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Kaloyan Penev

Kaloyan Penev

Associate Professor - Physics
 
972-883-3597
SCI 3.257 J
Exoplanet Research Group
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Professional Preparation

Ph.D - Astronomy
Harvard University, Dept of Astronomy - 2009
M.S. - Astronomy
Harvard University, Dept of Astronomy - 2005
B.S. - Astronomy
California Institute of Technology - 2003

Research Areas

Extrasolar planet detection and orbital dynamics
Searching for transiting extrasolar planets using small robotic telescopes
High precision photometry from space and from the ground
Orbital dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems
Astrophysical probes of tidal dissipation in giant planets and low mass stars

Publications

Constraints on tidal quality factor in Kepler eclipsing binaries using tidal synchronization: a frequency-dependent approach 2023 - Journal Article
Measuring tidal dissipation in giant planets from tidal circularization 2023 - Journal Article
Comprehensive bayesian modeling of tidal circularization in open cluster binaries part I: M 35, NGC 6819, NGC 188 2022 - Journal Article
Constraining tidal quality factor using spin period in eclipsing binaries 2022 - Journal Article
HAT-P-68b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter around a K5 Dwarf Star* 2021 - Journal Article
HAT-P-68b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter around a K5 Dwarf Star 2021 - Journal Article
On a Possible Solution to the Tidal Realignment Problem for Hot Jupiters 2021 - Journal Article
HAT-P-58b–HAT-P-64b: Seven Planets Transiting Bright Stars* 2021 - Journal Article

Awards

2018 Education & Public Outreach Award - Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas [2018]

Appointments

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Physics [2017–Present]
Associate Research Scholar
Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences [2011–2017]
Post-doctoral Fellow
Harvard College Observatory [2009–2011]

Funding

Comprehensive Empirical Constraints on Tidal Dissipation Rates : Q is Not a Constant
409287 - NASA, Astrophysics Theory Program [2018/02–2021/01]
PI: Kaloyan Penev Co-Is: Joshua Winn, Joel Hartman
Unstable Roche-Lobe Overflow of Gaseous Planets
165863 - NASA, Astrophysics Theory Program [2017/01–2018/12]
PI: Brian Jackson Co-I: Kaloyan Penev Collaborator: Phil Arras
Finding and Characterizing a Large and Diverse Population of Transiting Exoplanets with HATSouth in Support of NASA Space Missions
826997 - NASA, Exoplanets Research Program [2017/01–2020/12]
PI: Gaspar Bakos Co-Is: Kaloyan Penev, Waqas Bhatti, Joel Hartman Collaborators: Andres Jordan, Geza Kvacs, Daniel Bayliss Others: Zoltan Csubry
The Origins of Close-in Extrasolar Planets
104000 - NASA, Origins of Solar Systems Program [2013/01–2014/12]
PI: Kaloyan Penev Co-I: Brian Jackson Collaborators: Jonathan Fortney, John Chambers