Hi there! My name is Adina Feinstein. I *just* defended my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. This fall, I will be a NASA Sagan NHFP Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder.
I consider myself to be a fairly broad observer. I've used observations from the far-Ultraviolet to the Infrared to understand stellar activity from young stars and planetary atmospheric compositions. I've used a slew of ground-based telescopes and space-based observatories to answer my scientific questions of interest.
I received my bachelor's degree from Tufts University in Boston. My undergraduate thesis focused on identifying and characterizing lensed galaxies in the Hubble Frontier Fields images. I am originally from New York, which means no matter how long I've lived in Chicago, I'll never believe deep dish pizza is pizza.
University of Chicago | 2019 - 2023
Thesis title: A Multi-Wavelength Investigation of Young Stellar and Planetary Systems
Thesis advisor: Jacob Bean
University of Chicago | 2018 - 2019
Thesis title: eleanor: An Open-source Tool for Extracting Light Curves from the TESS Full-frame Images
Thesis advisor: Benjamin Montet & Jacob Bean
Tufts University | 2014 - 2018
Senior thesis title: Exploring the Low and High Mass Extremes in the Distant Universe
Senior thesis advisor: Danilo Marchesini
University of Colorado Boulder | 2023 - 2026
Proposal title: The Evolution of Young Exoplanet Atmospheres in the Presence of Extreme Stellar Activity
University of Chicago | 2019 - 2023
Proposal title: Studying Planetary System Architecture using Radial Velocity Methods
Characterization of the atmosphere of WASP-39b, a hot-Saturn exoplanet, with JWST NIRISS/SOSS.
Read the PaperDetection and characterization of far-Ultraviolet (FUV) flares from the 23 Myr M dwarf AU Mic, and implications for the planets in the system.
Read the Paper Read the SummaryRefitting the planet and orbit parameters for V1298 Tau bcd as observed by TESS, and constraining the period of V1298 Tau e.
Read the PaperUsing magnetic reconnection events across 200,000 stars to understand coronal topologies and how they compare to the Sun.
Read the Paper Read the SummaryCharacterizing the atmosphere of the 30-40 Myr V1298 Tau c via transmission spectroscopy with Gemini-N/GRACES.
Read the Paper Read the SummaryDetecting flares and understanding flare rates across 3200 young stars observed with TESS with a novel convolutional neural network.
Read the Paper Read the JOSS Paper Read the SummaryDeveloping an open-source Python package to use aperture photometry to extract light curves from the TESS Full-Frame Images.
Read the PaperDiscovery and confirmation of a new Neptune-sized planet in a binary star system. Done in collaboration with citizen scientists.
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