Hi! I'm a physicist who has recently completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Exeter. My research was in Exoplanets, in particular the effects of stellar flares on the habitability of terrestrial planets orbiting M Dwarfs. I am interested in planetary science, data analysis, and exoplanets.
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PhD in Physics, University of Exeter, 2018-2023
MSc in Space Physics, University of Calgary, 2015-2018
BSc (Honours) in Astrophysics, First Class Honours, University of Calgary, 2011-2015
Robert J. Ridgway, Maria Zamyatina, Nathan J. Mayne, James Manners, Francis H. Lambert, Marrick Braam, Benjamin Drummond, Eric Hébrard, Paul I. Palmer, and Krisztian Kohary. 3D modelling of the impact of stellar activity on tidally-locked terrestrial exoplanets: atmospheric composition and habitability, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518, 2472, November 2022, ISSN 0035-8711, doi:10.1093/mnras/stac3105
Marrick Braam, Paul I. Palmer, Leen Decin, Robert J. Ridgway, Maria Zamyatina, Nathan J. Mayne, Denis Sergeev, and N. Luke Abraham Lightning-induced chemistry on tidally-locked Earth-like exoplanets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 186, 227, September 2022, ISSN 0035-8711, doi:10.1093/mnras/stac2722
Benjamin Drummond, Eric Hébrard, Nathan J. Mayne, Olivia Venot, Robert J. Ridgway, Quentin Changeat, Shang-Min Tsai, James Manners, Pascal Tremblin, Nathan Luke Abraham, David Sing, and Krisztian Kohary. Implications of three-dimensional chemical transport in hot Jupiter atmospheres: Results from a consistently coupled chemistry-radiation-hydrodynamics model. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636:A68, April 2020. ISSN 0004-6361. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937153
Ian A. Boutle, Manoj Joshi, F. Hugo Lambert, Nathan J. Mayne, Duncan Lyster, James Manners, Robert Ridgway, and Krisztian Kohary. Mineral dust increases the habitability of terrestrial planets but confounds biomarker detection. Nature Communications 11, 2731, June 2020. ISSN 2041-1723. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16543-8
Jake K. Eager, David J. Reichelt, Nathan J. Mayne, F. Hugo Lambert, Denis E. Sergeev, Robert J. Ridgway, James Manners, Ian A. Boutle, Timothy M. Lenton, and Krisztian Kohary. Implications of different stellar spectra for the climate of tidally locked Earth-like exoplanets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 639:A99, July 2020. ISSN 0004-6361. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038089
Aurélien Falco, Pascal Tremblin, Sébastien Charnoz, Robert J. Ridgway, and Pierre-Olivier Lagage. Hydrogenated atmospheres of lava planets: Atmospheric structure and emission spectra. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 683:A194, March 2024. ISSN 0004-6361. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347650
Jake K Eager-Nash, Stuart J Daines, James W McDermott, Peter Andrews, Lucy A Grain, James Bishop, Aaron A Rogers, Jack W G Smith, Chadiga Khalek, Thomas J Boxer, Mei Ting Mak, Robert J Ridgway, Eric Hébrard, F Hugo Lambert, Timothy M Lenton, Nathan J Mayne Simulating biosignatures from pre-oxygen photosynthesizing life on TRAPPIST-1e. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 531, Issue 1, June 2024, Pages 468–494, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1142
September 2022, UK Exoplanet Community Meeting (UKEXOM) 2022, Contributed Talk
July 2022, Rocky Worlds II, Contributed Poster
December 2021, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Contributed Poster
April 2021, UK Exoplanet Community Meeting (UKEXOM) 2021, Contributed Talk
December 2016, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Contributed Poster
June 2015, Canadian Assocation of Physicists (CAP) Congress, Contributed Poster
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