Cloutier Research Group

Dr. Ryan Cloutier (he/him)

Assistant professor of physics and astronomy
ryan.cloutier [at] mcmaster.ca

• About Me

Dr. Ares Osborn (they/he)

Postdoctoral fellow
Exoplanet demographics, precision radial velocity, NIRPS, HARPS, TESS.
e.osborn [at] warwick.ac.uk

Erik Gillis (he/him)

PhD student
Exoplanet demographics, mid-to-late M dwarfs, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
gillie1 [at] mcmaster.ca

Nicole Gromek (she/her)

PhD student
Stellar spectroscopy, FGKM dwarfs, exoplanet composition, SPIRou.
gromekn [at] mcmaster.ca

• Nicole's webpage

Bennett Skinner

MSc student
(co-supervised by Prof. Ralph Pudritz)
Water world formation, M dwarf radius valley, population synthesis.
skinnb1 [at] mcmaster.ca

Phil Van-Lane

PhD student at the University of Toronto
(co-supervised by Prof. Gwen Eadie & Prof. Joshua Speagle)
Gyrochronology, exoplanet demographics, machine learning.
phil.vanlane [at] mail.utoronto.ca

Drew Weisserman (he/him)

MSc student
Super-Earth composition, M dwarfs, precision radial velocity, NIRPS.
weisserd [at] mcmaster.ca

• Drew's webpage

Raven Westlake (she/her/he/him)

MSc student
(co-supervised by Prof. Alison Sills)
White dwarf atmospheres, M dwarf winds, UV/optical spectroscopy.
westlakr1 [at] mcmaster.ca

Noah Fenlon

Undergraduate thesis student
Science Honours - Astrophysics (McMaster University)
Stellar winds, white dwarf atmospheres, spectral synthesis.
fenlonn [at] mcmaster.ca

Caitlin Lloyd

Undergraduate thesis student
Science Honours - Astrophysics (McMaster University)
Exoplanet detection, giant planets, M dwarfs, Gaia astrometry.
lloydc9 [at] mcmaster.ca