Project Details:
Duration: 8 years
a) How has being part of this grant cohort supported your work – through collaboration, shared resources or community?
While the fellowship is still in its early stages, meeting my fellow Royal Society cohort at the induction event was a valuable experience. It was exciting to see the breadth of research being supported and to connect with researchers across very different fields. I’m registered for upcoming cohort events and look forward to building these connections further as the fellowship progresses.
b) What are the main goals of your project, and how have these goals developed or shifted as you’ve progressed through your fellowship?
My project aims to test theories of exoplanet formation and evolution using the unprecedented capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope. By combining JWST data with innovative analysis techniques and complementary ground-based observations, I will address key questions about how planets form, how their atmospheres behave, and whether rocky planets can retain atmospheres at all. The project will evolve from focused studies of carefully selected targets to large population surveys, inspired by the approach of stellar astronomers, where large population analyses led to a paradigm shift in our understanding of stellar evolution.
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