Objective
The new data gathered with the Kepler satellite will not only boost the discovery of planets orbiting other stars, including those resembling Earth, but they will also open a window into the inner workings of the parent stars themselves. In particular, stars that oscillate -- and it turns out many do -- yield clues that allow us to probe their structure with a set of research tools called asteroseismology. At the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), a large group of scientists is working on the analysis and interpretation of Kepler data. Their principal aim is planet detection. However, the signals of a planet and its variable host star are intricately interwoven. The applicant has been working in the field of asteroseismology for about a decade. Her focus has been on photometric and spectroscopic studies of pulsating stars, in particular RR Lyrae stars, and techniques to unravel the pulsations of stars. She will chair the Kepler RR Lyrae working group, working on the analysis, interpretation, and publication of the Kepler data for this type of variable stars. Her visit to the CfA will facilitate collaboration between scientists in the USA and Europe. In Europe, asteroseismology has grown into a blossoming research field, indispensable for assessing the properties of stars, also those harboring planets. Complementary to the research connected to the Kepler and other space missions, the applicant will continue her research on RR Lyrae stars, through a multidisciplinary, multifaceted approach. Through interaction with scientists at the CfA she will gain expertise in neighbouring research fields, in particular X-ray studies and atmospheric models used for spectroscopic analysis. With the acquired skills and an enhanced publication record, the applicant will return to the Instituut voor Sterrenkunde at the K.U. Leuven, Belgium, which hosts a renowned asteroseismology center, one of the largest worldwide.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering satellite technology
- natural sciences physical sciences astronomy stellar astronomy asteroseismology
- natural sciences physical sciences astronomy planetary sciences planets
- natural sciences physical sciences astronomy astrophysics
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FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IOF
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3000 LEUVEN
Belgium
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