Welcome!

I am a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg in the atmospheric modeling and retrieval group.

My research focuses on the modeling of exoplanet and brown dwarf atmospheres and the radiative transfer methods needed to explain and interpret spectra.

One of my main interests is opacities, which tell you how much radiation a species absorbs at a given wavelength. I have developed an open-source Python package called line racer to compute these opacities. You can find out more about that in the research and software tabs. Additionally, I am part of the development team of petitRADTRANS, a radiative transfer and retrieval package.

On this site you can find my publications, the software I work on, and my CV. In my free time (and commuting to work) I really like to cycle, especially mountains — see the cycling page.

If you have any questions or requests or just want to chat, please reach out by email, I am looking forward to meeting you!