Mick
Mayer
Mick Mayer, who studies astronomy and physics at Haverford College, will embark on an exciting search for Big Planets Around Small Stars under the guidance of Shubham Kanodia.
Searching for Big Planets Around Small Stars
The most common type of stars in the Galaxy are the faint and red M dwarfs. While we are now finding thousands of planets around these types of stars, massive Jupiter-type planets continue to be rare. During the project, Mick will analyze data from NASA's TESS mission as well as ground-based telescopes to search for transiting giant planets and measure their size and masses. This project includes Python coding skills, data analysis and visualization, and could lead to co-authorship on a peer-reviewed scientific publication.
