Dr. L. Jeremy Richardson

Astrophysics Science Division
NASA/GSFC
Code 667, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory
Greenbelt, MD 20771

tel: 301/286-0701
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e-mail: richardsonlj @ milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov

Present Position

John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, American Astronomical Society
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Goddard Space Flight Center

Brief Bio

I am currently serving as the John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow at the American Astronomical Society. This is a six-month position working on federal budget analysis and organizing the annual Congressional Visits Day. Prior to starting this position in February 2007, I spent three years at Goddard as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow.

Educational Background

Ph.D., Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003.
Dissertation Title: "Infrared Spectroscopy of the Transiting Extrasolar Planet HD209458b"

M.S., Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000.

B.S., Physics, West Virginia University, 1997.

Research Interests

My research interests include characterization of extrasolar planets, particularly using spectroscopy.

Current Projects

Selected Publications

Richardson, L. J., Deming, D., Horning, K., Seager, S., and Harrington, J. “A Spectrum of an Extrasolar Planet.” Nature, 445, 892-895, 2007. Supplemental Information, astro-ph preprint.

Richardson, L. J. and Seager, S. “The Atmospheres of Extrasolar Planets,” in Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life. Pudritz, R.E., Higgs, P. and Stone, J., eds., in press, 2007.

Harrington, J., Hansen, B. M. S., Luszcz, S., Seager, S., Deming, D., Menou, K., Cho, J. Y.-K., and Richardson, L. J. “The Phase-Dependent Infrared Brightness of the Extrasolar Planet u Andromeda b.” Science, 314, 623-626, 2006.

Richardson, L. J., Harrington, J., Seager, S., and Deming D. “A Spitzer Infrared Radius for the Transiting Extrasolar Planet HD 209458 b.” Astrophyscial Journal, 649, 1043-1047, 2006.

Danchi, W. C., Rajagopal, J., Kuchner, M., Richardson, L. J., Deming, D. “The Importance of Phase in Nulling Interferometry and a Three Telescope Closure-Phase Nulling Interferometer Concept.” Astrophysical Journal, 645, 1554-1559, 2006.

Deming, D., Harrington, J., Seager, S., and Richardson, L. J. “Strong Infrared Emission from the Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b.” Astrophysical Journal, 644, 560-564, 2006.

Seager, S., Richardson, L. J., Hansen, B. M. S., Menou, K., Cho, J.-Y. K., and Deming, D. “On the Dayside Thermal Emission of Hot Jupiters.” Astrophysical Journal, 632, 1122-1131, 2005.

Deming, D., Brown, T. M., Charbonneau, D., and Richardson, L. J. “A New Search for Carbon Monoxide Absorption in the Transmission Spectrum of the Extrasolar Planet HD 209458 b.” Astrophysical Journal, 622, 1149-1159, 2005.

Deming, D., Seager, S., Richardson, L. J., Harrington, J. “Infrared Radiation from an Extrasolar Planet.” Nature, 434, 740-742, 2005.

Richardson, L. J., Deming, D., Seager, S. “Infrared Observations During the Secondary Eclipse of HD 209458 b: II. Strong Limits on the Infrared Spectrum Near 2.2 Microns.” Astrophsyical Journal, 597, 581-589, 2003.

Richardson, L. J., Deming, D., Wiedemann, G., Goukenleuque, C., Steyert, D., Harrington, J., and Esposito, L. W. “Infrared Observations During the Secondary Eclipse of HD 209458b: I. 3.6-Micron Occultation Spectroscopy Using the VLT.” Astrophsyical Journal, 584, 1053-1062, 2003.

Publications at the ADS website.