Dr. David Ciardi's Web Pages

Welcome to my page. I am an research scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute located at IPAC/Caltech.
As evidenced by my publication list, I have a huge range of scientific interests from molecular clouds, star formation, and young stellar objects to stellar astrophysics, brown dwarfs, and cataclysmic variables.

Recent Selected Scientific Contributions of Interest:
   • Mid-infrared imaging of the Class 0 protostellar binary L1448N.
   • Resolved the inner 1 AU of the debris disk around Vega.
   • First direct measurement of rotationally-induced oblateness of the star Altair.