Research record

Publications & talks

Peer-reviewed conference work, collaborative mission science, and research communication across spacecraft formation flying and exoplanet astronomy.

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Publications

Co-author2026 · Preprint

The Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): The Case for a Large Mid-Infrared Space Mission

Sarah Rugheimer, Aiden Weatherbee, James Fecanin, Alistair Glasse, Paul Rimmer, Eleonora Alei, Esther Wang, Marrick Braam, Sascha P. Quanz, Adrian Glauser, et al.

arXiv:2607.21683.

Develops the science case for a space-based nulling interferometer focused on the characterization of nearby terrestrial exoplanets and a broad astrophysics program.

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Talks

Poster2026 · LIFE Conference, Barcelona

Derisking the LIFE Mission: End-to-End GNC Verification and Yield Analysis for the MINI-X Precursor

LIFE Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

Presented the MINI-X precursor concept and its GNC verification and science-yield approach to the LIFE mission community.

Conference talk2026 · AAS/AIAA ASC, Whistler

MINI-X: A Formation-Flying Precursor for LIFE

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Whistler, British Columbia. Paper AAS 26-967.

Technical conference presentation of the first-author formation-flying performance study.

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Invited speaker19 February 2025

The Shock of Discovery: JWST, Exoplanet Science, and AICO

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre.

An invited public talk on early JWST results, exoplanet characterization, and science communication.

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Research products

Exoplanet transit data and reduction workflow

I completed this project for PHYS 3070: Planets and Planetary Systems, a third-year course that I now TA and deliver lectures for. The raw observations and complete Python notebook are included.

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Space mission documentation guide

A practical reference for structuring technical documentation across a space-systems project.

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Academic links

Profiles and files.

Google Scholar, NASA ADS, and arXiv author listings, plus my code and CV.