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Atmospheric modeling and retrieval group Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

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paulmolliere.bsky.social @paulmolliere.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's finally officially accepted :) ! This project was led by an intern working with me some years ago (Elise Lei, now a game engine designer with Ubisoft) and she did an amazing job improving my original Fortran code, and packaging it in Python 💪 🥳!

Journal of Open Source Software @joss-openjournals.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just published in JOSS: 'easyCHEM: A Python package for calculating chemical equilibrium abundances in exoplanet atmospheres' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07712

paulmolliere.bsky.social @paulmolliere.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thanks Emily ☺️

paulmolliere.bsky.social @paulmolliere.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our paper on PSO J318 is finally out 💪 . I want to thank all of my coauthors who made this study possible 🙇 !! It could be that we see the first cloud seeding nuclei forming at the top of the atmosphere…?

arxiv.org/abs/2507.18691

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Laura Kreidberg @lkreidberg.bsky.social · Jul 3

Huge congratulations to @sophiavaughan.bsky.social for receiving the Michael Penston Prize from the RAS!!! Sophia is a pioneer in detecting reflected light from exoplanets. Congrats on this well-deserved recognition 😁🔭

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Time to hand out some prizes! 🏅🎉 🥳

The RAS is pleased to announce the winners of its prizes for the best PhD theses completed in the UK in 2024.

Dr Sophia Vaughan - Michael Penston Thesis Prize
Dr Graeme McGhee - Patricia Tomkins Thesis Prize
Dr Sihui Zhong - Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize

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From left to right, Dr Sophia Vaughan, Dr Sihui Zhong and Dr Graeme McGhee.

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paulmolliere.bsky.social @paulmolliere.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hi exoplaneteers! Please consider submitting an abstract for the Observation and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets session of this year's meeting of the German astronomical society (deadline is 31 July, you first need to register).

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Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2025

Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2025, held in Görlitz from September 15-19, 2025

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