Nikku Madhusudhan | |
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| Born | Nikku Madhusudhan |
| Alma mater | IIT-BHU (B. Tech) MIT (MS, PhD) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Exoplanets |
| Institutions | Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge MIT Princeton University Yale University |
| Thesis | Retrieval of Atmospheric Properties of Extrasolar Planets (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Sara Seager |
| Website | people |
Nikku Madhusudhan is an Indian Professor of Astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. He is credited with developing the technique of atmospheric retrieval to infer the compositions of exoplanets, and with coining the term “hycean planet” to describe a theorised class of planet which hosts a liquid water ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.