Research Areas - (2) Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval and Interior Characterisation

Full path: Astronomy / Astrophysics > Observational Astrophysics > Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval and Interior Characterisation

Nikku Madhusudhan 🔗
University of Cambridge 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute of Astronomy | Madhusudhan Exoplanet Group @ Cambridge
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Madhusudhan pioneered inverse 'atmospheric retrieval' techniques to determine the chemical composition, interior structure and formation history of exoplanets from their spectra, including recent JWST-based investigations of potential biosignature gases on temperate sub-Neptunes (Hycean worlds).

Sara Seager 🔗
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Physics | Seager Group (Exoplanets and Habitability) @ MIT
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NON-PREFERRED (astronomy pivot, kept for review). Seager's group works on exoplanet atmosphere and interior characterization and the search for atmospheric biosignature gases, including leadership of space-mission concepts (Starshade, ASTERIA, TESS deputy science direction) that require high-contrast, high-resolution spectroscopic instrumentation; per public reporting she is departing MIT for the University of Toronto/CITA effective September 1, 2026, so any postdoc search should confirm her host institution directly.