Anna Taylor

PTYS/LPL Graduate Students

Anna Taylor (She/Her)

PTYS Graduate Student

Kuiper 201

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Exoplanets, Planetary Atmospheres, Theoretical Astrophysics

B.S. Physics, Minors in Math and Computer Science, 2023, North Carolina State University

Hi! My research focuses on the upper atmospheres of close-in exoplanets and how they lose mass over time, using multi-species hydrodynamic and photochemical models to connect helium and hydrogen spectral lines to atmospheric escape.

Major Advisor(s): Tommi Koskinen
Minor Field(s) of Study: Astronomy
Minor Advisor(s): Kaitlin Kratter

 

Taylor, A.R., Koskinen, T., Huang, C., Arfaux, A., & Lavvas, P. 2026, ApJ — “Helium escape in context: Comparative signatures of four close-in exoplanets.” doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae41b5

Taylor, A.R., Koskinen, T., Argenti, L., Lewis, N., Huang, C., Arfaux, A., & Lavvas, P. 2025, ApJ — “A Multi-Species Atmospheric Escape Model with Excited Hydrogen and Helium: Application to HD 209458b.” doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ade3c9

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