Prof Rob Wittenmyer
Name | Prof Rob Wittenmyer |
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Email Address | rob.wittenmyer@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Professor (Astrophysics) |
Qualifications | BA Williams Coll, MA Boston, MAstron San Diego SU, PhD Texas at Austin |
Department | Centre for Astrophysics (Operations) |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-9304 |
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Biography
First came the Big Bang. Then the hydrogen turned into people, one of whom watched Star Trek and wanted to go to other planets. This is his story.
In addition to astronomy, I play badminton, volleyball, and proper football with the round ball.
Expertise
Radial-velocity exoplanet detection. Jupiter-like planets. Occurrence rate and demographics of giant planets. Planetary systems orbiting evolved stars. Transit planet follow-up. Dynamics of multi-planet systems.
Teaching
Planets and the search for life - Williams College (USA) winter short course.
Fields of Research
- 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems
BA
Williams Coll
1998
MA
Boston
2001
MAstron
San Diego SU
2003
PhD
Texas at Austin
2008
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Observing and Validating Prioritised TESS Candidates using MINERVA-Australis | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Obliquity study of exoplanets in poorly represented systems | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Characterizing the structure of small, multi-planet systems via transit timing variations (TTVs) | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Mapping wide companions to exoplanetary systems with astrometry | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
A search for long period giant planets | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2019 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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Utilising Galactic Archaeology Surveys for Exoplanetary Science | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |