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Ryan J. MacDonald
University of St Andrews, University of Michigan, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Cornell University
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Astro and Planetary Science
0000-0003-4816-3469
Employment
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University of St Andrews Lecturer in Extrasolar Planets2025 - Present
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University of Michigan NASA Sagan Fellow2022 - 2025
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Cornell University Research Associate2019 - 2022
Education
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University of Cambridge PhD Astronomy2015 - 2019
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University of Oxford MPhys Physics2011 - 2015
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (85)
- The Rocky Planet Picture Show: Implementation of Surface Reflection and Emission in POSEIDON with Application to and Interpretation of JWST Data - Supplementary Material Save
- Veiled in Starlight: Impacts of Stellar Contamination on Retrievals of TRAPPIST-1f's Atmospheric Composition Save
- Aerosols and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere of a white dwarf planet — Additional Materials Save
- JWST MEP - A World Under Spotty Starlight: Detection of CO2 and H2O in the Hot Saturn WASP-52b with JWST NIRSpec G395H - Supplementary Material Save
- Supplementary Information for "Super-Solar Metallicity and Tentative Evidence for Photochemistry on WASP-96 b from JWST and Ground-Based VLT Transmission Spectroscopy" Save
- A rocky planet in its star’s ‘habitable zone’ could be the first known to have an atmosphere – here’s what we found Save
- The SETI Post-Detection Hub: Paving the Way for Post-Detection Research Culture Save
- Modelling the 3D atmospheric structure of the cold Jupiter WD1856+534b orbiting a white dwarf Save
- The data and software for "JWST-TST DREAMS: NIRSpec/PRISM Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e" Save
- Open-source high-resolution exoplanet atmosphere retrievals with POSEIDON Save
- Data Products for "Additional JWST/NIRSpec Transits of the Rocky M Dwarf Exoplanet GJ 1132 b Reveal a Featureless Spectrum" Save
- Data Products for "Additional JWST/NIRSpec Transits of the Rocky M Dwarf Exoplanet GJ 1132 b Reveal a Featureless Spectrum" Save
- POSEIDON Input Files Save
- JWST-TST DREAMS: A Precise Water Abundance for Hot Jupiter WASP-17b from the NIRISS SOSS Transmission Spectrum Save
- JWST-TST DREAMS: A Precise Water Abundance for Hot Jupiter WASP-17b from the NIRISS SOSS Transmission Spectrum Save
- From the shadows Save
- Cthulhu Save
- Cthulhu: An Open Source Molecular and Atomic Cross Section Computation Code for Substellar Atmospheres - Software Archive Save
- Cthulhu: An Open Source Molecular and Atomic Cross Section Computation Code for Substellar Atmospheres - Software Archive Save
- Implementation of Aerosol Mie Scattering in POSEIDON with Application to the hot Jupiter HD 189733 b's Transmission, Emission, and Reflected Light Spectrum - Supplementary Material Save