Special UCL Astro/CPS-APEX seminar: Insights from the Orbital Architectures of Planetary Systems

Dr Malena Rice (MIT/Yale) will visit us at UCL for a special seminar on Tuesday 25 October, from 3-4 pm in the Harrie Massey lecture theatre.

Title: Insights from the Orbital Architectures of Planetary Systems
 
Abstract: The orbital configurations of planetary systems serve as fossilized signatures of their past dynamical evolution. These signatures provide a direct window into planetary systems’ formation histories at both the individual and population level, constraining the prevalence of mechanisms such as migration, secular evolution, and short-term scattering events. My research program investigates the dynamical relationship between stars, planets, and minor planets to demonstrate the key underlying processes that produce the observed diversity of planetary systems. I will draw from several subfields of planetary and exoplanetary science to consider how the interface between subfields can be leveraged to develop a synthesized view of planetary system evolution.

Links

• Dr Malena Rice's academic profile