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Suzanne Aigrain is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St John's College. Her research primarily focuses on exoplanets and planetary physics, particularly the detection and characterization of exoplanets using transit and radial velocity methods. She has significant experience with the impact of stellar activity on exoplanet studies and the application of modern Bayesian data analysis techniques to astronomical datasets. Professor Aigrain has worked extensively on various space-based transit search missions, including CoRoT, Kepler, K2, and TESS. She is a core member of the Terra Hunting Experiment, which is an ambitious 10-year initiative searching for nearby exo-Earths using the HARPS3 RV spectrograph. The project is expected to begin operations at the Isaac Newton Telescope in the Canary Islands in 2025. Aigrain has pioneered the application of Gaussian Process regression in analyzing exoplanet datasets and has a project funded by the European Research Council focused on overcoming stellar activity in radial velocity planet searches. In addition to her research, she is dedicated to science communication, citizen science, and promoting best practices in data analysis.
University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Leading research in exoplanets and planetary physics.
University of Exeter • Exeter, UK
Lecturer in Astrophysics.
Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Conducted postdoctoral research in astronomical studies.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.