The field of exoplanets is currently poised to benefit hugely from improved radial velocity (RV) precision. Extreme precision radial-velocity (EPRV) measurements, capable of detecting planetary signals on the order of 10-30 cm/s, will deliver integral planetary parameters, be se…
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With the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the first light of thirty-meter class ground based telescopes in the 2020s, and plans in the works for a next-generation space-based telescope designed from the outset to probe exoplanet habitability and biosigna…
Spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets has revealed a wealth of information about their atmospheric compositions and thermal structures. In particular, studies of highly irradiated exoplanets at temperatures much higher than those found in our solar system have provided detailed …
The field of exoplanet astronomy is advancing toward the atmospheric characterization of Earth-like planets around nearby stars, with the ultimate goal of probing these exoplanets for evidence of life. Yet despite requiring the development of telescopes and measuring devices wit…
In this Thesis, I explore transiting exoplanets: what we can learn from modeling their light curves, and what we can learn from their arrangement in planetary systems. I begin in Chapter 1 by briefly reviewing the history of transit modeling, from the earliest theoretical models…
Modern surveys like NASA’s Kepler mission have collected a wealth of data in the search for Earth-like exoplanets. This vast quantity of data has enabled novel statistical investigations of the physical processes that shape the observed populations of stars and their planets. Th…
Future space telescopes will provide us with the opportunity to characterize the atmospheres of terrestrial planets orbiting within the habitable zones of their stars. In the near future, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will allow us to spectrally characterize terrestrial …