Duncan is an astrophysicist interested in exoplanetary atmospheres and star formation. With Nathan, he is investigating how assumptions about atmospheric mixing in cloud models impact the atmospheric structure of hot Jupiters and the associated observational diagnostics. Building upon work done by Dr. Stefan Lines, now at the UK Met Office, this involves coupling the EddySed cloud code to the UK Met Office’s UM global climate model and performing a suite of simulations covering the relevant parameter space. Previously, Duncan has worked on atmospheric escape from hot Jupiters as well as on non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics in the early stages of star formation.
