José Francisco Salgado (born José Francisco Salgado Alicea in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an astronomer, experimental photographer, visual artist, and public speaker. He is known to use art to communicate science in engaging ways. Salgado's Science & Symphony films have been presented in more than 200 concerts and 150 lectures reaching a combined audience of more than 400,000 people in 18 countries. Orchestras that have presented his films include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino. Salgado is a member of the Bailey-Salgado Project, an audiovisual ensemble formed with composer and musician Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins/Babble, International Observer). He is also a contributing writer for Digital Photography Review. Education and career Formally trained in Physics (BS, U. of Puerto Rico) and Astronomy (PhD, University of Michigan), José Francisco Salgado uses his skills in astronomy, education, and visual arts to create multimedia works that communicate science in engaging ways. In 2010 he co-founded KV 265, a non-profit organization whose mission is the communication of science through art and for which he serves as executive director. Prior to this positions he worked from 2000 to 2015 as an astronomer and science visualizer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Television Host of Nuestra Galaxia In February 2006, José Francisco Salgado started hosting Nuestra Galaxia, a news segment in the Noticias Univision Chicago (WGBO) 5 p.m. newscast. In the weekly segment Salgado featured astronomy news, skywatching information, and answers to questions submitted by viewers. That same year he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in the segment. Nuestra Galaxia concluded in 2008 with 110 segments aired. Salgado is interviewed regularly in newscasts and radio shows across the U.S. He has appeared twice on Chicago Tonight. Contributions to Television Productions José Francisco Salgado has contributed his photography and videos of astronomical observatories and the night sky to many science documentaries including: Outrageous Acts of Science (Science Channel TV series): "Bucket List" episode (first aired on 21 March 2017) Horizon (BBC TV series): "Seeing Stars" episode (aired 15 August 2011) Music Films Science & Symphony films In 2006, José Francisco Salgado produced and directed Gustav Holst's The Planets, a critically acclaimed, award-winning astronomy film to accompany live performances of the popular orchestral suite. The film features awe-inspiring images, historical illustrations, NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) animations, as well