Nicolas B. Cowan
assistant professor
Department of Physics
McGill University
Canada
Biography
I'm an assistant professor in the departments of Physics and Earth & Planetary Sciences at McGill University, as well as a member of the interdisciplinary McGill Space Institute, the Montreal-wide Institut de recherche sur les exoplanètes, the province-wide Centre de recherche en astrophysique du Québec and the Canada-wide Technologies for Exo-Planetary Science. I study the surfaces and atmospheres of exoplanets by monitoring how their brightness and color change with time (for a slightly more detailed description, read this review). I'm an instigator of the ExoClimes meetings, which (unsurprisingly!) cover most of the scientific areas that interest me. As a member of the LUVOIR STDT and many other NASA/CSA committees, I promote research in planetary climate and help shape the landscape of future exoplanet missions. Here are videos of recent talks I've given to the public, scientists at large, and planetary scientists.
Research Interest
planetary climate
