Lauren Weiss
Assistant Professor at University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLauren Weiss is an observational astronomer and Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame who builds precise censuses of exoplanetary systems to probe how planets form and evolve. With 11 years of research experience across top institutions—including postdoctoral fellowships at iREx (Université de Montréal) and the University of Hawai'i—she measures orbits, masses, radii, and compositions for hundreds of planets to place our solar system in context. Her work blends high-precision measurement techniques with system-level architecture studies, testing theories of planet formation by linking composition to orbital structure. Trained at Harvard, Cambridge, and UC Berkeley, she combines rigorous academic pedigree with independent fellowships and a track record of defining her own research agenda. An unspoken strength is her sustained focus on comparative planetology: turning detailed measurements of individual systems into broad statistical insights about planetary diversity.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Astrophysics, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Astrophysics at University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Astronomy and Astrophysics at Harvard University
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (30)
radial10
velocity10
random-walk9
simulation9
orbital-mechanics9
modeling9
jupyterlab8
jupyter7
planet7
curve-fitting7
jupyterlab-extension7
least-squares7
planning7
curve6
jupyter-widget6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
California-Planet-Search/california-planet-search.github.io
Aug 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
sealauren/KPF-Pipeline
May 2024 - Jan 2025
KPF-Pipeline
Contributions:2 pushes in 8 months
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