Natalie Hinkel – photo credit: ScottBall-TheRivardReport-July2019
Education:
- B.A. in Physics, minor in Math, at Oberlin College (2005)
- Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Arizona State University (2012)
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Research Interests:
- Stellar abundance analysis for nearby main-sequence stars, including investigation of measurement techniques and methodologies.
- Study of the chemical interplay between exoplanets and their host stars
- Investigation of M-dwarf abundances, below and above (via balloon and satellite missions) the atmosphere, in order to classify their rocky planets
- Architect and maintainer of the Hypatia Catalog Database: www.hypatiacatalog.com
- Computational astrophysics and machine learning algorithms, specifically using Python
- Transit ephemeris refinement of known exoplanets
- Science communicator via TEDxNashville, TEDxSanAntonio, local ComicCons, podcasts, online interviews and articles (+150,000 views), YouTube Channel
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