Characterizing Planets around Small Stars

Exoplanet illustration

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

Professor Gijs Mulders

Position

Fulbright Visiting Researcher

Institution

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Disentangling Stellar and Planetary Signals in Exoplanet Transits

Exoplanet illustration

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

Professor Yvonne Unruh

Position

PhD Student

Institution

Imperial College London

Quantifying the Effect of Stellar Activity on Transit Detections around M Dwarf Stars

Exoplanet illustration

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

Professor Sarah Ballard

Position

Undergraduate Student

Institution

University of Florida