Robert L. Hurt is a member of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute of Technology.
He holds a Ph.D. in physics from University of California, Los Angeles.
Hurt produced the first published artist concepts of the Trans-Neptunian object 90377 Sedna, from data obtained by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
His work has been used by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Since 2006, Hurt has hosted a video podcast called The Hidden Universe and often speaks on the subject of using new media to communicate science and astronomy.