Presented on ZOOM Public Lecture November 10th at 7pm
ABOUT THE LECTURE:
“Exoplanet Atmospheres”
My talk will Exoplanet atmospheres which is is one of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics. Thousands of exoplanets (planets around other stars) have been discovered in the last decades, and their diversity has been astounding. The next frontier in exoplanet research is to characterise this population of planets in detail through spectroscopy of their atmospheres. This allows us to investigate atmospheric physics in extreme environments, constrain the compositions of planetary atmospheres (which in turn can be linked to their interiors and formation), and to explore the diversity of planetary systems. We can also search for habitable – even inhabited – worlds!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr Cathal Maguire
I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the ExoTiC group at the University of Bristol. My research focusses on using JWST observations to extract information on the multi-dimensional nature of exoplanetary atmospheres.
I completed my PhD at Trinity College Dublin in 2024, where I worked on high-resolution transmission spectroscopy observations of exoplanetary atmospheres, under the supervision of Prof. Neale Gibson.
My PhD research was primarily focused on using advanced Bayesian inference techniques to constrain the atmospheric composition and dynamics of ultra-hot Jupiters.