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Department(s)/lab(s): Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bean Exoplanet Group @ UChicago
Summary:

Bean's group designed, built, and operates MAROON-X, a fiber-fed, high-dispersion precision radial-velocity spectrograph on the 8m Gemini-North telescope, achieving sub-m/s-class radial-velocity precision to detect and mass-characterize small planets around nearby M dwarfs and to identify/refine targets for JWST atmospheric spectroscopy. This is an astronomy pivot from quantum sensing in the sense the filter intends: a purpose-built, cutting-edge-sensitivity spectrograph (rather than a quantum sensor per se) enabling detection at the edge of instrumental precision.

Created at: July 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m. Updated at: July 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m. Metadata: Jul 2026; PI and instrument scientist for MAROON-X