Publications: ADS | arXiv | inSPIRE

Research Fields:

• Exoplanets

Prof. Fabrycky studies the dynamics of extrasolar planets. Over the past 2 decades, discoveries of planets orbiting other stars have poured in from a variety of different detection techniques, and the resulting menagerie of planetary types and system architectures poses many theoretical issues.
Fabrycky studies how the observations constrain the configurations of these exoplanetary systems, as well as how gravitational interactions, tidal effects, and energy dissipation shape them.

Member of Research Groups:

• Leader, Exoplanet Reading Group

• Gregory Gilbert (Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Past Graduate Students: Nora Bailey (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics); Sean M. Mills (2017, Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Past courses:

• [ASTR 25800] Astrophysics of Exoplanets: 2020 - 2021 (Spring); 2017 - 2018 (Spring)
• [ASTR 28200] Current Topics in Astrophysics: 2016 - 2017 (Spring); 2015 - 2016 (Spring)
• [ASTR 30100] Stars: 2020 - 2021 (Autumn)
• [ASTR 31600] Dynamics of Particles: 2014 - 2015 (Spring)
• [ASTR 34000] Statistical Methods in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 - 2014 (Winter)
• [ASTR 35800] Astrophysics of Exoplanets: 2015 - 2016 (Spring); 2013 - 2014 (Autumn)
• [ASTR 38200] Current Topics in Astrophysics: 2016 - 2017 (Spring)
• [ASTR 46100] Dynamics of Exoplanets: 2018 - 2019 (Winter)
• [ASTR 49900] Graduate Research Seminar: 2014 - 2015 (Autumn)
• [PHSC 12700] Stars: 2019 - 2020 (Autumn); 2018 - 2019 (Autumn); 2017 - 2018 (Autumn); 2016 - 2017 (Autumn)

Past Department Committees:

• Graduate Mentors: 2018 - 2019
• Astro Lunch: 2018 - 2019
• Candidacy and Graduate Committee: 2017 - 2018
• Space and Building: 2017 - 2018 (Chair)
• Diversity: 2017 - 2018 | 2016 - 2017
• Candidacy: 2016 - 2017 | 2015 - 2016
• Undergraduate Committee: 2018 - 2019 (Chair) | 2017 - 2018 (Chair) | 2016 - 2017 (Chair) | 2014 - 2015
• Adler Planetarium Committee: 2014 - 2015 | 2013 - 2014
• Colloquia: 2015 - 2016 (Chair) | 2013 - 2014
• Graduate Admissions: 2017 - 2018 | 2014 - 2015 | 2013 - 2014 (Chair)