Dr. Aaron Labdon
Bio
Research fellow/support astronomer based at the European Southern Observatory. I specialise in optical interferometry at CHARA and VLTI and serve as the GRAVITY instrument fellow. My research interests are young stellar objects and their inner protoplanetary disks. I have a particular passion for extreme accretion outbursts from FU Orionis type objects.
Education
PhD Astrophysics 2017/07 - 2021/06: University of Exeter Exeter, UK
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Advisors: Prof. Stefan Kraus & Prof. Tim Harries
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Title: The Inner Astronomical Unit of Protoplanetary Disks
BSc & Masters in Physics with Astrophysics 2013/08 - 2017/05: University of Aberystwyth Aberystwyth, UK
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Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Anthony Cook & Dr. Florian Kirchslager
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Thesis Title: Modelling of Single Dust Grain Motions within Debris Disks
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BSc Dissertation Title: Differential Solar Spectroscopic Imaging
Employment
ESO Fellowship 2021/08 - present: European Southern Observatory Santiago, Chile
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4-year fellowship position, 50% science/50% duty work supporting Paranal observatory, specifically VLTI