I am an astrophysicist and professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC San Diego. My research involves using high resolution techniques on large telescopes to study star and planet formation and evolution. In particular, I use adaptive optics-fed instruments on telescopes like the W.M. Keck Telescopes and the Gemini Telescopes in the near-infrared to perform detailed studies of young stars, brown dwarfs, and directly imaged planets.
Photo by Erik Jepsen
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