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Jane Huang
Columbia University
Research Focus
About Jane
Jane Huang studies how planets form through observations and modeling of the dust and molecules in the protoplanetary disks that orbit young stars. She is especially interested in observational signatures of planet-disk interactions, the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks, and the influence of environment on planet formation.
Honors
2021 - IAU PhD Prize, Planetary Systems and Bioastronomy Division
2021 - NRAO R. L. Brown Outstanding Dissertation Award
2021 - Robert J. Trumpler Award
2020 - NHFP Sagan Fellowship
Education
Postdoc
University of Michigan, 08/2020 - 06/2023
Ph.D.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Harvard University, 05/2020
Master's
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Harvard University, 05/2016
Bachelor's
University of Chicago, 06/2014