I am looking for students who are interested in working with me on the topics below (or related topics), who could start this spring and continue over the summer. Some programming and physics/astro knowledge is preferred, but not required. Please email me at rterrien@carleton.edu if you are interested.
I am an astronomer interested in finding and characterizing nearby exoplanetary systems. I am working on multiple parallel projects, including: 1) The development of new calibration and measurement tools for high-precision spectroscopy (lab and analytical components), 2) The spectral analysis and characterization of nearby red dwarf stars (using extensive existing datasets and targeted new observations), 3) The analysis and optimization of the software/algorithms in use for detecting weak exoplanetary signals in the presence of significant noise. These projects are carried out in collaboration with a wide network of researchers and with a variety of astronomical tools (telescopes/instruments).