search for the first fragments from an interstellar meteor in summer 2023. Siraj is former fellow at the Harvard College Observatory, former president of Harvard Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, and former Senior U.S. Editor of the Harvard Political Review.