Beatriz Campos Estrada, PhD

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!

For more details, please see my CV.
You can find my PhD thesis here: From dusty tails to cloudy skies.

You can reach me at becampos@mpia.de or simply by clicking the mail icon below or in the top left.