@paulmolliere.bsky.social
Atmospheric modeling and retrieval group
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Seeking PhD candidates that want to do a thesis on exoplanet atmosphere retrieval + machine learning inference. Please apply by 31 October to Dr. Max Dax's and my shared project here: is.mpg.de/news/new-max... . Abstract for the thesis project is attached to this thread below!
New Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network Starts Call for Applications for its Ph.D. Program
The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network is a Ph.D. Program that provides doctoral researchers with fully funded Ph.D. fellowships and a pool of outstanding faculty comprising directors and inde...
is.mpg.de
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seeking PhD candidates that want to do a thesis on exoplanet atmosphere retrieval + machine learning inference. Please apply by 31 October to Dr. Max Dax's and my shared project here: is.mpg.de/news/new-max... . Abstract for the thesis project is attached to this thread below!
It's finally officially accepted :) ! This project was led by an intern working with me some years ago (Elise Lei, now a game engine designer with Ubisoft) and she did an amazing job improving my original Fortran code, and packaging it in Python 💪 🥳!
Just published in JOSS: 'easyCHEM: A Python package for calculating chemical equilibrium abundances in exoplanet atmospheres' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07712
August 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's finally officially accepted :) ! This project was led by an intern working with me some years ago (Elise Lei, now a game engine designer with Ubisoft) and she did an amazing job improving my original Fortran code, and packaging it in Python 💪 🥳!
Our paper on PSO J318 is finally out 💪 . I want to thank all of my coauthors who made this study possible 🙇 !! It could be that we see the first cloud seeding nuclei forming at the top of the atmosphere…?
arxiv.org/abs/2507.18691
arxiv.org/abs/2507.18691
July 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Our paper on PSO J318 is finally out 💪 . I want to thank all of my coauthors who made this study possible 🙇 !! It could be that we see the first cloud seeding nuclei forming at the top of the atmosphere…?
arxiv.org/abs/2507.18691
arxiv.org/abs/2507.18691
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Huge congratulations to @sophiavaughan.bsky.social for receiving the Michael Penston Prize from the RAS!!! Sophia is a pioneer in detecting reflected light from exoplanets. Congrats on this well-deserved recognition 😁🔭
Time to hand out some prizes! 🏅🎉 🥳
The RAS is pleased to announce the winners of its prizes for the best PhD theses completed in the UK in 2024.
Dr Sophia Vaughan - Michael Penston Thesis Prize
Dr Graeme McGhee - Patricia Tomkins Thesis Prize
Dr Sihui Zhong - Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize
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The RAS is pleased to announce the winners of its prizes for the best PhD theses completed in the UK in 2024.
Dr Sophia Vaughan - Michael Penston Thesis Prize
Dr Graeme McGhee - Patricia Tomkins Thesis Prize
Dr Sihui Zhong - Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize
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July 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Huge congratulations to @sophiavaughan.bsky.social for receiving the Michael Penston Prize from the RAS!!! Sophia is a pioneer in detecting reflected light from exoplanets. Congrats on this well-deserved recognition 😁🔭
Hi exoplaneteers! Please consider submitting an abstract for the Observation and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets session of this year's meeting of the German astronomical society (deadline is 31 July, you first need to register).
ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de/view_splinte...
ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de/view_splinte...
Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2025
Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2025, held in Görlitz from September 15-19, 2025
ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de
July 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Hi exoplaneteers! Please consider submitting an abstract for the Observation and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets session of this year's meeting of the German astronomical society (deadline is 31 July, you first need to register).
ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de/view_splinte...
ag2025.astronomische-gesellschaft.de/view_splinte...