About Me

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Hi! I am an astronomer and Veni fellow at the Leiden Observatory of the Leiden University. I work on direct observations and atmospheric characterization of exoplanets. Before, I was an ETH fellow at ETH Zurich and PhD student at the University of Amsterdam.

Contact

Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands

Email: stolker@strw.leidenuniv.nl

Languages: Dutch, English

Pronouns: he/him

Research Interest

My research involves direct observations of exoplanets, using a combination of high-contrast imaging, spectroscopy, and interferometric techniques. I investigate the atmospheric characteristics of young and self-luminous planets, including their chemical composition, temperature structure, and clouds. In am in particular interested to determine how, where, and when giant planets form at large distances from their star, and to unravel formation signatures from observations of their atmospheres.

Have a look at ADS or arXiv for a complete overview of publications, and Github for developed software packages.

Software