Exoplanets

We study planets that orbit other stars, searching for them and characterising their types, compositions and atmospheres. Our research aims to understand the conditions on these planets, how they form and evolve over time, and the potential habitability of other worlds. Our work uses state of the art telescopes, both in space and on the ground.

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Academic Staff

Name	Email	Research Interests
David ArmstrongLink opens in a new window (associate professor, STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow)	D.J.Armstrong [at] warwick.ac.uk	Machine learning for exoplanet discovery Planet masses and interior structure Close-in planets and the Neptunian desert
Daniel BaylissLink opens in a new window (assistant professor)	d.bayliss [at] warwick.ac.uk	Transiting exoplanets via TESS, NGTS & HATSouth projects Planet - host star correlations sCMOS detectors
Matteo BrogiLink opens in a new window (assistant professor)	m.brogi [at] warwick.ac.uk	Observations of exoplanet atmospheres Link between planet formation and atmospheric chemistry Habitability and future detection of biomarkers
Heather CeglaLink opens in a new window (UKRI Future Leaders Fellow)	h.cegla [at] warwick.ac.uk	Stellar variability Planet confirmation and characterisation (including radial velocities) Star-planet spin-orbit obliquities / dynamical histories
Kevin HengLink opens in a new window (honorary professor)	kevin.heng [at] warwick.ac.uk
Grant KennedyLink opens in a new window (assistant professor, Royal Society University Research Fellow)	g.kennedy [at] warwick.ac.uk	Debris Discs Exocomets Protoplanetary Discs Planet-disc interactions
Farzana MeruLink opens in a new window (assistant professor, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow)	f.meru [at] warwick.ac.uk	Protoplanetary Discs Planet Migration Dust Coagulation Planet Formation
Don PollaccoLink opens in a new window (professor)	d.pollacco [at] warwick.ac.uk
Dimitri VerasLink opens in a new window (associate professor, STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow)	Dimitri.Veras@colorado.edu	Planetary theory Planetary systems around giant branch and white dwarf stars Debris discs
Richard WestLink opens in a new window (associate professor)	richard.west [at] warwick.ac.uk	Transiting exoplanet surveys (NGTS / PLATO) sCMOS detectors GPU-based data processing
Peter WheatleyLink opens in a new window (professor)	p.j.wheatley [at] warwick.ac.uk	Discovery of exoplanets with NGTS and TESS Composition and winds of exoplanet atmospheres Irradiation, evaporation and habitability of exoplanets

Research Staff

Name	Email	Research Interests
David AndersonLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	David.R.Anderson [at] warwick.ac.uk
David BrownLink opens in a new window (senior research fellow)	d.j.a.brown [at] warwick.ac.uk For PLATO-related enquiries: psmoffice [at] warwick.ac.uk	PLATO space mission Spin-orbit alignment in exoplanetary systems Tides in Hot Jupiter systems Ages of exoplanet host stars Satellite megaconstellations (See the Centre for SDALink opens in a new window)
Lauren DoyleLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	lauren.doyle [at] warwick.ac.uk
Siddharth GandhiLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	Siddharth.Gandhi [at] warwick.ac.uk
Samuel GillLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	Samuel.Gill [at] warwick.ac.uk
James JackmanLink opens in a new window (honorary research fellow)	jamesjackman@asu.edu
George KingLink opens in a new window (honorary research fellow)	G.King.7 [at] warwick.ac.uk
Marina Lafarga MagroLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	marina.lafarga-magro [at] warwick.ac.uk
Thomas LoudenLink opens in a new window (research fellow)	T.M.Louden [at] warwick.ac.uk
James McCormacLink opens in a new window (senior research fellow)	j.j.mccormac [at] warwick.ac.uk
Rebecca NealonLink opens in a new window (Hawking fellow)	Rebecca.Nealon [at] warwick.ac.uk	Protoplanetary discs Planet disc interactions Warped and misaligned discs Black hole discs
Paul A. StrømLink opens in a new window (Assistant Professor)	paul.strom [at] warwick.ac.uk

Postgraduate Students

Name	Email	Research Interests
Eva-Maria AhrerLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Eva-Maria.Ahrer [at] warwick.ac.uk
Matthew BattleyLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Matthew.Battley [at] warwick.ac.uk
Raphael Bendahan-WestLink opens in a new window (MSc student)	r.bendahan-west [at] warwick.ac.uk	Debris Discs Exocomets
Edward BryantLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Edward.Bryant [at] warwick.ac.uk
Cait ClementLink opens in a new window (MSc student)	Cait.Kutassy-Clement [at] warwick.ac.uk
Patrick Cronin-ColtsmannLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Patrick.Cronin-Coltsmann [at] warwick.ac.uk	Debris Discs Protoplanetary Discs Planet Formation Low Mass Stars
Spandan DashLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Spandan.Dash [at] warwick.ac.uk
Vanessa Emeka-Okafor (PhD student)	Vanessa.Emeka-Okafor [at] warwick.ac.uk
Amena FaruqiLink opens in a new window (MSc student)	Amena.Faruqi [at] warwick.ac.uk	Protoplanetary Discs Planet-Disc Interactions Planet Formation Planetary System Dynamics
Jorge Fernández FernándezLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	Jorge.Fernandez-Fernandez [at] warwick.ac.uk
Andreas HadjigeorghiouLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	A.Hadjigeorghiou [at] warwick.ac.uk
Faith HawthornLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	faith.hawthorn [at] warwick.ac.uk
Azib NorazmanLink opens in a new window (PhD student)	azib.norazman [at] warwick.ac.uk	Exocomets Debris Discs Bayesian Nested Sampling Machine Learning Methods
Catriona McDonald (PhD student)	Catriona.McDonald [at] warwick.ac.uk	White dwarf pollution and debris Planetary system evolution Debris discs
Laura Milson (PhD student)	Laura.Millson [at] warwick.ac.uk
Sean O'Brien (MSc student)	S.O-Brien.1 [at] warwick.ac.uk
Ares Osborn (PhD student)	E.Osborn [at] warwick.ac.uk
Sahl Rowther (PhD student)	Sahl.Rowther [at] warwick.ac.uk	Gravitationally Unstable Protoplanetary Discs Warped Discs Planet-Disc Interactions
Rebecca Webb (PhD student)	r.k.webb [at] warwick.ac.uk