Nikole Lewis

Nikole Lewis is an astrophysicist and an assistant professor of Astronomy at Cornell University.[1] Her major research interests include observational and theoretical techniques for probing exoplanet atmospheres.[2] She co-lead a spectroscopic survey of the TRAPPIST-1 system in 2018 using the Hubble Space Telescope, which was the first such survey for Earth-sized exoplanets.[3][4] She also took part in the original announcement of the TRAPPIST-1 system in 2017 by helping describe the system and the importance of detecting atmospheres to search for biosignatures.[5]

Nikole Lewis
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (Ph.D. 2012)
Boston University (M.A. 2004)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. 2002)
Known forExoplanet detection
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
Exoplanets
InstitutionsCornell University
Carl Sagan Institute

References
  1. "Nikole Lewis | Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences Cornell Arts & Sciences". as.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. "Nikole Lewis | Department of Astronomy Cornell Arts & Sciences". astro.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. "HubbleSite: News - Hubble Probes Atmospheres of Exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Zone". hubblesite.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. "Hubble Probes Atmospheres of Exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Zone | MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences". eapsweb.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. "Nikole K. Lewis | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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