Exoplanets
About
Understanding planetary evolution and how life emerged on Earth are among the most fundamental questions in planetary science and astronomy. We are living in an exciting era where, in addition to the planets in our Solar System, we can study and characterize thousands of exoplanets orbiting other stars. Exoplanet studies at LPL cover a broad range of topics and benefit from unique departmental collaborations that bridge Solar System planetary science to astronomy. Key themes include the characterization and dispersal of protoplanetary disks around young stars, dynamics and stability of planetary systems, direct imaging and transit observations of exoplanets, and exoplanet atmospheric formation, evolution, and characterization.
Faculty
Exoplanets Faculty
Dániel Apai
Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Science, Principal Investigator, Alien Earths, Professor
Gilda Ballester
Research Professor (Retired)
Travis Barman
Associate Department Head, Professor
Caitlin Griffith
Professor Emeritus
William Hubbard
Professor Emeritus
Tommi Koskinen
Associate Professor
Renu Malhotra
Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research Professor, Regents Professor
Mark S. Marley
Director, Department Head, Professor
Isamu Matsuyama
Professor
Ilaria Pascucci
Professor
Sukrit Ranjan
Assistant Professor
Tyler Robinson
Associate Professor
Roger Yelle
Professor
Other Researchers
Exoplanets Researchers
Rahul Arora
PTYS Graduate Student
Arin Avsar
PTYS Graduate Student
Naman Bajaj
PTYS Graduate Student
Galen Bergsten
PTYS Graduate Student
Dingshan Deng
PTYS Graduate Student
Searra Foote
PTYS Graduate Student
Lori Huseby
PTYS Graduate Student
Sarah E. Moran
Director's Postdoctoral Fellow
Fuda Nguyen
PTYS Graduate Student
Lily Robinthal
PTYS Graduate Student
Arnaud Salvador
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Anna Taylor
PTYS Graduate Student
Jingyu Wang
PTYS Graduate Student