One of the most profound discoveries in the last decades in astronomy is that exoplanets - planets around other stars - are extremely common in the Universe. This discovery has not only introduced us to a range of strange and exciting worlds fundamentally different from the planets in our solar system but has also allowed us to gain a deeper insight into their formation and evolution.

However, we typically only have basic information about these weird worlds, such as the mass, radius, and orbital properties. But what are they made of? And why do certain planets have different compositions than others?
My PhD project, under the supervision of Prof. Neale Gibson, aims to combine observational and theoretical techniques, as well as enhance the methods we have at our disposal to improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres.
My best friend MASCARA-1b, the planet I’ve been working on for my PhD, says hi!