Planetary Systems : Atmospheres & Life
- Atmospheres of major planets and their satellites
- Ground and space based spectrographic observations
- Kuiper belt
- Theory
William Cochran, Michael Endl, John Scalo, Alan Sluder, Laurence M Trafton
Research Professor
Research Interests
Searches for extrasolar planetary systems; high-precision measurements of stellar radial velocity variations; variable stars; planetary atmospheres; comets; asteroids.
Publications
Group Areas
Planetary Systems, Atmospheres & Life, Extrasolar Planetary Systems, Kepler Team
Research Scientist
Research Interests
Detection of extrasolar planets and brown dwarf companions. Search for extremely low-mass planets around M dwarf stars. High precision stellar radial velocity measurements. Astrobiology.
Publications
Group Areas
Planetary Systems, Atmospheres & Life, Extrasolar Planetary Systems, Kepler Team
Professor
Research Interests
Star formation; interstellar medium; turbulence; galaxy evolution; complex systems; astrobiology.
Publications
Group Areas
Planetary Systems, Atmospheres & Life, Theory, Astrobiology, Planet Formation, ISM and Star Formation, Milky Way Evolution, Star Formation & Protoplanetary Disks
Senior Research Scientist
Research Interests
Planetary atmospheres; volatile transport; evolution of the solar system.
Publications
Group Areas
Graduate Student
Publications
Group Areas
Theory, Supernovae, First Stars & Galaxies, ISM and Star Formation, Atmospheres & Life
18 September 2015
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