California Institute of Technology

Heather A. Knutson
Assistant Professor of Planetary Science
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Phone: 626-395-4268
Office: 170 SOUTH MUDD
Mailing Address:
MC 150-21
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
B.Sc., Johns Hopkins University, 2004; A.M., Harvard University, 2006; Ph.D., 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2010-11; Assistant Professor, 2011-.

Research Interests

Characteristics of extrasolar planetary atmospheres, including non-equilbrium chemistry and atmospheric circulation patterns; magnetic activity and UV emission from exoplanet host stars; searches for long-period companions in exoplanetary systems; precision infrared photometry and time series analysis.

 

B.Sc., 2004, Johns Hopkins University; A.M., 2006, Harvard University; Ph.D., 2009, Harvard University. 2009-2011, Miller Fellow, UC Berkeley, 2009-2011;  Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011- 

 

For more information on my research please see my personal website.

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