Our research group focuses on exoplanet detection and characterization using high-contrast imaging and polarimetry. We develop new instrumentation, observational techniques, and data analysis methods to push the boundaries of what we can learn about planets outside our solar system.
My research is motivated by a desire to better understand our origins, through the study of planet formation and evolution, and to develop a better sense of our place in the universe, through the long-term search for Earth-like planets. In particular, I'm interested in the detection and characterization of directly imaged exoplanets, brown dwarfs and debris disks (extrasolar analogs to our own Kuiper and asteroid belts). My work involves a mix of instrumentation, observation and data analysis. Take a look around the website, and please get in touch if you see anything that interests you! Click here for a list of my first-author publications, or the ADS link for a full list.