Faculty Directory
| Department Chair: Jonathan Fortney | Department Manager: Alyssa Danielli |
| Vice Chair: Brant Robertson | Graduate Advisor: Brandon Day |
| Graduate Program Director: Andrew Skemer | Department Assistant: Kali Lucas |
| Undergraduate Program Director: Connie Rockosi | Astronomy Program Coordinator: Lani Skelton |
- Title
- Professor
- Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
- Department
- Astronomy & Astrophysics Department
- UC Observatories
- Phone 831-459-5753
- Website
- Office Location
- Center for Adaptive Optics, 107
- Mail Stop UCO / Lick Observatory
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Astronomy, Astrophysics
Research Interests
My work involves characterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets and searching for new ones with adaptive optics imaging and spectroscopy. To this end, I develop novel instrumentation and observational techniques to improve our ability to see very faint planets near their bright host stars. I'm particularly in instrumentation that expands our ability to image exoplanets at a variety of wavelengths and spectral resolutions.
Biography, Education and Training
2002-2006 Swarthmore College, B.A.
2006-2011 University of Arizona, M.S. and Ph.D.
2011-2014 University of Arizona, LBTI Instrument Scientist
2014-2015 University of Arizona, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow
2016-2019 UC Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor
2019-2023 UC Santa Cruz, Associate Professor
2023- UC Santa Cruz, Professor
