Beatriz Campos Estrada PhD

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the APEx department at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, where I am part of the atmospheric modelling and retrievals group. I focus on connecting theory to observations of exoplanets via different modelling techniques.

Currently, I am developing and validating a retrieval framework for variable brown dwarfs and directly imaged planets. This framework is tested on GCM simulations, from which I generate synthetic observations to assess how accurately key atmospheric parameters can be retrieved from current data, including insights into the origin of atmospheric variability.

In addition to this, my experience includes testing atmospheric escape models for sub-Neptunes, constraining the compositions of small exoplanets, and atmospheric forward modelling of directly imaged planets and brown dwarfs with complex cloud formation.

I hold a joint PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and the Graz University of Technology (Austria), completed in October 2024 as part of the CHAMELEON Marie-Curie innovative training network.

If you're interested in collaborating or have GCM simulations you'd like to share for testing the retrieval framework, I'd love to hear from you!