Lou Baya Ould Rouis
Astronomy, Boston University
Research Focus
About Lou Baya
Lou Baya Ould Rouis is a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University currently working in the BU White Dwarf group (https://sites.bu.edu/buwd/) guided by Professor JJ Hermes. Lou Baya primarily studies massive white dwarfs with spectroscopy in an effort to understand stellar evolution. She has also worked on identifying remnant planetary systems and stellar merger product signatures.
Outside of her research, she is passionate about increased participation and access to Astronomy, as a founding member of the Astronomy Graduate Student Congress (https://astro-grad-congress.github.io/about/), which aims to promote inter-departmental discourse, as well as Inclusive Astronomy (https://sites.bu.edu/ia/), which primarily aims to coordinate public engagement initiatives and foster community.
Outside of work hours, Lou Baya loves cinema, biking, and finding old photobooths while exploring new cities. Lou Baya was born and raised in Paris, FR and graduated from UCLA with a BS in Physics.
Honors
2024 - NASA FINESST
2022 - Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award
Education
Master's
Astronomy, Boston University, 05/2024
Bachelor's
Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 06/2021
