My research seeks to fill the knowledge gap of exoplanets between smaller and larger M dwarfs, focusing on mid-sized ones to uncover the occurrence and type of planets in these systems.
Advised by
Professor Gijs Mulders
Position
Fulbright Visiting Researcher
Institution
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
My work utilizes MURaM magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) models and radiative transfer codes for a range of stellar types to model stars with active region features and faculae, to determine which lines in stellar spectra can serve as tracers of stellar activity.
Advised by
Professor Yvonne Unruh
Position
PhD Student
Institution
Imperial College London
For this work, I performed an injection-and-recovery analysis for transiting exoplanets around both active and inactive M dwarf stars, quantifying the differences in detectability due to short-timescale variability. paper link.
Advised by
Professor Sarah Ballard
Position
Undergraduate Student
Institution
University of Florida
I estimated the probability that there are overlooked technosignatures embedded within NASA's TESS data archive.
Advised by
Dr. Ann Marie Cody
Position
REU Student 2023
Institution
University of California, Berkeley
I automated the image processing pipeline for the Dark Energy Survey matching gravitational waves with optical counterparts.
Advised by
Professor Marcelle Soares-Santos
Position
REU Student 2022
Institution
University of Michigan