Eamonn Kerins
University of Manchester, Liverpool John Moores University, Queen Mary University of London, University College London, University of Oxford
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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About
I am a Reader in Physics and Astronomy at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, The University of Manchester.
My research focuses on understanding the distribution of planetary systems throughout the Milky Way using gravitational microlensing, exoplanet transits and population-statistical methods. I have worked extensively on the design, optimisation and scientific exploitation of large exoplanet surveys from both the ground and space, with a particular interest in how planetary populations vary across different Galactic environments.
I am the ESA-appointed scientist to NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey and lead Working Group 2 (Survey Optimisation and Exoplanet Demographics) for the Roman transit survey. I previously led the ESA Euclid Exoplanet Science Working Group during the design, commissioning and early execution of the Euclid Galactic Bulge Survey.
My team's work contributed to the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet from space using gravitational microlensing and has helped establish the scientific foundations of future Roman and Euclid exoplanet investigations. I am also Principal Investigator of the Spectroscopy and Photometry of Exoplanet Atmospheres Research Network (SPEARNET), which studies exoplanet atmospheres using transmission spectroscopy.
In addition to exoplanet science, I have developed game-theoretic approaches to targeted searches for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), including the Mutual Detectability framework.
Employment
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Liverpool John Moores University Senior Research Fellow/Advanced Fellow2000 - 2007
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University of Oxford Post-doctoral researcher1998 - 2000
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Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg EU Marie Curie Fellow1996 - 1998
Education
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Queen Mary University of London PhD in Astronomy1991 - 1995
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University College London BSc(Hons) in Astronomy1988 - 1991
Projects & Funding
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Publications (254)
- Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey: V. Detection rates of multiplanetary systems in high magnification microlensing events Save
- An Updated SYNTHPOP Model for Microlensing Simulations. I. Model Description and Evaluation Save
- A Machine Learning Approach to Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval: Application to Optical Filter Ranking Save
- Euclid Quick Data Release (Q2) -- The Euclid Galactic Bulge Survey Save
- Investigation of Transit Timing and an Optical Transmission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter WASP-11 b Save
- The Transit Timing and Transmission Spectrum of Hot Jupiter WASP-43 b from a Decade of Multiband Transit follow-up Observations Save
- Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey. IV. Lens Mass and Distance Measurements Save
- A planet-host ratio relation to synthesize microlensing and transiting exoplanet demography from Roman Save
- Historic microlensing events in the euclid Galactic Bulge Survey Save
- Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey. III. Detectability of Giant Exomoons of Wide-separation Giant Planets Save
- Technique-agnostic exoplanet demography for the Roman era -- I. Testing a retrieval framework using simulated Kepler-like transit datasets Save
- A planet-host ratio relation to synthesize microlensing and transiting exoplanet demography from Roman Save
- OGLE-2015-BLG-1609Lb: A sub-Jovian planet orbiting a low-mass stellar or brown dwarf host Save
- Euclid: I. Overview of the Euclid mission Save
- Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee: Final Report and Recommendations Save
- OGLE-2015-BLG-1609Lb: Sub-jovian planet orbiting a low-mass stellar or brown dwarf host Save
- Transit timing variation of K2-237b: hints toward planet disc migration Save
- Primordial black holes are too scarce to explain dark matter Save
- Euclid. I. Overview of the Euclid mission Save
- Spatially resolved microlensing time-scale distributions across the Galactic bulge with the VVV survey Save