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Research interests: Young stars, circumstellar disk structure and evolution, stellar astrophysics overall
Personal Website: https://naiarapatino.github.io/
I am a second-year Astronomy PhD student at Boston University, working with Prof. Catherine Espaillat to study protoplanetary disks in young low-mass stars. My current research focuses on using multi-wavelength data to explore the vertical chemical structure of these disks. By analyzing observations from HST, JWST, and ALMA, which probe different disk regions, we aim to uncover insights into the initial composition of forming planets.
I am passionate about scientific outreach and DEI efforts and I am currently serving on the Leadership Board of Inclusive Astronomy which is an initiative to coordinate events aimed at public engagement and outreach for underserved communities and/or next generations (https://sites.bu.edu/ia/)