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Marc J. Kuchner


Astrophysics Science Division
NASA/GSFC
Code 667, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics
Greenbelt, MD 20771

tel: 301-286-5165
fax: 301-286-1752
e-mail: Marc.J.Kuchner @ nasa.gov


Present Position

Exoplanet Scientist

Educational Background

Hubble Fellow, Russell Fellow, and Council of Science and Technology Fellow, Princeton University, 2003--2005
Michelson Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 2000--2003
Ph.D. Astronomy with a Minor in Physics, Caltech, 2000
Thesis: Exozodiacal Dust, Advisor: Michael E. Brown
A.B. Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics with Honors, Harvard University, 1994

Research Interests

Direct Detection of Extrasolar Planets, Planet Formation, Planet-Disk Interactions, Coronagraphy, Interferometry, Debris Disks and Protoplanetary Disks, the Solar System

Current Projects

Selected Publications

Kuchner, M. J. and Seager, S. 2005, ``Extrasolar Carbon Planets'' submitted to the Astrophysical Journal

Kuchner, M. J., Crepp, J., and Ge, J. 2005, ApJ, 628, 466, ``Finding Terrestrial Planets Using Eighth-Order Image Masks''

Kuchner, M. J. and Holman, M. J. 2003, ApJ, 588, 1110, "The Geometry of Resonant Signatures in Debris Disks with Planets"

Publications at the ADS website.


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