David Jewitt
美國加州大學洛杉磯分校
地球、行星與太空科學系 特聘教授
Distinguished Professor Dept. of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences UCLA, USA
David Jewitt的研究興趣集中於太陽系中的原始天體，特別是彗星。這些天體很可能是主要行星成長過程中聚積過程的殘留物。他的希望是，彗星的特性能夠揭示原行星盤的性質與演化。這與行星形成的一般問題以及年輕恆星周圍的塵埃盤的存在自然相關聯。
David Jewitt is interested in the primitive bodies of the Solar System, especially the comets. In all likelihood, these objects are remnants from the accretional processes by which the major planets grew. His hope is that the properties of the comets will throw light on the nature and evolution of the protoplanetary disk. This connects naturally with the general issue of planet formation, and with the existence of dust disks around young stars.
David喜歡色彩、質感和抽象。他的畫作使用了油漆、布料壓克力、瓷磚膠、黏土、種子及其他樹木部件、繩索、繩子、木材和拾得物品，並以畫布、木板、紙板和紙張作為基底。年幼的孩子們經常凝視他的畫作，並試圖觸摸它們，David視這為極大的讚美。
David likes color, texture and abstraction. His paintings use house paint, fabric acrylic, tile glue, clay, seeds and other tree parts, string, rope, wood and found objects, with canvas, wood, cardboard and paper as support. Very young children often stare at his paintings and try to touch them, which he sees as a great complement.