Emily Rauscher

Emily Rauscher

I work to characterize the atmospheres of planets outside of our Solar System (“exoplanets”), through three-dimensional modeling of their atmospheric circulation patterns (winds and temperature structures). These numerical simulations couple fluid dynamics...
Oleg Gnedin

Oleg Gnedin

I am a theoretical astrophysicist studying the origins and structure of galaxies in the universe.  My research focuses on developing more realistic gasdynamics simulations, starting with the initial conditions that are well constrained by observations, and advancing...
Aster Taylor

Aster Taylor

I work on planet formation theory, with a current focus on giant planet formation in a core accretion paradigm. My current work looks at distinctions in the formation of gas giant planets as a result of conditions in their local environment, and how these differences...

Ryan Farber

Year 2015-2016 Research Description The Multiscale Microphysics of Galactic Outflows.
Monica Valluri

Monica Valluri

Her research is based on the theoretical framework of Galactic Dynamics. Two profoundly mysterious unseen components of galaxies are central supermassive black holes and dark matter halos (massive, invisible halos of matter whose presence is inferred only from their...
Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Christopher J. Miller is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics. Professor Miller is a leader in the field of astronomical data mining and computational astrostatistics. He co-founded the INternational Computational Astrostatistics (INCA) group, a...
Lee Hartmann

Lee Hartmann

Professor Hartmann studies the processes by which cold clouds of gas and dust fragment and then collapse, forming stars and a surrounding rotating disk; and the evolution of disks which ultimately can form planets. Because protostellar clouds form in complex, highly...
August (Gus) Evrard

August (Gus) Evrard

August (Gus) Evrard is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the departments of Physics and Astronomy, and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics. He serves as Associate Director for Community Engagement with ARC. Professor Evrard is a computational cosmologist who...