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Julien de Wit is a planetary scientist specializing in the detection and characterization of new worlds, particularly the atmospheres of exoplanets. His research group focuses on discovering and studying new worlds to consolidate understanding of planetary habitats. Julien's primary expertise lies in leveraging data science and analysis techniques to map exoplanet atmospheres and to study the radiative and tidal interactions of these celestial bodies within their respective eccentric planetary systems. He aims to constrain atmospheric properties and the mass of exoplanets using transmission spectroscopy. His group is involved in identifying exoplanets with TRAPPIST and SPECULOOS telescopes, as well as through NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the Galactic Plane Exoplanet Survey (GPX). They also characterize objects of astronomical interest for potential further detailed study by NASA's Hubble, Spitzer, and James Webb Space Telescopes.