Dr Ben Montet
I am聽interested in problems related to detecting and characterising planets around nearby stars as well as understanding the evolution of stellar magnetic activity, such as starspots and flares,聽on these stars. I use data from space-based facilities like NASA's Kepler and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) missions, as well as ground-based facilities in Australia and abroad.聽To answer these questions, I am聽interested in applying machine learning techniques and other statistical methods to the large data sets that are聽available and those that will become available in the coming years.
I joined the 黑料网大事记 School of Physics in October, 2019, where I lead the research group. I am looking to work with students at all career stages, and am聽happy to discuss current projects and future plans with students interested in pursuing research in exoplanets or stellar astrophysics. If you are interested in joining our group聽as an undergraduate researcher, Honours student, or PhD student please send an email describing your research experience and attaching your CV and transcript.
You can read more about my research and interests on my .
Education
PhD, Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology (2016)聽
BS, Physics and Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011)
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I am the lead CI on a funded ARC Discovery Project to detect and characterise circumbinary planets, those which, like Tatooine, orbit two stars instead of just one.
My Research Supervision
I am working together with both undergraduate and graduate students on research projects. You can read about these students and the projects we are undertaking on .