Heather A. Knutson
Heather A. Knutson
Four different artist’s impressions of known extrasolar planets. Some planets are gas giants orbiting very close to their host stars (top left, top right), while others are smaller and may be terrestrial or even earth-like (lower left, lower right). Image credits (clockwise from top left): HD 189733, ESA/C. Carreau; HD 189733, ESA, NASA, & G. Tinetti; Gl 581, ESO; Gl 667, ESO.
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California Institute of Technology
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences
1200 E California Blvd MC 150-21
Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
Office: 170 South Mudd
Phone: 626-395-4268
Email: hknutson (at) caltech.edu
Welcome!
I am an assistant professor in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology. My group is working on topics including the physics and chemistry of exoplanetary atmospheres, planet formation and migration, and the search for new low-mass eclipsing planetary systems.