Luis Welbanks

Postdoctoral Research Scholar,

School Of Earth and Space Exploration

Education

PhD, Astronomy. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Master of Science, Physics and Astronomy (Astrophysics). University of Calgary, Canada
Bachelor of Science with Honours, double major (Physics & Astrophysics). University of Calgary, Canada

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Research Interests

Characterization of exoplanet atmospheres using novel retrieval techniques and forward models.

Publications

Welbanks, L.; Madhusudhan, N. “Aurora: A Generalised Retrieval Framework for Exoplanetary Transmission Spectra”. The Astrophysical Journal, 913, 114.
Welbanks, L.; Madhusudhan, N.; Allard, N.; et al. “Mass-Metallicity Trends in Transiting Exoplanets from Atmospheric Abundances of H2O, Na, and K” 2019. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 887, L20.
Welbanks, L.; Madhusudhan, N. “On Degeneracies in Retrievals of Exoplanetary Transmission Spectra” 2019. The Astronomical Journal, 157, 206.

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