The face of the Sun is not without expression, but it tells us precious little of what is in its heart.-Armin Deutsch
I have no idea where this will lead us, but I
have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange."
-Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks
- Check out my talk at TEDGlobal 2011 on how stars affect planets and the search for life!
- Watch a video of my 2010 Science@Cal talk,"Magnetic Stars, Space Weather and Life: Stellar Activity and its Effect on Planets"!
- Short bio from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) E-News: http://www.lsst.org/News/enews/lucianne.html
I'm the Henry Norris Russell Fellow in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton, and a 2011 TEDGlobal Fellow. I study magnetic activity in the atmospheres of cool stars and stellar effects on planetary habitability using data from NASA's Kepler Mission. In the links above-right, you'll find information on my current and past research projects, and a list of publications.
I also draw and write comics, and paint. You can see some of my non-work under the Art link in the menu above.