Clara Sousa-Silva is a research scientist at Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.[1] Sousa-Silva is an expert on phosphine.[2] She has contributed to investigations of the possibility of life on Venus, working with Jane Greaves and others.[3] Sousa-Silva also directs the Harvard-MIT Student Research Mentoring Program, which pairs high school students with astronomers to conduct research.[4]
Clara Sousa-Silva | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Edinburgh, University College London |
| Thesis | Modelling Phosphine Spectra for the Atmospheric Characterization of Cool Stars and Exoplanets (2015) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jonathan Tennyson |
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| Institutions | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Website | https://clarasousasilva.com/ |
References
edit- ^ Chang, Kenneth; Stirone, Shannon (8 February 2021). "Life on Venus? The Picture Gets Cloudier". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Scoles, Sarah (14 September 2020). "Scientists Found Phosphine on Venus—A Possible Hint of Life". Wired. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Koren, Marina (15 December 2020). "Astronomers Are Now Obsessed With a Particular Gas on Venus". The Atlantic. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ McGreevy, Nora (1 February 2021). "Balancing Homework and A.P. Classes, These High Schoolers Discovered Four Exoplanets". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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