Leslie Rogers
Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago
Research Focus
About Leslie
Prof. Rogers studies the formation, interior structure, and evolution of exoplanets. Her research aims to deepen the current understanding of the rich physics governing sub-Neptune-size planet interiors, to discover bulk composition trends in the growing census of known exoplanets, and to connect these composition trends back to distinct planet formation pathways. To pursue these goals, Rogers and her group advance numerical models for the interior, evolution, and formation of small exoplanets, and develop statistical frameworks to connect theory and observations.
https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/leslie-rogers/
Honors
2019 - Cottrell Scholar Award
2015 - NASA Sagan Fellowship
2012 - Hubble Fellowship
2007 - NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Post-graduate Scholarship
2006 - NSERC Julie Payette Research Scholarship
Education
Postdoc
Department of Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley, 09/2015 - 08/2016
Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 09/2012 - 08/2015
Ph.D.
Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 06/2012
Bachelor's
Physics-Mathematics, University of Ottawa, 06/2006
