Dr. Peter Plavchan
(email | CV)

Staff Scientist
IPAC / Caltech
2008-current

NASA Star and Exoplanet Database (NStED)
NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI)

770 S Wilson Ave
Pasadena, CA 91125
(626)234-1628


Education:

Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech/IPAC, 2006-2008
PhD, UCLA 2006 (thesis)
MS, UCLA 2003
BS, Caltech 2001 		Research Interests:
  • M Dwarfs
  • Debris Disks
  • Extrasolar Planets
The methodology:
  • Transits
  • Mid-IR excess
  • Near-IR variability
Skill set:
  • Novel approaches and interpretation
  • Time series analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Observational Astronomy from 0.5 to 70 microns
I enjoy being creative, even if I am wrong 9 times out of 10. That one good idea is worth it.
Publications: NASA ADS | astro-ph

Select First Author Pubs:
2009 - New Debris Disks Around Young, Low Mass Stars Discovered with the Spitzer Space Telescope (ApJ, in press)
2008 - The Peculiar Periodic YSO WL 4 in Rho Ophiuchus (ApJL)
2008 - Near-IR Variability in the 2MASS Calibration Fields: A Search for Planetary Transit Candidates (ApJS)
2006 - M Dwarf Planetary Systems (PhD Dissertation)
2005 - Where are the M Dwarf Disks Older Than 10 Million Years? (ApJ)
2005 - The Case of the Missing Disks (AAS Press Release)

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