Sean Brittain

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Clemson University
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Sean Brittain is a Professor at Clemson University in the United States. His research interests focus on the study of protoplanetary and debris disks, with recent publications addressing topics such as the spectroscopic characteristics of binary disks, the vertical structure of debris disks, and the dynamics of planet-forming disks. He employs advanced observational techniques, including high-resolution spectroscopy and UV spectropolarimetry, to investigate the physical processes occurring in these astrophysical environments.

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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:\NAT THE PRESENT TIME APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN DIRECTLY IMAGED (R>8-9 AU) GIANT EXOPLANETS ARE NOW KNOWN, MOST ASSOCIATED WITH YOUNG STARS SUCH AS BETA PICTORIS, WITH AGE ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 20-100 MYR. CIRCUMSTELLAR DISKS WITH INDIRE

Open Date: 2016-07-01

Close Date: 2019-06-30

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Collaborative Research: High Resolution Spectroscopy and Spectro-Astrometry of Warm Gas in Herbig Ae/Be Stars: A Search for Forming Gas Giant Planets

Open Date: 2015-09-01

Close Date: 2020-08-31

Grant: Close

Collaborative Research: High Resolution Spectroscopy and Spectro-Astrometry of Warm Gas in Herbig Ae/Be Stars: A Search for Forming Gas Giant Planets

Open Date: 2015-09-01

Close Date: 2020-08-31

Grant: Close

A Partnership in Observational and Computational Astronomy II

Open Date: 2014-09-01

Close Date: 2018-08-31

Grant: Close

CAREER: The Evolution of Gas in Disks - Setting the Stage for Planet Formation

Open Date: 2010-09-01

Close Date: 2015-08-31

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Collaborators (7)

Colette Salyk

Assistant Professor

Vassar College

UNITED STATES
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Jeffrey Fung

Assistant Professor

Clemson University

UNITED STATES
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A. Meredith Hughes

Wesleyan University

UNITED STATES
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Jonathan Zrake

Assistant Professor

Clemson University

UNITED STATES
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Scott Wolk

Smithsonian Institution

UNITED STATES
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Ilaria Pascucci

University of Arizona

UNITED STATES
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Brandon C. Johnson

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UNITED STATES
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