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Author:

Route, Matthew Philip

Title:

Radio Observations of the Brown Dwarf- Exoplanet Boundary

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Brown Dwarfs
Exoplanets
Radio Emission
Planetary Magnetic Fields
Stellar Magnetic Fields
Stellar Activity

File:

Download mroute-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander Wolszczan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Wolszczan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Special Member
Kevin Luhman, Committee Member
John David Mathews, Committee Member
Richard Alan Wade, Committee Member

Author:

Cartier, Kimberly Michelle

Title:

Photometric Exoplanet Characterization and Multimedia Astronomy Communication

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Photometric Techniques
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Kepler
Astronomy Communication
Science Writing
Atmospheres
Transit Follow-up
Exoplanet Characterization

File:

Download Cartier-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Thomas Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Kevin Luhman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Outside Member
Katherine Haines Freeman, Outside Member
Ronald Gilliland, Special 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:

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:

Gilbertson, Christian

Title:

Using Data-driven Methods to Find Planets Around Stars With Magnetic Activity

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Astrostatistics
Machine Learning
Gaussian Process
Open Source Software
Radial Velocity
Spectroscopy
Stellar Variability
Planet Detection
Telluric Variability
Astronomy
Astrophysics

File:

Download Christian_Gilbertson_Dissertation__5_.pdf

Committee Members:

Rebekah Dawson, Major Field Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Major Field Member
Jason Wright, Co-Chair of Committee
Eric Ford, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Kasting, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robin Ciardullo, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cañas, Caleb

Title:

Characterization of transiting planets and brown dwarfs using near-infrared spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Stellar binaries
Brown dwarfs
Transits
Spectroscopy

File:

Download Canas_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rebekah Dawson, Major Field Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Randy McEntaffer, Major Field Member
Eric Ford, Major Field Member
Chad F. Bender, Special Member
James Kasting, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tuchow, Noah

Title:

Potential Habitability as a Stellar Property: Assessing the Habitable Histories of Stellar Systems

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Exoplanet Evolution
Biosignatures
Direct Imaging
Planet hosting stars
Habitable zone
Stellar properties

File:

Download nwtuchow_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Steinn Sigurdsson, Major Field Member
Michael Eracleous, Major Field Member
Jason Wright, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eric Ford, Major Field Member
James Kasting, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dong, Jiayin

Title:

Tracing Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems: From Protoplanets to Young and Mature Planetary Systems

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Debris disks
Planet formation
Dynamics

File:

Download JiayinDong_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradford Foley, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Wright, Major Field Member
Eric Ford, Major & Minor Field Member
Kevin Luhman, Major Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Safsten, Emily

Title:

Examining Correlations Between Planetary and Stellar Properties Using a Bayesian Framework

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Bayesian Statistics
Planet formation
Planet evolution
Planet-star connections

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Ciardullo, Major Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
G. Jogesh Babu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jason Wright, Major Field Member
Eric Ford, Major Field Member