A full copy of my CV is available here (Last updated June 2024)
A complete list of my publications is available via ADS

CV Summary

Klarman Fellow - Cornell University
Oct 2024 - Present

Research Associate - University of Bristol
Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

PhD in Astrophysics - University of Bristol
2020 - 2024
Supervisor: Dr. Hannah Wakeford
Research Focus: From Hot Jupiters to Super-Earths: An Exploration Exoplanet Atmospheres with Space-Based Telescopes

Master's Year Abroad - Center for Astrophysics | Harvard-Smithsonian
2019 - 2020
Supervisor: Dr. James Kirk
Thesis Title: LRG-BEASTS: Ground-Based Transmission Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere of the Highly Inflated Hot-Saturn WASP-21b

• The final year of my MPhys was spent at the CfA thanks to the University of Southampton's flagship scheme

MPhys Astrophysics with a Year Abroad - University of Southampton
2016 - 2020
Classification: First Class

• Awarded Best Project by a Year Abroad / Final Year Research Finalist and Most Outstanding Performance on an MPhys Degree by the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton

Talks, Seminars, and Colloquia Highlights:

• December 2023 - Astrophysics Seminar, University of Bristol, UK
• October 2023 - Stars, Planets and ISM Seminar, UT Austin, TX, USA
• March 2023 - Special Seminar, NASA Goddard, MD, USA 
• March 2023 - Special Seminar, University of Maryland, MD, USA 
• November 2022 - Celebrating JWST's first six months of exoplanet data, Ringberg Castle, GermanyCe
• May 2022 - Astro Seminar, American Museum of Natural History, NY, USA
• May 2022 - Planetary Lunch, University of California: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• April 2022 - CIERA Science Happy Hour, Northwestern University, IL, USA 
• April 2021 - UK Exoplanet Community Meeting, University of Birmingham, UK
• May 2020 - Exoplanet Presentation Seminar Series, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard Smithsonian, MA, USA 
• May 2020 - STARGATE Collaboration Seminar

Publications:
First Author

1. JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Super-Earth TOI-836b
   Alderson, L., et al. 2024, AJ, 167, 5
   
2. ​Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H
   Alderson, L., Wakeford, H.R., Alam, M.K., Batalha, N.E., Lothringer, J.D., The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team et al., 2023, Nature, 614, 664-669
3. A Comprehensive Analysis of WASP-17b's Transmission Spectrum from Space-Based Observations
   Alderson, L., et al. 2022, MNRAS, 512, 4185
4. LRG-BEASTS: ground-based detection of sodium and a steep optical slope in the atmosphere of the highly inflated hot-saturn WASP-21 
   Alderson, L., et al. 2020, MNRAS, 497, 5182​

Co-Author

1. JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Sub-Neptune TOI-836c
   Wallack, N., Batalha, N., Alderson, L., et al., 2024, AJ
   
2. Quantifying the Transit Light Source Effect: Measurements of Spot Temperature and Coverage on the Photosphere of AU Microscopii with High-Resolution Spectroscopy and Multi-Colour Photometry
   Waalkes, W., et al. 2024, ApJL, 962, 1
3. Double Trouble: Two Transits of the Super-Earth GJ 1132b Observed with JWST NIRSpec G395H
   May, E. M., & MacDonald, R. J., et al. 2023, ApJL, 959, 1
4. JWST-TST DREAMS: Quartz Clouds in the Atmosphere of WASP-17b
   Grant, D. et al. 2023 ApJL, 956, L29
5. Detection of Carbon Monoxide's 4.6 Micron Fundamental Band Structure in WASP-39b's Atmosphere with JWST NIRSpec G395H
   Grant, D. et al. 2023, ApJL, 494, L15
6. Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM 
   Rustamkulov, Z.; The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team et al. 2023, Nature, 614, 659-663
7. Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam 
   Ahrer, E-M.; The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team et al. 2023, Nature, 614, 653-658
8. Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS 
   Feinstein, A.D.; The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team et al. 2023, Nature, 614, 670-675
9. Photochemically-produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b
   Tsai, S-M.; The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team et al. 2023, Nature
10. Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere
    The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team 2023, Nature, 614, 649-652
11. Importance of Sample Selection in Exoplanet Atmosphere Population Studies,
    Batalha, N. E.; Wolfgang, A.; Teske, J.; Alam, M. K.; Alderson, L.; Batalha, N. M.; López-Morales, M.; Wakeford, H. R.; 2022, ApJ

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