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Hi!

I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, where I’m pursuing independent research to discover and characterize the planetary systems of nearby stars. My main research focus is searching for cold substellar companions, by combining direct and indirect measurements of exoplanets and brown dwarfs, to constrain their thermal evolution and study the physics and chemistry of gas-giant analogs. I’ve also spent time understanding debris disks and their interactions with giant planets, and confirming and validating new transiting planets. Take a look at my research page for more details.

Email me at matthews@mpia.de

See my publications on ADS

You can also find me on twitter @lis_matthews, on bluesky @elisabethastro.bsky.social, on LinkedIn, and on ORCID.

Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in bachelor or master thesis opportunities in Heidelberg!