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Esther Wang

Exoplanet Researcher |

Graduate Student @ YorkU | (Astro)photographer

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Hi there! My name is Esther and I am a second-year Master's student studying exoplanet and their atmospheres at York University.

Before this, I did my undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, where I double-majored in Astronomy & Statistics.
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Currently, I am working under the co-supervision of Dr. Sarah Rugheimer and Dr. Jason Dittmann; my master's thesis work focuses on the atmospheric characterization of ultra-hot Jupiters using high-resolution near-UV data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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During my undergrad years at the University of Toronto, the combination of skill sets from Astro and Statsitics allowed me to work on multidisciplinary projects, ranging from tackling problems in healthcare and education to stellar populations and exoplanet classification.​

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Read more about my research interests & projects in Astronomy

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Education

2023.9 - 2025.6 (Expected)

M.Sc., Physics & Astronomy,

York University

Thesis: Detecting SiO in the atmosphere of Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-178b
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2019.9 - 2023.4

Honours B.Sc.,

Double Major in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Statistics

Thesis: Habitability of Circumbinary Planets
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Research Interests

  • Exoplanet Atmospheres

  • Detection & Characterization of Exoplanets

  • Habitability and Biosignatures

  • Astrostatistics

  • Bayesian Inference

Gallery

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I spent most my time aside from research with my Canon EOS R5 and my pup.

Moon, Aurora, Eclipse, Mountains, Stars, Milky Way, Meteor Shower...

And Haku 🐶

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