Heather A. Knutson

Heather Knutson
Knutson in 2018, photo from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Harvard University
AwardsNSF GRFP

Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
NSF CAREER Award
Sloan Fellowship

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
Exoplanets
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
ThesisPortraits of distant worlds: Characterizing the atmospheres of extrasolar planets (2009)
Doctoral advisorDavid Charbonneau

Heather A. Knutson is an astrophysicist and professor of planetary science at California Institute of Technology in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences.[1] Her research is focused on the study of exoplanets, their composition and formation.

In 2016, she was referred to in Popular Science as "the first exoplanet meteorologist, determining the local temperature, weather, and even composition of the atmosphere".[2]

  1. ^ http://www.gps.caltech.edu: Heather A. Knutson | www.gps.caltech.edu, accessdate: March 7, 2019
  2. ^ Popular Science: How Heather Knutson Reads The Weather On Exoplanets | Popular Science, accessdate: June 15, 2016