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Nikole Lewis
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Alma mater University of Arizona (Ph.D. 2012)
Boston University (M.A. 2004)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. 2002)
Known for Exoplanet detection
Scientific career
Fields Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Institutions Cornell University
Carl Sagan Institute

Nikole Lewis is an astrophysicist and an assistant professor of Astronomy at Cornell University.

Career

Her major research interests include observational and theoretical techniques for probing exoplanet atmospheres. She co-led 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. 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.

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