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Vincent Bourrier is an Assistant Professor specializing in the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, with a focus on exoplanetary atmospheres. His research involves combining spectroscopic observations and numerical modeling to understand the interactions between these planets and their host stars. He is particularly interested in the orbital architectures of planets, which provide insights into their past dynamical evolution within planetary systems. His combined research interests include studying a Neptune-sized planet orbiting closely to a cool M dwarf star. Collaboratively, he has demonstrated that a warm Neptune's orbit is surrounded by a gigantic cloud of gas escaping its atmosphere, suggesting that misalignments in GJ 436 b's orbital plane may indicate that the planet has migrated closer to its star under the influence of a yet-undetected companion, which in turn may have triggered increased heating and atmospheric escape.
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