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Author:

Morehead, Robert C.

Title:

Understanding Exoplanet Populations with Simulation-based Methods

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

exoplanets
approximate Bayesian computation
exoplanet validation
exoplanet populations

File:

Download RobertMorehead-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric B Ford, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric B Ford, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
G. Jogesh Babu, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Xuesong

Title:

On Detecting New Worlds: The Art of Doppler Spectroscopy Using Iodine Cells

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Doppler Spectroscopy
Extra-Solar Planet
Exoplanet
Radial Velocity
Iodine Cell
Iodine Calibration

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Thomas Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Member
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member

Author:

Worth, Rachel J

Title:

Dynamics of Life: Large-Scale Simulations of the Behavior of Small Bodies in Systems of Multiple Large Bodies

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astrophysics
astronomy
astrodynamics
n-body simulations
Alpha Centauri
lithopanspermia
astrobiology
planet formation

File:

Download Worth-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Steinn Sigurdsson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Outside Member

Author:

Batalha, Natasha Elaine

Title:

A Synergistic Approach to Interpreting Planetary Atmospheres

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
astrobiology
planetary science
James Webb space telescope
spectroscopy
atmospheric science
transiting exoplanets
information content theory
atmospheric retrieval
mars
early mars
energy balance model
photochemical model
climate model
carbonate silicate cycle
atmospheres

File:

Download Batalha-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Kasting, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Chris Eliot Forest, Outside Member

Author:

Richert, Alexander John Wolf

Title:

The Evolution of Circumstellar Disks

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

planet formation
circumstellar disks
astrophysics
hydrodynamics

File:

Download Main.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric D Feigelson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric D Feigelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Luhman, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Reka Z Albert, Outside Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Marc Kuchner, Committee Member

Author:

Caceres, Gabriel

Title:

Autoregressive Planet Search: Methodology & Application to The Kepler Mission

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Astronomy
Exoplanets
Astrostatistics

File:

Download Caceres-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric D Feigelson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric D Feigelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Jogesh Babu Gutti, Outside Member
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee Member

Author:

Hsu, Danley

Title:

Characterizing Kepler Occurrence Rates Using Approximate Bayesian Computation

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

planets
exoplanets: statistics
population analysis
planet detection: transits

File:

Download DanleyHsu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric B Ford, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric B Ford, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Member
G. Jogesh Babu, Outside Member
Donghui Jeong, Committee Member
Randall Lee Mcentaffer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

MacDonald, Mariah

Title:

Constraining the formation and evolution of super-Earths via dynamics

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astronomy
astrophysics
astrobiology
exoplanets
planet formation
resonant chains
planetary dynamics

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rebekah Dawson-Rigas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rebekah Dawson-Rigas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Jason Wright, Committee Member
Bradford James Foley, Outside Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Member
Randall Lee Mc Entaffer, Program Head/Chair