Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Research interest
Research interests include Physics, Exoplanet, Planet, Coronagraph, Wavefront, and Adaptive optics.
Paths to robust exoplanet science yield margin for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Direct-imaging Discovery of a Substellar Companion Orbiting the Accelerating Variable Star HIP 39017
Direct imaging and astrometric detection of a gas giant planet orbiting an accelerating star
2023 Astrophotonics Roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments
Astrometric Accelerations as Dynamical Beacons: Discovery and Characterization of HIP 21152 B, the First T-dwarf Companion in the Hyades*
Chasing rainbows and ocean glints: Inner working angle constraints for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Nonlinear Wave Front Reconstruction from a Pyramid Sensor using Neural Networks
Real-time Experimental Demonstrations of a Photonic Lantern Wave-front Sensor
From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140
Images of embedded Jovian planet formation at a wide separation around AB Aurigae
Direct-imaging Discovery and Dynamical Mass of a Substellar Companion Orbiting an Accelerating Hyades Sun-like Star with SCExAO/CHARIS*
Focal-plane wavefront sensing with photonic lanterns: theoretical framework
Toward on-sky adaptive optics control using reinforcement learning
Atmospheric Monitoring and Precise Spectroscopy of the HR 8799 Planets with SCExAO/CHARIS*
Phasing the Giant Magellan Telescope with the holographic dispersed fringe sensor
MagAO-X: current status and plans for Phase II
AO3000 at Subaru: combining for the first time a NIR WFS using First Light’s C-RED ONE and ALPAO’s 64x64 DM
Lab tests of segment/petal phasing with a pyramid wavefront sensor and a holographic dispersed fringe sensor in turbulence with the Giant Magellan Telescope high contrast adaptive optics phasing testbed
Scalable photonic-based nulling interferometry with the dispersed multi-baseline GLINT instrument
Predictive control for adaptive optics using neural networks
SCExAO/CHARIS High-contrast Imaging of Spirals and Darkening Features in the HD 34700 A Protoplanetary Disk
On-sky verification of Fast and Furious focal-plane wavefront sensing: Moving forward toward controlling the island effect at Subaru/SCExAO
SCExAO/CHARIS Near-infrared Integral Field Spectroscopy of the HD 15115 Debris Disk
No Clear, Direct Evidence for Multiple Protoplanets Orbiting LkCa 15: LkCa 15 bcd are Likely Inner Disk Signals
First on-sky demonstration of an integrated-photonic nulling interferometer: the GLINT instrument
The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) Mission Concept Study Interim Report
Optics technology for large-aperture space telescopes: from fabrication to final acceptance tests
The compute and control for adaptive optics (CACAO) real-time control software package
Calibration of the island effect: Experimental validation of closed-loop focal plane wavefront control on Subaru/SCExAO