About

Welcome visitor! I am a postdoc at the University of Exeter. I recently received my PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz. Before that, I was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. I left sunny California to not-as-sunny Exeter, England to continue my research journey in understanding planet formation and evolution. Specifically, I am interested in the late planet formation stage, where planets interact with debris disk material (planetesimals, dust), which then causes planets to migrate and change the configuration of the system. I am working with Prof. Sebastian Marino to investigate how various dynamical processes affect the overall structure of debris disks and the planetary system within.
I will be updating all sections over time. I have added resources that helped me get to grad school (in USA). I hope they can be helpful for you! As a Latina immigrant to the US, who struggled through university as a first gen student, I'd like for others with similar backgrounds to know they can also achieve great things against all odds.

Previous and Current Research

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I currently study the orbital dynamics and evolution of our solar system via the Kuiper Belt. I'm also investigating how interactions between an inclined, eccentric planet and its debris disk affect the disk structure. I am interested in all dynamics processes that shape and evolve planetary systems and debris disks.

Current Research Projects

  • Impact of stochastic migration on weak resonances in the kuiper belt (talk)
  • Constraints on Planetary Migration that Explain Structure in the Kuiper Belt (poster)



    • Undergraduate Research Projects

  • b-Jet and c-Jet Identification at LHCb Using Deep Learning Techniques (poster)
  • Identifying M Dwarfs and their Stellar Companions (talk)
  • Thermalization effects in late-time Type Ia Supernova light curves (poster)

    • Resources :)

    Here are a few resources that I used when preparing for GRE, NSFGRFP, and applying to PhD programs in Astronomy in the United States.

  • A presentation I made: How to Apply to Graduate School
  • Two spreadsheets: a check off sheet for grad school applications and a sheet I sent to my letter writes
  • GRE requirements and admission fees for US astro and physics programs
  • Alex Lang's website helped me prepare for the NSFGRFP application process

    • Photography

    I have loved taking pictures as long as I can remember. My disposable cameras saw many trees, rivers, friends, and blurry moon phases. Follow my photography instagram account @bylaarcy7 > (read: by la arcy 7) to see more.

    Contact

    a.hermosillo-ruiz@exeter.ac.uk

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