Nikole Lewis is an astrophysicist and an assistant professor of Astronomy at Cornell University.[1]

Career

Her major research interests include observational and theoretical techniques for probing exoplanet atmospheres.[2] She co-led a spectroscopic survey of the TRAPPIST-1 system in 2018 using the Hubble Space Telescope, which was the first such survey for Earth-sized exoplanets.[3][4] She also took part in the original announcement of the TRAPPIST-1 system in 2017 by helping describe the system and the importance of detecting atmospheres to search for biosignatures.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nikole Lewis | Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences Cornell Arts & Sciences". as.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ "Nikole Lewis | Department of Astronomy Cornell Arts & Sciences". astro.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "HubbleSite: News - Hubble Probes Atmospheres of Exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Zone". hubblesite.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ^ "Hubble Probes Atmospheres of Exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Zone | MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences". eapsweb.mit.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ^ "Nikole K. Lewis | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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