Millar-Blanchaer
Research Group

I am interested in furthering our understanding of planet properties and formation processes by asking questions such as: What are planets outside our solar system made of? How did they form? What are the architectures of their solar systems? To answer these questions I use high-contrast direct imaging techniques to observe exoplanets and their neighbouring debris, extrasolar analogs to the Kuiper and Asteroid belts. In particular, I focus on using polarimetry as a tool for the detection and characterization of both exoplanets and circumstellar disks.

I currently have observational projects using data from a wide range of telescopes including: Keck, Gemini, Subaru, JWST and HST. In the two pages below, I give some more examples of my current and past projects.