Dr. Nuria Calvet

Biography

Nuria Calvet is the Helen Dodson Prince Collegiate Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. Her research primarily focuses on the stages of stellar and planetary life, especially the evolution of protoplanetary disks, primordial disks formed from the collapse of molecular cloud cores, and debris disks. She has developed modeling tools designed to interpret observations of protoplanetary disks and understand how dust and gas change over time, influencing factors such as accretion and mass star formation. Calvet is particularly interested in finding and characterizing new disks around young stellar populations. She collaborates with notable teams such as the Spitzer IRS Disk Team and the Herschel Protostar Survey. Her recent work involved developing self-consistent physical models to match observational data, leading to significant insights into disk evolution. She has contributed to the characterization of transitional disks and has worked with students to identify pre-transitional disks, providing strong evidence for planet formation through dust clearing processes. Calvet holds a Bachelor of Science from the Autonomous National University of Mexico and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Her previous appointments include positions at the Center for Astronomical Research in Venezuela and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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